HOW’S THAT HOPEY-CHANGEY STUFF WORKIN’ OUT FOR YA? Thousands Camp Out for Job Fair as Jobless Rate Rises. “Thousands of unemployed waited overnight, camping out in their business suits and office heels and braving the tormenting heat in Atlanta to stand in line for a job fair Thursday. Authorities treated 20 people for heat exhaustion as they struggled to keep the line moving and get people moved inside. . . . The immense crowd at the two-day fair is another unneeded reminder of the dire state of the American economy.”

UPDATE: Reader Mark Whitson writes: “Did they at least get coffee and doughnuts?”