One of those mocking, derisive but ultimately silly attacks made by both Giuliani and Palin yesterday had to do with mocking Obama’s time as a community organizers. I’ve read many different posts today defending the work community organizers do but Obama, as you might expect, puts the right perspective on the issue. Steve Benen has more background.
(he slightly misspeaks at the start — it was 20 years ago, not 3).
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April 2nd, 2008 at 4:00 pm
I’ve noticed a big spike in the price of milk and eggs especially. I used to be able to get 3 dozen eggs at Costco for $2-3 (the price varied), now it’s like 4.79. Still not an awful deal, but a big percentage jump. Meat has also gone up quite a bit (which I realize you don’t buy), but a lot of that may be attributable to the use of corn for ethanol, which drives up the cost of animal feed.
I used to spend about $50/week on groceries (not counting Costco stuff - just produce and regular grocery items), now I’m lucky to get out for $60 or $65 on a good week. Some of that may be because Joe actually eating now, but it’s pretty clear prices are going up a lot and a lot of people are getting squeezed. Sales also don’t seem to be as good as they used to be.