GLOOM AND DOOM: JAPAN
Count me among those who liked the president's State of the Union speech, especially the part when he confronted the Supreme Court about their dumb-ass decision. Makes you appreciate how small the government really is when you can get every branch in the same room and still have space for a few friends.
The president also came up big when he directly chastised both parties and told them they needed to quit messing around and do the country's business. I can't figure out who I am sicker of, the "do-nothing" Republicans or the "let's do everything at once" Democrats. Both positions are unrealistic and unproductive.
These are very troubling times and the current crop of politicians is sadly lacking in the kind of tough pragmatism that characterized doers like Sam Rayburn or Lyndon Johnson or for that matter Tom DeLay. What they all need to remember is that if things aren't getting better then they are getting worse. Case in point, this little clip:
January 28, 2010
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