While You Were Feasting: A Lot Of Crazy Stuff Happened

November 26, 2009 / 11:31 pm • By Dr. Melissa Clouthier

What if the world markets had a hearth attack? They did.

What if Howard Dean said that this health care plan is bad for America and he agrees with Republicans? He did.

What if Global Warming was almost certainly disproved? It was.

What if Cap-N-Trade is declared dead? It was.

What if strangers [not terrorists] managed to sneak into a state dinner? They did.

The proverbial sh*t is hitting the fan. When looked at together, it looks like so much bad is happening. And according to some, it’s going to get worse.

These are troubled times. I don’t like being alarmist and I don’t know that there’s anything that one can do. But does anyone feel confident that our leaders will do the right thing? They seem determined to indiscriminately spend and drive up debt. They seem determined to pass a health care bill that will make everything worse. They seem determined to ignore the science and create ignorant public policy in the face of reality. And there is no business certainty so no business owner wants to step out and take risks.

Does this environment seem like a good time to take a business risk? How can economies recover in this position?

Posted in Economy • Environmentalism

  • http://www.hookersandbooze.com/ ArmedGeek

    It really was an odd amount of important goings on for a holiday weekend. Personally, I was so wrapped up in the Climategate stuff that I totally missed the Dubai stuff until today.

    BTW, you’re a kickass writer and one of the few reasons I still drag myself over to RWN on occasion.

  • http://melissaclouthier.com Dr. Melissa Clouthier

    Thanks so much! Eh, just drag yourself here. :) I post things here that don’t make RWN, but it doesn’t happen the other way around.

  • Jeff Minick

    Good job on gathering some important and enormous events. Whether by chance or deliberation, it is amazing what is hidden from us. Please keep up your good work (and I, too, have written with children crawling all over me :) ).