What everyone needs to remember is that Hussein is affirmative-action all the way. My wife is friends with people who went to school with him @ Punahou. Just another above-average IQ dude hanging out, smokin' weed & shooting hoops while getting through HS.
Nothing exceptional; in fact, the path is similar to many professionals/conservatives who eventually get with the program and make a career for themselves. But who gets promoted every step of the way, never for a moment having a set-back or challenge? No one, that's who. Unless you've been selected.
We all know Hussein & the Democrats are clueless about business. They really, really thought they were 'buying' a nice cash-flowing going concern (the USA) in which to erect a few more social programs and call it a day. Too BAD what they really bought was a total dog fixer-upper which had no chance of ever recovering its investment.
And that's where we are today - a bunch of clueless people nominally in charge who really got taken to the cleaners by guys who really know what's going down: Wall St and other financier types (Goldman, Soros, et al). What is happening in Greece is simply a prelude to what is going to show up on our shores in pretty short-order.
To those who weep over the demise of the USA, I say your grief is misplaced. Rather, look forward to the day when USA 2.0 emerges from the rubble, looking very much like its pre-1900 self. The reason is that nature (math) simply doesn't care who you are - we are all subject to resource constraints and the exponential function.
I can deal with that; look forward to it, actually. Its what comes between now and then that worries me. That, and that I will be too old to actively participate when it does happen.
Thanks for posting your reply! You have nailed it in my opinion, including your optimism towards the end with your USA 2.0 scenario. Very insightful.
I don’t want to see my kids and future grandkids trapped in a no-growth society simply to pay off the bonds issued by our generation to sustain the welfare state, and keep the big money flowing to the New York corruption.
I’m not so invested in fixing the problems as I used to be. I’m more into preparation for the discontinuity, and thinking about the other side.
As, obviously, are you. Again, nice post.