We spent it on a faux war, faux security, and bailing out billionaires.
Congressional Leaders Stunned by Warnings
WASHINGTON — It was a room full of people who rarely hold their tongues. But as the Fed chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, laid out the potentially devastating ramifications of the financial crisis before congressional leaders on Thursday night, there was a stunned silence at first.
Read it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/20/washington/19cnd-cong.html?_r=1&exprod=myyahoo&oref=slogin
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They're stunned? Why has no one seen the deer in the headlights?
I know that I've been making dire predictions since GWB first ran.
I'm not surprised at all. This was all mapped out from the get go.
I know that I've been making dire predictions since GWB first ran.
I'm not surprised at all. This was all mapped out from the get go.
"When I dare to be powerful -- to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid." - Audre Lorde