When the Treasury Department released a stack of propaganda analyses yesterday on the 2001-2003 Bush tax cuts, they also promulgated a press release to accompany their reports. While their message was nothing more than years-old, warmed over talking points, it has provided yet another opportunity to talk about the continual deepening of income inequality in the United States.

Economy -- It's Not A Recssion, per CEA Chair: Edward Lazear, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, said yesterday that, of the five measures the private National Bureau of Economic Research uses to date the start and end of recessions, only one--sales in retail and manufacturing--"are declining at rates commensurate with prior recessions." Recent job losses are at "less than half the rate that prevailed during the mild recession of 2001." Payrolls have declined four months in a row.

I just wanted to alert readers of a new blog we've been reading: EconomistMom - "where analytical rigor meets a mother's intuition." Authored by economist and mom Diane Lim Rogers of the Concord Coalition, the blog's "particular focus [is] on the economics of fiscal responsibility," but Rogers also writes about broader issues. She's been on a roll lately, explaining the trap of the "largest tax increase in history" rhetoric, expressing frustration about the 'extenders' tax cuts, and righteously high-fiving Steven Pearlstein for his column that connects the dots of the various

CongressDaily is reporting ($) that a few members of the House of Representatives are forming the "Smart Contracting Caucus" to pursue what Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA) called "thoughtful federal procurement reform." But Dan Friedman at CongressDaily isn't buying the spin: