A half-dozen students were in my office yesterday afternoon to talk about their exam today. I put CNN.com on the monitor, refreshing the page every ten minutes or so. Thus, as we discussed their exam-related questions we could also watch the unfolding consequences of the House of Representatives cratering the economic rescue bill. The Dow down 700, then 500, then 650, then 770 . . . the failure of house leaders on both sides of the aisle to rally sufficient votes . . . the White House’s totally ineffectual pleas to pass the bill . . . the failure of Obama and McCain both to put themselves squarely in front of the bill and explain why it’s passage is important. It was a total failure of political leadership, a verdict that is splashed across front pages and op-ed pages everywhere.
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At least Jim Cramer isn’t running for President, or else we’d already be constructing the old ‘Hoovervilles’ in preparation for the end of days.
What to do when the government gets us down?
Laugh…
http://www.dlisted.com/node/28605
That’s exactly why their is no one to really vote for.