You're right... Typo.. Did mean 2009... And I have read all three volumes of 'The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire' ... What a dozer.... personally, I'm more inclined towards 1984, which I am re-reading, with great enthusiasm.
As to the Bailout... Yup... Don't like it either, but like chemo, it is necessary. And you are right about lobbyists... I agree that they are the devil perched on the shoulders of our politicians, constantly whispering in their ears, promising untold dirty little pleasures, chuckling as they succumb like 14 year old boys viewing their first porno... It's times like these that make you question the old adage about Democracy not being perfect, but the best system there is... Seems like an excuse to keep rowing the boat towards the precipice.
Sorry about the litany.... Anyway:
I do believe the the American public does not deserve the cost of this bailout.
I do not think this is the end of the costs.
I do not think this bailout and any other efforts will stop a worldwide downturn.
I do think that lobbyists, bankers, politicians, brokers, Greenspan, and to a large degree the greed of the public, have put us in this unholy spot. Gotta do it and soon!\
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You're right... Typo.. Did mean 2009... And I have read all three volumes of 'The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire' ... What a dozer.... personally, I'm more inclined towards 1984, which I am re-reading, with great enthusiasm.
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As to the Bailout... Yup... Don't like it either, but like chemo, it is necessary. And you are right about lobbyists... I agree that they are the devil perched on the shoulders of our politicians, constantly whispering in their ears, promising untold dirty little pleasures, chuckling as they succumb like 14 year old boys viewing their first porno... It's times like these that make you question the old adage about Democracy not being perfect, but the best system there is... Seems like an excuse to keep rowing the boat towards the precipice.
Sorry about the litany.... Anyway:
I do believe the the American public does not deserve the cost of this bailout.
I do not think this is the end of the costs.
I do not think this bailout and any other efforts will stop a worldwide downturn.
I do think that lobbyists, bankers, politicians, brokers, Greenspan, and to a large degree the greed of the public, have put us in this unholy spot. Gotta do it and soon!\
jegan ;-)