I think some people have taken leave of their senses, but I wonder if they aren’t correct. I have the opposite view than you. I think a lot of people are still trying to cope with the economic situation as if it is just a bad case of “normal”.

And I think that since the 1930′s, that strategy has worked pretty well, The major economic catastrophes were the 70′s (crisis of confidence in government, stupid policies), 1987 (20% market drop in 1 day), and 2001-2003 (bubble burst, 9/11 aftermath). For each of those, the country pulled out and returned to prosperity.

The frightening thing now is that the current catastophe occured precisely at the point when this idiot Messianic figure came into the political mix. Now is the kind of time when history lurches.

I am also deeply suspicious that the economic calamity has been manufactured or at least pushed along by the left and foreign powers. A lot of people say the markets are too big nowadays to be manipulated. But what if the Saudis, Russians and Chinese are involved? Do they have an interest in weakening the U.S.? Do they have enough money? Again, I am deeply suspicious.

Re your point about John Mohammed, it will be interesting to see what happens in the first few months of Obamy’s administration. Slow Joe already warned us, didn’t he? Would an incident like Mohammed serve as a catalyst for additional government control?

For those thinking that the markets will come back, I would point out that it took 19 years when Japan’s market crashed about 25 years ago, and nearly that long for the U.S. markets to recover after Roosevelt took over. Nobody can predict the future, but people depending on hopey-changey may be in for a rude awakening. At every other crisis in this country’s history, we had leader’s who believed in our political and economic systems. But what would make anybody think the Fool Obamy believes in this country?

You’ll note that they said “almost” 15 years. If you actually read the article, you’ll also note that they believe the Great Depression ended in 1943. The article, unfortunately, provides no other details on that. However, if we say it started in 1929 and ended in 1943, we get 14 years. Surely that qualifies as “almost fifteen years”.

The Democrats or Republicans do not ever come out and tell the American people that it was WWII that fixed this failing economy and were it not for the WWII we would have continued to flounder for many many years to follow. No one wants to say all of those vets died to save an economy that the government was too stupid to fix and used a war to solve it’s problems. My question is that we do not have a world war on the horizon so there isn’t anybody to sacrifice to fix our current economy. I wonder if Obama is unable to fix this economy who is gonna get to sacrifice their life to repair this government failed economy?

The collective buying power of the American consumer has the power to change the world in anyway it pleases. If you’re tired of people being unemployed, quit buying foreign made goods. Tired of giant companies running the country, start buying from the little man. Tired of the MSM spreading leftist propaganda, stop watching the news and buying newspapers. Capitalism and Democracy go hand-in-hand. The power of the majority is overwhelming when people do the right thing. When the tail starts to wag the dog, the whole thing comes crashing down. The end of any recession lies in the hands of the consumer.

Your line about the ground having been tilled for some reason brought to mind Rome sowing Carthage with salt.

All of this economic chaos has caused people to take leave of their senses. I wonder what they would give up if another John Mohammed came along?

I AM HAPPY TED STEVENS GOT CANNED!

The guy was in the Senate for 40 years!? 40 years!? Good bye, and good riddance. The founding fathers would be shocked. These old codgers need to get out including Kennedy, and Byrd et.al. All the old battle wounds from 1972 or earlier when they didn’t get their way comes back to haunt us in 2008.

5 terms for Congressmen (10 years)
2 terms for Senator (12 years)

THAT’S IT!

If you want to run for Senate or Congress after your time in each has expired, fine. If you can’t get things done in that amount of time, you must leave. There are plenty of other people able and willing to do a good job, at half the price. Clear out our oligarchy once and for all!

(Patiently waiting for Kennedy / Byrd to die of disease or old age)

Dad also spent 3 years in the Pacific. I remember very early in my life (single-digit years) when Dad would fish in his pocket, pull out a dime, and pointing to the image say, “Wanna see an American destroyer?” He couldn’t stand the guy for the rest of his life.

I checked several lyrics sites too, and you’re right, they say “bubble-ubb”. But that doesn’t make any sense, so I’m rejecting their reality and substituting my own! :-)

Whoever posted the words is probably too young to remember Bubble-Up. You can still find it in specialty stores sometimes.

Read Trialdog’s post. Obamy isn’t just “any other” politician.

He intends to “fundamentally” change this country, and reverse history.

It will start in ernest in 2 months and 1 day. The ground has been tilled. Another 20% drop in the markets in the last week. It’s not the end of it, I fear. What “fair minded” person can resist his sweet promises of government largesse now? A new FDR is required (regardless of what the truth may be.)

Friends, this is some serious sh*t. The point is coming when it will take more courage than is required to post on a blog. Not meaning that to be critical of any of us, and I’m not implying we need to grab guns and head for the barricades either.

But those of us who know that free markets have created the prosperity we have enjoyed for centuries are going to have to vocally defend that position when it will seem obvious to 90% of the country that the opposite is true.

Those who doubt this may have the opportunity to see it first hand. Our government never stopped growing after the New Deal and it’s been making it progressively harder for American business to compete. Outrageous labor demands and government imposed restrictions are killing the auto industry, not excessive competition. If there’s so much competition why even worry about Ford or GM?

I believe Obama will be very pro-labor and a regulatory tyrant. But Roosevelt escaped responsibility and Obama probably will too. I can already hear the apologist blaming it on eight years of Bush.

It is a psychiatric pathology to rely on another person for your good feelings of self – most especially a politician. They don’t ‘care’ about you – any further than they can garner your vote (and for Dems – taxes).

FDR and B. Hussein Obama are no better nor no worse than any other of the thousand of politicians that have come down the line. Their policies however, do not insipire hope nor have the done a damn thing for the very people they claim to ‘care’ about and those policies have made more people dependent upon the government (as will B. Hussein Obama’s) than any other President ever.

It has done nothing but take inspiration, creativity, the work ethic, dedication and loyalty and thrown them away in lieu of a ‘free’ handout which is really on the back (and pocketbook) of those Americans who continue to be inspired, creative, work, stay dedicated and loyal – to their family, to their job and to their country.

It is not and never should be about how you or I feel. Grow up and become an adult.