If this seems unlikely and you believe the vast majority of Americans would support foreign intervention, well, I hope you're right and I'm wrong. Maybe I'm too discouraged right now. No matter, I would love to see SOMEONE hold these assh*les accountable! -- TrakkerToo

No, you are not wrong. There would be major gnashing of teeth at the thought of foreign intervention in such matters. I would be one of the ones gnashing his teeth. It's not that I would really be opposed to it in the end but rather, it is my belief that if we are not capable of righting our own ship it will only create more problems in the long run. The wingnuts love to play the victim. Actually I think probably a majority of Americans like to play the victim. Foreign intervention would only exacerbate that mentality. Besides, what good are we if we are not willing to take responsibility and correct our own problems? We have the ability. All we lack is the courage.

Looks like you are going to get your wish. I think it is coming and sooner rather than later.

http://tinyurl.com/6n5826

http://tinyurl.com/6fzk2l

http://seekingalpha.com/article/82957-thoughts-on-peak-credit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw8R_QFK_Uw

Some argue hyperinflation is coming. Some hyper-deflation. IANAE and the subject confuses me but the hyper-deflation argument seems the more sound one to me.

It takes an extreme amount of self-absorption to think that you're entitled to a response to anything and everything that comes out of your mouth ("but the points I make are different and more worthy than everyone else's"). -- GG

lol... I have been watching for this, though I confess I had hoped you would just ignore him altogether.

Somehow I don't think your response will register with him in the way it was intended. I am guessing Mike is one of those people that needs attention. Doesn't matter if it is good or bad attention.. he just has to have it.

A whole generation of liberals is now being trained to treat politics as a fight to the death, with no compromise, and little humanity. And this blog is one of the schools. Are you sure this is what you want to be the legacy of your writing? -- shooter242

Oh no Shooter. It isn't Glenn who has trained us. It is you and yours. With almost everything you say and do you create our hate for you. Don't try to pawn your fine work off on Glenn now.

Speaking of the rule of law only applying to the little guy...

http://tinyurl.com/6crs9x

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bVa6jn4rpE

Listen to the crowd cheer. I can't wait for someone to protest at an Obama event. They'll get shouted down, tased and arrested while people cheer.

Yes We Can!

My tax dollars can guarantee that companies like PIMCO can pay out millions and keep their millions. God forbid we help the poor though, that would be a waste of taxpayer dollars... -- AnnieW

Seriously. This shit has to stop. Someone needs to hang over this. Literally.

Beware.

- - Juan Cole

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-- sysprog

It is a tough one. That is for sure. I don't know though... Do we want to get bin Laden or not? How are we going to do it? Bush had his chance and blew it. He is most likely in Pakistan now... or at least in that amorphous border region. I feel bad for the Afghans. Worse than I do for the Iraqis in fact. The whole thing is a mess. If we had truly committed to rebuilding Afghanistan, instead of going after the oil in Iraq, we might have an Afghan populace and military who was strong enough to take on the remnants of the Taliban by themselves. But then BushCo never cared about that. They had their eyes on the Iraq prize from day one.

Nobody who finds the above-documented events objectionable can rationally embrace a course of action that directly or indirectly empowers those who are the prime forces behind these events: namely, the mainstream GOP in its current incarnation. -- GG

Whatever.

Hey Glenn Greenwald,

Fuck you.

Sincerely,

Jim Webb, Netroots darling

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/07/15/jim-webb-is-a-very-serious-person-you-little-blogger-not-so-much/