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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (16828)	11/8/2002 12:47:22 PM
From: MSI	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

what will the Dow be at the end of next week? 7,950 Caveat: not short-selling, nor long on much anymore, except a couple defense stocks, one energy catalyst, and NEM. (And lots of rural real estate...) The American economy can roar forth if the terrorism-based economy of Bush Inc. gets out of the way to allow innovation and investment. Ever stop to notice how suddenly everything is about national and international politics? This isn't a result of a natural interest of joe blow, it's that the media is stuffed to the gills by self-interested sources. It quickly starts self-fulfilling as talking-heads talk about talking-heads. What gets lost in this presidentially-directed media obsession is the national conversation of the American Way, the millions of life- and business-improving issues that people devote their lives to. Instead we have a focus that appears to devote our lives to the questions of national politics, invading Iraq, and petty political personalities. 9/11 was a catalyst, which is damned convenient and coincidental to the agenda of this administration, and for that reason there are a lot of "crackpots" who don't buy the glossy and insincere excuses, especially given the strange presidential obsession with secrecy. Imagine, however, an independent inquiry that answers the questions being asked by the families of the 9/11 victims, leaves no stone unturned, and illuminates what can be done to avoid that in the future. That confidence would charge the economy and the American people. As it is, we are floundering around being fed presidential and DOD theories du jeur as to why, where, and how this passive verb "terrorism" can be stopped. Followed by contradictory warnings and amazing statements about unending terrorism, like "that's a world I can live in", by a secretive VP hiding in a bunker whose had 4 heart attacks. Unless things change we're headed to another 1929, with the twist of more volatile tech surprises and much more control over monetary policy so wild swings in asset prices will occur.