A postcard from the edge of malaise The cascade of Obamanomics-inspired post-election layoffs continues at a dizzying pace.  Dozens of companies announced big layoffs within 48 hours of the election; the Blaze is trying to keep up with them, but it's hard work. Many of these layoffs are accompanies by letters informing the employees that President Obama's policies are directly responsible for their termination, now that the last chance to avoid them has been lost.  These letters frequently refer to costs imposed by ObamaCare (which, as bad as it has been for the economy, is about to get a lot worse.) The West Ridge Mine in Utah laid off 102 workers, effective immediately, on the second day after the election, and told them it was because President Obama had defeated them in his "war on coal," which they described using exactly those words.  "There is nowhere to sell our coal, and when we can, the market prices are far lower," explained the management.  "Without markets, there can be no coal mines and no coal jobs." But the New Normal isn't just about layoffs.  It's about the transition from full-time to part-time work, and stagnant income for employees.  A friend of mine who works in the medical industry forwarded a poignant memo from her company management, explaining why they had to let so many people go last year, and why annual salary increases would be reduced or delayed this year: The last four years have been the most economically challenging for