Posted on 05/23/2006 11:48:31 AM PDT by Albion Wilde
Things are better than you think. Yes, I know, most Americans are... convinced that the struggle in Iraq is an endless cycle of bloodshed, certain that our economy is in dismal shape.... That's what polls tell us. But if we look at some other numbers, we'll find that we are living not in the worst of times but in something much closer to the best. [snip]
First, economic growth. In 2005, as in 2004, the world economy grew by about 5 percent, according to the International Monetary Fund, and the IMF projects similar growth for several years to come.... [snip]
But aren't we also living in times of record strife? Actually, no. Just the opposite. The Human Security Centre of the University of British Columbia has been keeping track of armed conflicts since World War II...[snip]
(Excerpt) Read more at usnews.com ...
"C.F.R."
To me that means Campaign Finance Reform .. what are you talking about ..??
We're doomed!
:-)
The CFR is probably printing Ameros right now in the Citicorp basement.
Actually they're doing it in my basement. I'll be really glad whe they're done as the neighbors are starting to complain about thew noise, stink, and all the traffic.
Doomed! What days are these when womenfolk know not how to press cabbage and forage for mushrooms! Surely nothing good can come of this.
And how long has it been since people made their own shoes or wove their own cloth? Or melted tallow for their own candles!
Yes, whenever I go out for dinner in our local area, I am shocked, SHOCKED I TELL YOU, by having to trip over the thousands of "poor disenfranchised voters" in soup kitchen lines who have (damn it) beaten me to a reservation at the one of our nicer restaurants!
It's also damn hard to spot them when they hide in those "gas-guzzlin'" SUVs they bought with their low Walmart wages.
Good grief...what's a poor fat American to do?
Here is an FR thread to an article about the immigration-vs-"jobs Americans won't do" debate. Click on the link to read the entire article, which is excellent:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1642769/posts
Council on Foreign Relations.
Most people see this organization as a large group of people (4,500) who discuss Americas role in foreign relations. They regularly publish their thoughts in a report called Foreign Affairs.
However, A small group of tin foilers here don't see it the same way. All they see when it comes to the CFR is:
Okay .. now I understand what you were saying.
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