In a welcome change of pace, there is great news about the economy:
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. selected 110 people to become partners, up from 94 in the last round two years ago, as Wall Street rebounds from the financial crisis.
And not only that:
Despite a devastating recession, the collective personal wealth of congressional members increased by more than 16 percent between 2008 and 2009, according to study released Wednesday by the Center for Responsive Politics.
That will really take the sting out for the two million Americans getting ready to lose their jobless benefits next month.