Churn & Burn

Are we finally starting to see some good economic news?  That’s always a hard question to answer, especially as legislatures across the USofA fight over some really lousy budget projections that require tough action.  But most people will agree that what matters most right now are jobs, and that may finally be looking up.  The reason is a simple one – those who are employed have been squeezed about as far as they can be.

One person’s constant stress becomes another person’s opportunity – eventually, at least.

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Back to Reality

The death of bin Laden may be nothing more than closure to an era for the USofA.  However, there are some signs that this could be a new era for our politics that is desperately needed.  There is at least a chance that this could be the injection of stark reality that we have needed for some time, a re-focus on the things that really matter.

Only time will tell, of course, but for now there are a lot of unconnected loose ends.  They do not make for one coherent thought, at least not yet.  Just as I believe history will eventually tell us that this Managed Depression started on September 11th, 2001, the day that we started to fully engage the situation may have been May 1st, 2011.

This won’t make a lot of sense yet.  History rarely does when you’re elbows into it.

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bin Laden

When the ticker ran across the screen announcing the death of Osama bin Laden, I didn’t know what to think at first.  It wasn’t too long before I decided that what I wanted more than anything was to see how the rest of the world was reacting – not online, but in person.  I went up to the neighborhood bar to watch the news and have a quick drink.

All I knew was that I wanted to remember where I was when the news came.

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