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Our nation can get through this. There is no question of that.
The question is how long will it take,, how long until real Americans stand up and say “Enough!”
There will always be business to do. There will always be houses to build. If government can be made to get out of the way,, things can turn around very quickly. It doesn’t matter if the rest of the world is crumbling,, as long as America remains free and strong. The world will eventually follow or be lifted by the rising tide of America.
The rallying cry of the all the future Republican candidates needs to be “Repeal and Eliminate!”
Repeal bad laws! Repeal taxes! Repeal regulations! Eliminate waste, fraud and unneeded government departments!
I don’t want to hear about some new law! This country does not need a single new law,, except for one,, I will give you!! Tort reform!

Of course, you're absolutely right in principle, but when it comes to practice I'm dubious. Personally I see no reason to believe that our current or future politicians will do any of the things that are necessary. We aren't shrinking government we're expanding it greatly. And the problem isn't the left exactly where they think that's how wealth is created, the problem is the right where we allegedly know better.

We haven't done enough to resist the tide and now I believe we're already past the tipping point.

I know I’ve gotten a little paranoid (doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you) but the media is making this whole thing so much worse. One thing we didn’t have in past crises was 24/7 news.

The stock market reacts, in part, to consumer confidence yet we’re told the whole world is crashing several times a day.

The big three offer up a stunning self-fulfilling prophecy that they are “going under” and the media pounds that into our heads. Who would buy a car from a company that is going down for the count? However, I am shopping Circuit City who went bankrupt because the perception is they’ve turned it around.

The media is not reporting any alternate scenarios for Obama’s “tax us to death” policies, no coming fight from the Republicans, no chance of stopping it. So people are selling their stock pre-capital gains.

They hand over 700 billion dollars for a “bailout” and talk a trillion for healthcare and even the guy working at McDonalds can see the free cash is going to run out at some point.

I won’t guess why the media is manipulating the public but they are. They report all of Obama’s proposed tax increases as a done deal. Headlines scream the auto industry is dying. The news is nothing but doom and gloom without even a glimmer of hope.

No, we may not survive this financial crisis as we did in the past. In the past, people had hope.

The question is how long will it take,, how long until real Americans stand up and say “Enough!”

It might take a while. Democrats where swept into power by 52% of our fellow citizens. They are going to take that as a signal that more government is desired, versus having had enough of too much government. I think many baby boomers that just lost their ass in this market are going to be clamoring for more from government..