a country that does not study history is a country of madmen. george santayana

history is bunk. the only history that matters is the history we make today. henry ford.

any questions.

sean do yourself a favor. get the fuck out of there while you can.

When I look at what this country has given and could still give the world, it makes me cry with pride. When I look at how far we have strayed from our principles and where we are headed, it makes me cry in shame.

If I were 50 years younger, I'd be inclined to stay and fight the good fight - just on principle - to give the Establishment the finger and hope a watching younger generation might learn something that would help them build a better country.

Indignation (rage?) and cynicism are in plentiful supply, but at 73 I've grown tired: tired of trying; tired of talking sense at people who don't want to listen and who are afraid to change their tiny minds; tired of being betrayed; tired of hoping it will ever be better (particularly since it's getting worse by the day).

When I went through Yad Vashem several years ago, I realized that if people could experience that and not feel like their guts had been ripped out, then I didn't want to know them - I could not recognize them as fellow human beings. Today I look at the politicians, bureaucrats, Fat Cats, apologists, lobbyists, and just plain assholes and I do not recognize them as fellow Americans.

If they represent America, let me out. I am actively investigating where best to emigrate.

there was just as much gaming and lying back in the 30s as there is now. Rich have always been the rich, poor have always taken it when the opportunity arises.

thanks for introducing me to a new word:

Wodge, Wadge a lumpy bundle or mass, 1860.

I'm glad I did not seek to edit your original post.

We all need a bundle or mass to survive!

Often considered to be "Ground Zero" for the realestate implosion.
One observation is the Hillbilly trucks are not on the road as one would expect and I suspect it is due to the fact that the home owners are simply living for free, many have not paid there morgage for a year or more. This has delayed the mass migration to the promised land where ever that may be. I have notice a big increase in the homeless and pan handling though, perhaps that is a leading indicator.
In any case should the courts clear and the forclosures begin in earnest, "I'll be there."

says a lot of the foreclosures are illegal - from improper paperwork to outright fraud. Also says many judges are just rubber-stamping them without requiring good documentation.