Economic Recovery in Iowa

In January, Wendy predicted that Iowa would lead the nation in economic recovery. Well she got it right.

A November 8, 2010 article in Newsweek talks about places in the nation (Iowa included) where the recession has not only been mild but are in some ways better off than they were before October 2008.

Here is an exceprt that pretty much tells it all.

Des Moines was recently rated the No. 1 spot in the country for business
and careers by Forbes magazine, thanks to a surging agricultural sector and
strength in the business-services segment.

Read the entire article at: http://www.newsweek.com/2010/11/08/the-top-10-places-in-america-poised-for-recovery.html

Tom and Beth's prediction on midterm elections...

In January, Tom and Beth predicted that "Midterm elections would swing to the right with 36 Congress and 8 Senate seats changing hands"

That is pretty close to what happened.

As of tonight, there were six seats in the Senate that have changed from Dem to Rep and two to be decided. They could hit that part on the nose! And although they could have gotten it a little closer, it looks like about 60 House of Representative seats changed hands.

Looks like we have some pretty savvy pundits on our hands. Look out Fox News!