Deep Thought

Who could have predicted that getting stuck in an unwinnable,expensive occupation half a world away- putting oil companies in charge of our energy policiy and allowing banks and bond traders to “self-regulate” would have resulted in economic calamity?

12 Comments

  1. Unstable Isotope

    Here’s a word coined by Calculated Risk:
    hoocoodanode (who could have known?).

  2. I feel blindsided quite honestly. I never saw this coming. I figured Bush had ruined two companies already. How could he possibly do it a third time?

  3. h.

    Anyone with a little common sense could have seen this coming a few yaers ago.

    I’m sure those who call the shots are now saying that the only thing that will get us out of this mess is good old fashioned major conflict.

  4. anon

    good old fashioned major conflict.

    Better be careful; there are some sleeping giants out there.

  5. anon

    How about in the future we don’t send the troops for more than 3o days unless we have a declaration of war, a draft, and new taxes.

  6. h.

    Isn’t that usually the way to re-energize an economy?

    Oh, wait. We don’t manufacture in this country, we outsource. Back to the drawing board.

  7. “How about in the future we don’t send the troops for more than 3o days unless we have a declaration of war, a draft, and new taxes.”

    Good luck with that, seeing as we’ve engaged in many military conflicts under D and R administrations and haven’t formally declared war since WWII.

  8. anon

    We’ve engaged in many military conflicts under D and R administrations and haven’t formally declared war since WWII.

    “And how’s that workin’ for ya?”

    /drphil

  9. Susan Regis Collins

    No war unless the electeds’ kids go first…that’s my position and I’m stickin’ to it.

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