The Planet Will Continue To

I Think Stockman Is An Interesting Sort Of Amalgam.

There's Nothing Magic About Spending On Tanks And Bombs Rather Than Roads And Bridges.

There Is No Economic Policy. That's Really Important To Say. The General Modus Operandi Of The Bushies Is That They Don't Make Policies To Deal With Problems. They Use Problems To Justify Things They Wanted To Do Anyway. So There Is No Policy To Deal With The Lack Of Jobs. There Really Isn't Even A Policy To Deal With Terrorism. It's All About How Can We Spin What's Happening Out There To Do What We Want To Do.

When The Fed Decides That Inflation Is Too High, They Have The Tools, And They've Shown Historically That They Have The Will, To Bring It Down. And, It Might Be Painful.

Now, It’s True That Some Of The Protesters Are Oddly Dressed Or Have Silly-sounding Slogans, Which Is Inevitable Given The Open Character Of The Events. But So What? I, At Least, Am A Lot More Offended By The Sight Of Exquisitely Tailored Plutocrats, Who Owe Their Continued Wealth To Government Guarantees, Whining That President Obama Has Said Mean Things About Them Than I Am By The Sight Of Ragtag Young People Denouncing Consumerism.