There's no chance this economy can rebound. Them darn Asians and Injuns have taken away all the programming jobs, and all the manufacturing jobs, and we're now closing in rapidly on 100% unemployment, all because Bush won't listen!
And let's not forget that back in '80, that depression was Reagan's fault, too, and we all know how that one turned out!
And futhermore, this is new homelessness, which is only occurs during Republican administrations. I know this, 'cuz you said so, and the national press says so, too. So it must be true! Ain't no truth to the argument that this homelessness stuff has been around for decades. So there.
All this stuff about an "improving economy" is all just smoke and mirrors. Personal grit, hard work, and common sense no longer apply, and have no effect, because the sky is falling! This economy cannot make adjustments to new "realities" 'cuz guys like you can't see them. So there.
For me, I see only one option - stick my head up my ass and hope for the best, i.e., a Democratic win next year. Yeah, that's the ticket. They'll listen; they always have, haven't they? They create jobs, good jobs, high paying jobs; they always have, haven't they?
And then about this silly globaliztion thing - they're gonna put a stop to that, too, aren't they? They'll see the wisdom of tarrifs, buy American programs, reinstalling the industrial base, won't they? Of course they will; they always have, haven't they?
And finally, we have to address the awful stories going around that this economy is in a mess 'cuz of failed policies in the past. Now, that just ain't true, trust me. Our highly esteemed X42 gave this country a whole lot. Ask Monica - she'll back me up on this!
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The simple fact of the matter is, Bush inherited an awful mess. Time and effort must be expended to reverse, if possible, the damage done in the previous 12 years. He was not ably assisted by one Alan Greenspan. He is not ably assisted by the "loyal opposition". He is not even being well served by some members of his own party.
Economies always run in a "lag" mode. It takes time for changes to filter through the system, and it takes time to wring excess from a over-extended situation.
With all due respect, there is no other economy in the world that is better suited to make adjustments than this one. Even with all the government intervention we have today, this is true.
The end of the world has been preached since, well, the beginning of the world. And to the best of my knowledge, the business cycle still exists. It cannot be legislated out of existence, and there is nothing - nothing! - that the Chinese or the Indians or anyone else can do about it.
And what's this stuff about "the wrong side of history"? You think Bush is on the wrong side of history? If you knew anything about business cycles, anything about demograhics, anything about history, you'd at least be aware that this economy will come back, and when it does, it will do so in spades. It's composition may develop into a landscape you can't see or recognize now, but it'll be there, and it will deliver the goods. The only constant is change. Remember that.
It is a common perception among average people that the current situation will last into at least the forseeable future, if not forever. When times are good, well, that's how it is, and that's how it's going to be for a loooong time. And when times go bad, then, shoot, that's how it's gonna be for years, maybe decades, maybe forever! We'll never snap out of this.
Most people out there have a short attention span, and an even shorter memory. This is the condition that seems to afflict you.
Let me just say this: If we fail and go down, everyone else is going down with us! Everyone. And all this small talk we're now making won't amount to a hill of beans.
That's my take...
CA....