attendant is out of a job. a spokeswoman says, steven slater is no longer employed by the airline. slater suspended after his dramatic escape following a confrontation with a passenger. charged with criminal mischief, trespassing. from there to politics now. a new white house plan for the economy, this week the president will outline new steps designed to jump start the job market and strengthen the economy. but a "new york times" editorial is casting doubt on the effectiveness of that plan before it is even announced early word indicates the plan will be a political response designed to campaign specifications and not to the scale of the problem. administration officials are said to be considering a package centered on business tax cuts because those are presumably more pat latable to republicans, and to democrats who are afraid of losing to republicans and cannot think of a better response than to mimic their ideas.