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So much to respond to. My "pregnant" comment basically meant If your in a depression your in a depression simple, it effects everyone to a greater or lesser degree naturally. When was the last time the USA had 3% unemployment other than a momentary blip on the statistical score sheet. Interesting comment about watching the relative economic strength of a country by it's military spending. The USSR spent themselves into the ground with their military spending. Their spending vs their relative economic strength was way out of whack. The Euro is Germany's way of taking over the place, this is the new improved version. Yes there was Political dismay when Bush took over however I want to point out that if Gore had taken over there would have been equal dismay on the other side. The economic downturn started before the Presidential elections ie April of 2000. Greenspan started to raise interest rates for fear of an inflation that was basically non existant. I believe he was trying to be premptive. Basically through his blundering a recession was caused. I believe that the the disputed election or maybe even the closeness of it has put Wall Street and that is a more succint definition of "people" on edge, because now the stability of the Political process in the USA was put into doubt. ie They were talking Constitutional Crisis remember. Watching Hilliary, She is going to run for president in 2008. I see her as being totaly arrogant and completely ruthless in the quest of her ambitions. I see the New Democrats as being practioneers of situational ethics. They quite frankly leave a very bad taste in my mouth. I don't know who they represent ie the "we" who the he!! is the "we" ie the 'collective" at one time Liberal meant protecting the right of the indivdual form the greater collective. Miranda give em his rights Dano, that was protecting the little guy from the power of the state, no matter if he was innocent or guility. Civil Rights again giving a minority equal footing. Now it's smoking the indivdual can't smoke because it hurts the group. Not a paticular person in the group but the collective undefinable "we." Yes if we are pushed further down the road to Socialism ie Collectivism America will stagnate and our way of life will change. Which brings me back to my orginal premise that things have been prosperous for so long in America that no one can conceive that we can lose it.
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