A2: Economy

The Christian Science Monitor’s Patchwork Nation series checks in with Paul Dimond, an Ann Arbor attorney who worked in the Clinton administration. Commenting on the economy: “[I'm so mad] at the Republicans for putting partisan opposition ahead of national interest in solving the financial mess that W. and the Republicans oversaw for eight years in the making.” In rating the economic condition of the metro Detroit area, Dimond gives it a 2 out of 10. [Source]