Banana Republicans

The Banana Republicans have no idea about the magnitude of public wrath that will befall them if America defaults and rating-agency downgrades ripple through the nation and states and crash bond markets, collapse equity markets, destabilize the world economy and drive joblessness even higher and interest rates through the roof.

Banana Republicans believe the Senate should be destroyed as an institution by the tyranny of the minority. They prevent a Nobel laureate from serving on the Federal Reserve Board. They prevent nominees for the Treasury Department from being confirmed even during a national economic crisis.

If the bough breaks and the cradle falls there will be blame enough, but every poll shows the Banana Republicans are out of touch with the pulse of the nation, which wants a fair and balanced deficit deal.

MaryKay wrote:Blame will be placed. But the tragedy of what happens to all of us is scarier than we really know. The problem is I don't really think that DC really thinks this will happen. 14 days and counting.

DesperateInRI wrote:Yes, it will be an economic disaster, but so was the Great Depression.

For all of us "baby boomers", our parents lived through that period. I look at their values compared to what is going on in today's society and truly believe they were better people for having lived through that period in history. Families, neighbors and towns came together to help each other out and somehow they all survived while supporting each other.

rprp wrote:

DesperateInRI wrote:Yes, it will be an economic disaster, but so was the Great Depression.

For all of us "baby boomers", our parents lived through that period. I look at their values compared to what is going on in today's society and truly believe they were better people for having lived through that period in history. Families, neighbors and towns came together to help each other out and somehow they all survived while supporting each other.

This is JMHO, but I think society has changed. I think people were different back then. Maybe you live in a place where people would help each other out, but I don't. I've never even met one of my neighbors and I've been here eight years. I live in a transient city with no sense of community so I'll be on my own with my pets should things get bad. Well, I think things are already bad. To anyone who has a husband and children, I wish I were in your shoes right now.