A wise fellow said some months back: "Pray and work for the best; but prepare for the worst." It seems I've been doing just that since November of 1992, but it helps to get reminded.
There are some very practical things everyone can be doing regardless of the DC circus. Winter is here, the economic outlook is uncertain, and we might have elections in the coming year. So here's my priority list:
1) Keep food and basics stocked up in case of a winter storm.
2) Have a winter survival pack whenever I'm away from home.
3) Keep working as if there is a future to pay for.
4) Keep pretending there is a political process that requires my participation.
5) Be prepared to adapt if minor changes occur, such as a complete economic meltdown, civil war, revolution, foreign invasion, genocide, or other such inconvenience.
6) Last, but most important, stay in touch with family and close friends.
P.S. Pray for military intervention or devine intervention. I do, every day.
Rush’s whole show today was filled with things like this. He is almost advocating what I have posted here. He says all else has failed and was taking calls from people who, like on FR, are at the end of their ropes and trying to figure out what to do.
I was a little surprised by some of the things Rush said today because he is also frustrated. There must be action. Words don’t work anymore. The communists and socialists in congress have mounted a successful coup d’tat.
We have gone over the edge already and the momentum at which we are falling is becoming breathtaking. This is suicide by any other name.