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To: Les H who wrote (89876)9/19/2007 6:45:11 PM
From: MetacometRespond to of 306849
 
Amazing..

Thanks Les

Ol' HL was even more prescient than I thought.

The expanded quotation further qualifies his visionary status in describing the current dolt.

Remarkably, his 1920 Bush description is much closer than any contemporary journalists is able to formulate.



To: Les H who wrote (89876)9/19/2007 7:02:01 PM
From: Les HRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 306849
 
Hyper-inflation forces retailers to refuse credit cards

fin24.co.za

I would guess that their credit card issuers also don't allow a grace period for payments.



To: Les H who wrote (89876)9/20/2007 12:40:09 AM
From: Lizzie TudorRead Replies (5) | Respond to of 306849
 
from that accurate editorial, this is the most disturbing part:

Bush:
He inherited a balanced budget and a manageable national debt, and in just over six years has virtually bankrupted the United States of America and put us in hock to the tune of nine trillion dollars — sum larger than that accumulated by all the 42 other Presidents we had in two and a quarter centuries.