The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[innerSpaceman]

Why the Financial Crisis might be the last straw with the American People:

Originally Posted by Time

First the Bush Administration: Trust us! We'll end gridlock in Washington. We have surpluses as far as the eye can see. We'll find the weapons of mass destruction; we'll be welcomed as liberators; the insurgency is in its last throes. We don't torture. Nobody thought the levees would break; FEMA is doing a heckuva job; we'll do what it takes to rebuild. The economy is fundamentally strong, and more tax cuts will make it stronger. And we can save Social Security by letting you invest your benefits in the market.

Then the Democrats: Trust us! Now that we've taken back Congress, Washington is going to change. We'll end the war, get the lobbyists out of the back rooms, show the country we know how to govern.

Get out your fiddle, Mr. Nero.