One of the most disturbing...

[Marcus Bryant]

If this article doesn’t read like the wheels coming off the conservative turnip truck, I don't know what does. As I told you before, conservatism will eventually fall by the way-side right next to Leninism and Marxism.

...and American liberalism.

Theoretically, conservatism, or the privatization of what has been traditionally done by government, sounds good, but realistically it just doesn’t work. So, Republicans are left with only social conservatism, which nobody but a few moonbats who post here really want.

Lest we forget the moonbat who thinks a state-run health care system is something to be desired.

[Nbadan]

Seeing as how social issues almost exclusively define American politics today, you are dead wrong.

Yes, as long as foreign governments keep taking Uncle Sam's checks. Once that stops and the cost of living increases dramatically for average Americans, you'll be surprised how fast people forget about gay marriage.

[Marcus Bryant]

Wasn't a problem from late '00 through '02.

[RandomGuy]

Only the glut of savings in the rest of the world is keeping us from feeling the pain of our own insolvency. But once our creditors decide they have better things to do with their money than finance our debt, we are deeply, deeply ed.

Now, they won't do that until their markets are strong enough to weather the implosion of the U.S. economy... but it's a matter of when, not if.

When it does, we'll be wiped out. We'll be Russia -- an impoverished nation with a huge military.

Yes, it can -- and will happen here.

I see you read that Economist article as well. I happen to agree.

[SpursWoman]

Damn ... all of the reading made me thirsty. Who's with me?

[smeagol]

My wise grandfather once said that democracy would fail once the people figured out they could vote themselves money.

That's where we are now.

Only the glut of savings in the rest of the world is keeping us from feeling the pain of our own insolvency. But once our creditors decide they have better things to do with their money than finance our debt, we are deeply, deeply ed.

Now, they won't do that until their markets are strong enough to weather the implosion of the U.S. economy... but it's a matter of when, not if.

When it does, we'll be wiped out. We'll be Russia -- an impoverished nation with a huge military.

Yes, it can -- and will happen here.

Agreed

[word]

Oh I think it's probably over. A nation can't lie to itself over and over, year after year, and expect to survive. But we're 'politically correct' to the end.