Friday, September 26, 2008

The War Over Capitalism's Carcass

Capitalism has been dying a slow and painful death for as long as I have been aware of the issue. Today, the Democrats have declared their intention to control the remains and bury them in a pauper's grave.  So giddy are they that they don't even listen to the contradictions in their funeral oration.  Senators Harry Reid (NV) and Chris Dodd (CT) have just finished explaining the compromises that must be made in order to get the proposed "fix" delivered in time for the scheduled funeral in November.   One thing is quite clear: The Democrats will control the disbursement of the remains while crediting the Republicans with the kill.  Both of these declarations are evident in Reid's insistence that the Republicans compromise while the Democrats be given carte blanch to have their way with the old bird.  Reid insists that the appearance of the two presidential candidates was a grievous example of politics photo-opting that interfered with and made a circus of the proceedings. In the next sentence he blames the entire mess on Republicans.  This, of course, is not politics but the truth.

    Give me a break.


AF

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