tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post7107873606045047477..comments2009-04-29T11:20:56.864+01:00Harry Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05099597763862011749noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-48149286636745885982009-04-29T11:11:00.000+01:002009-04-29T11:11:00.000+01:00Hmm bout' sums it up. sadly. The one good thing is our governments are insolvent, and those hard working Chinese are not going to put up with our PC right on world anymore. We will at some point have to roll up our sleeves and get rid of the dead wood if we want to survive.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362169593902131947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-73448955313112881682009-04-29T07:15:00.000+01:002009-04-29T07:15:00.000+01:00TB,<br /><br />I fear the great experiment started on these shores 233 years ago is over. Can we come back? Please? ;) Your politics have not been as predictable with the scandals and more enjoyable to watch. At least from the eyes of this American. <br /><br />Those that hope for the mid-term elections in 2010 are fooling themselves. They will look for a repeat of 1994 when Republicans were able to practically shut government down in '95-96. This will not happen. Too many Republicans have bought into the 'need' to do something, here and throughout the world. The band of Reagan Republicans remember very few things of what he stood for. Powerful 'defense' yes, libertarian beliefs in other areas they deny. They believe in big government as the past 8 years have showed us all.<br /><br />It is common to hear among friends since the election of Bush and his 'get along to go along' policy that I didn't leave the Republicans, the Republicans left me. With the election of Obama, we will not see a true stand against big government. What we will see is a partisan stance until the Republicans gain power again at which point they will govern from the big government stance yet again. <br /><br />What I will be interested to see is when, not if, the Tories come to power will they go with a more sound money policy as it seems they have been advocating. And what will this do to Obama on the world stage as he seems to be one of the few ardent advocates of freer monetary policies, which history shows do not work.Baron Collingwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233219575277088363noreply@blogger.com