On Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:15:38 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> Stan Horwitz > wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> Goomba > wrote:
>>
>>> Mr. Bill wrote:
>>> > Today, a share of New York Times stock dropped lower than a copy of
>>> > New York Times Sunday edition. Isn't this exciting??
>>> >
>>> He and Pelosi/Reid have really botched up in such a short time.
>
> I looked and looked, but couldn't find the smiley face here.
>
> :-(
>
>> It is way too soon to tell. The economic mess we are in now took years
>> to develop.
>
> One of the bills considered largely responsible for our current mess was
> signed by President Clinton in 2000.
>
>> No stimulus package can possibly fix all our economic
>> problems in just a few hours. To expect so is simply foolish. This
>> stimulus package will take a few years to work, if it works at all.
>>
>> I figure that by the time the mid-term elections roll around, if there
>> aren't any real signs of economic improvement in the United States, the
>> Democrats will be sunk, including Obama. If the stimulus package shows
>> some significant signs that its working by the mid-term elections, the
>> Republicans will be sunk, except for the three in the Senate who voted
>> for it.
>>
>> Right now, all we can do is wait in order to see how this new stimulus
>> package turns out.
>
> I agree completely. There will be hard times ahead, just like there
> were in the Great Depression. Just how hard, I have no idea.

i don't know if it will be as bad as the great d., but it will be hairy.

your pal,
blake