Yesterday, in a post entitled “The Great Depression is Here,” I let my anger and my temper get the better of me, and I said the following:
Let’s be clear, without this massive bailout, the economic system of the United States would collapse into a depression worse than the Great Depression. The system would “meltdown.” The Dollar would be worth nothing. Senator Christopher Dodd said that is what lawmakers were told last night.
My God.
You fucking Republicans are all to blame. Your advocacy of deregulation for the last 30 years is responsible. The greed that underlies your policies and that invades your supporters was your motivation. You put yourselves and your wallets first, and our country last. You should all be round up and shot. Seriously.
This massive bailout will require massive tax increases on everyone. And I am talking about returning to 70% tax rates on the rich, like before Reagan. The thirty years of fun are over.
I stand by every word in this post except one sentence, and you can guess which one. I was wrong to say Republicans should be round up and shot. It is the same kind of extremist, and as Delaware Libertarian correctly says, “exterminationist” rhetoric I abhor from the radical right. So I do apologize for saying that.
I was wrong.