The Big Money people were Bush I's backers, and we've seen what short shrift Baker & Co. get in Washington these days. Maybe the oil industry is still on board, but I would be surprised if a large part of the moneyed establishment isn't feeling just as helpless as we are right now. The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman
Big Oil may have seen Junior as their creature, and Cheney as their creature's handler. But if so, they haven't been paying attention to their history.
Yep. That's kinda tough for people who've conditioned themselves not to consider anything longer than a 3-month timeframe. The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman
