Nobody knows anything. I've heard the quote attributed to Samuel Goldwyn, but I don't know. I don't know anything.
I don't know how the economy can go straight to hell in a supersonic hand basket and yet the dollar can gain strength against stronger currencies.
I don't know how John McCain can bellow about Obama's lack of leadership when he can't rally his own party to fix his own party's disaster and I don't know how he can mock Obama for being aloof regarding the deliberations when McCain continued his campaign after his "putting it on hold" play to the grandstand, and he and Lieberman went out to dinner at an expensive restaurant while it was going on.
I don't know why it's a good thing to be a maverick who can't get along with his party or the other one when leadership is required and I don't know why it isn't a bad thing when a senator or congressman votes against the wishes of over 80% of his constituents.
I don't even know why McCain, who despite his hyperbloviations has reversed 26 years of experience in backing this bailout, can blame Obama for being more fiscally conservative and a big spender at the same time. I don't know why McCain bellows about lowering taxes when the Democrats' tax plan lowers them for more people and I don't know why his party doesn't simply fall down and die of shame after telling us we need an immediate, no questions asked bailout only days after insisting that the economy was sound and debt didn't matter and in fact we needed more of it. I don't know how leadership consists only of blaming others while weaseling out of responsibility for having been part of the collapse that I and many others predicted would come of borrow and spend economics. I don't know how leadership involves lying repeatedly, consistently and thoroughly and I don't know how one gets points for snickering and grimacing in a debate.
I don't know why this flyblown, disease ridden, dishonest old crank has more than a dozen supporters, but he does. I don't know anything and that's an understatement.
Cross posted from Human Voices
Fogg, thank you, thank you, and thanks again. You are the ONE person I was hoping to hear from today. Today's events left me breathless and speechless. When I regain my composure, I'll return for more comment. And BTW, thank you!!
ReplyDeleteYes, I can't remember when we have had such a pair of doofuses running on the same ticket: McCain is hopelessly wrongheaded and tin-eared, and Palin is a cipher. Based on what we are seeing these past several days, it seems like the Republican campaign's implosion is occurring at an amazing rate. It is becoming almost a freak show, with the only thing worth commenting on being the sheer unprofessionalism and irrational conduct of the Republican ticket.
ReplyDeleteThanks Octo - I'm still a bit shaky having lost a lot of money yesterday.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what will happen; whether more banks will fail and where the exchange rates will go. I don't know anything.