singemonkey Exactly as it's meant to so that Democrats and Republicans can pass whatever pro-corporate legislation their campaign-contributing masters demand of them and you, as an American voter are so scared you'll applaud them for doing it.
flatfourfan sad really. Unless they seriously start cutting back and stop living on credit, they have another depression around the corner. They got a bit of a breather the other day by lifting the deficit to 16.something trillion, but seriously, being at war with everyone and everything has finally caught up with them. My bud in New Jersey owes a whopping $75 000 to his credit card from schooling etc and he see's it as manageable even though it's never come down.
