SERIOUSIDE: Herb Strather, USA vs USSR, US Economy on Steriods

Welcome to the Seriouside of the jril show.  This morning will be the discussing the following topics:

SEGMENT ONE:  Detrioit Real Developer Herb Strather

SEGMENT TWO:  USA vs. USSR

With the situation in Ukraine getting worse, the Russian/US relationship has become very frosty.  Earlier this week, a civilian airplane was shot down near the Russian border; will this recent incident send the relationship into a free fall? The Cold War returns?

SEGMENT THREE:  RIDDLE ME THIS…

If someone told you back in 2008 that in 6 years the unemployment rate would be 6.1%, the Dow Jones would be at a record high, and there would be 52 straight months of job growth would you take it? We are going to assume that most smart people would answer the question yes.  That is the current state of the economy, but yet most Americans think that the country is heading in the wrong direction?