Juan Williams, an NPR reporter who has also written for the Washington Post, showed some real emotion yesterday when describing Barack Obama's inauguration speech and the benediction delivered by civil rights activist Reverend Joseph Lowery.

Certainly the economy has everything to do with it, as NPR (National Public Radio) is cutting 7 percent of its employees resulting in 64 job losses. Not only are jobs being lost, but two weekday programs “Day to Day” and “News & Notes” won’t be on the radio schedule beginning March 20.