Michael Klare things riots and wars may follow.
Me, I think maybe that’s a little much. But think about it: Lots of nations’ economies are headed for the toilet big time. Iceland and Ireland were speculation-fueled disasters but not the exceptions, just the beginning. But India and China will take hits, big, nasty ones, I’m sure. And then there’s the Third World…. All these borderline economies slamming into the tipping point of returning to grinding poverty….
What was the reason? Too much cheap vodka with dinner? An owner pumping the little guy with Xanax or other psycho parmaceuticals?
Whatever….
But we all understand the feeling, more or less….
The terrorist front is understandably quiet; fighting terrorists should be covert and one of the biggest pluses for them is sloppy or a lack of security. Some tightening of the screws should be enough (not that we’ll ever know, I’m just extrapolating from human nature, a form of reality).
Our military is still stuck with two unnecessary wars thanks to the last GOP administration.
And the economy…. The role of government in the economy should be supervisory. The last administration refused to supervise. And then threw oil on the fire by making unwarranted, gratuitous tax cuts which pumped an already over-inflated speculation bubble even more. And then, when it all started going to hell, came up with TARP and doing all possible to make sure the Destroyers of the Universe still got their rewards. (The latter makes sense: Beloved Leader was continuously rewarded and promoted for failure.) As for supervision: Think about a school class where a teacher refuses to discipline or monitor. Think the behavior might get a little out of hand? Exactly.
Here, now, current GOP leadership, the voice of absolutely nothing of any value:
Out Of My Mind 