RECESSION IS OVER, RECESSION IS OVER, PLEASE TELL CHICAGO - AT 9:27 P.M. ET:  Apparently, Obama's home city hasn't gotten the White House e-mail.  From CBS:

The City of Chicago will basically be closed for business on Aug. 17, a reduced-service day in which most city employees are off without pay, according to a release from the Office of Budget and Management. City Hall, public libraries, health clinics and most city offices will be closed.

Emergency service providers including police, firefighters and paramedics will be working at full strength, but most services not directly related to public safety, including street sweeping, will not be provided, the release said.

COMMENT:  I wonder:  Under Obamacare, will there be days off too?  I mean, will emergency rooms be closed on Thursdays to save money to put into some congressman's favorite road project?  Just asking.

If you have friends in Chicago, please call and tell them the economy is booming again, all because of the stimulus package.  Pass it on.

August 15, 2009