I’d like to be wrong about this. I really do. Just like I wanted to be wrong about Iraq. And Afghanistan. And Obama. But I doubt it.
Give the New Regime a Chance
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There’s no reason to be hopeful. Obama’s economic program is too little, too late. His cabinet is too moderate, too in-the-box to understand that he may well end up being the last president of the United States. There’s no dot-com-type event on the horizon that could rescue our overextended asses. And yet, despite everything, hope persists for the rats in the cage.
What Would It Take To Get People Shopping Again?
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What would get people to go back into stores? Indeed, shoplifting is up nationwide.
Chronicling the end of the empire is fun.
The Last President
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Now that the U.S. is used up like an old crumpled piece of tissue paper, they hand it over to a black guy.
The United States’ Last Day in Business
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The U.S. can’t find $25 billion to save three million jobs related to the auto industry, yet it keeps shelling out $9 billion a month on Iraq. And Obama will keep it up (see this week’s column).
The Prisoner’s Dilemma
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The economy would recover if everyone started spending again. But who goes first?
History is a Liberal Judge
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Getting a pair of shoes tossed at him may end up being the only punishment Bush gets. Pathetic.
