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the problems keep on getting bigger as we dither.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Mar 21st, 2009 at 01:54:42 PM EST
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so it may be transmogrifying from a neurosis to a full blown psychosis...which is a waking nightmare...

"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia
by whataboutbob on Sat Mar 21st, 2009 at 01:58:54 PM EST
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Sadly, there's no dither. This morning Obama made as clear a statement as one could that he buys it.

Wish there was a real dither going on.

Krugman thinks it's probably a one-shot deal, since the combination of lost public confidence and Republican sabotage will make a second program into a very, very hard sell.

The only chance I see is a real popular mobilization behind a workable program- of which there seem to be several. And popular mobilization was supposed to be O's strong suit. I am on his e-mail volunteer list, and his attempts to mobilize the troops are pathetic.

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Capitalism searches out the darkest corners of human potential, and mainlines them.

by geezer in Paris (risico at wanadoo(flypoop)fr) on Sun Mar 22nd, 2009 at 04:52:46 AM EST
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