First off, let me apologize about not being around of late. Work has demanded my attentions. Okay, I had some fun, too. Now, let's get back to examining the astute leadership of those playing with themselves in the White House.

Wow! Now this is real news! Bush is "concerned" about people out of work! And listen to this. Tax cuts will solve the problem!

W.House: Bush Concerned About Jobless Rate Rise

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush is concerned about a rise in the U.S. jobless rate and believes recently enacted tax cuts will help the economy, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said on Thursday.

The government reported the jobless rate shot up in June to a fresh 9-year high while the economy lost 30,000 jobs, in an unexpectedly gloomy report on the labor market.

"The president continues to be concerned about any American who is looking for work and is unable to find it," Fleischer said.

He said Bush was pleased that income tax withholding tables were now being adjusted to reflect recently enacted tax cuts and the first of child credit checks were going out at the end of July.

"We are also an economy that is having a slow recovery from that short and shallow recession and that's further evidenced in today's unemployment report," he said.