Unfortunately, the Democrats are in control at present and it is in their best interest to keep folks on the government teat. As for the monetary policies - the Euro's have 'been there, done that, got the T-shirt and it don't work'. Timmy and company still spout the socialist line and want to emulate those 'sophisticated Europeans'. Timmy, of course, thinks 'We can do it better'. But what do you honestly expect from a tax cheat?

Once a cheater always a cheater...As long as its other peoples money Barry & Timmy will spend,spend and spend some more. Its way past time for these clowns to be rode out of town.

here let me save Lee Ward the trouble.

Republicans didnt have a problem with going into debt until a black man became President.

The sad reality is that Obama and the Democrats pissed away trillions of dollars in a manner that did nothing to foster private sector job growth. If they had done something sensible like cut or eliminated payroll taxes at least temporarily we would have seen positive employment growth in the private sector economy but now we don't have that possibility anymore without extending deeper into debt. This nation's crushing debt load has reached dangerous levels and quite simply is not sustainable. The stimulus was nothing more than a payoff to the unions that got them elected and now that money is pretty much gone and we have even higher employment now than before it was spent. We are screwed unless we can get off this path but I wonder if it is too late. Our fate may already be sealed - I hope I am wrong.

I'm confused...why don't the European governments just spend a bunch of money on make work projects and expanded social benefits? I mean, isn't that what those running the US (into the ground) currently believe will fix their economies?

Very concise and accurate take on the situation. The EU are finally beginning to "get it" simply because they can't pretend any longer. The Germans and French have suddenly realized they were on tap for everyone else's bills if things kept going the way they were, and a currency meltdown would have been inevitable. The USA is a (very) few years short of that point still, but even if we were at the limit, too, Obama and the Democrats are just not capable of understanding that.

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bryanD ~ Ah, screw the Bilderbergers! The Illuminati will destroy them BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Fidel Castro claims Obama lives in fantasy world
... yeah, he's not dead yet

Royalty and policy are supposed to be mutually exclusive since 1776/1918.

Nope. They've only became mutually exclusive since the Hero of Chappaquidick died.

bryanD will now warn us about the Knights Templar.

I'm more worried about the Spanish Inquisition and their Comfy Chairs.

Poor bryand. So much wisdom and light crammed into his skull and no one else in the world, and I mean no one, is smart enough to recognize his genius.

Of course, it might help if he wasn't screaming at the world from his parents basement while in a drug-induced stupor, but such is life.

However, in the end, we all know perfectly well that it's actually the Pentaverate that is running everything.

The others? Trilaterals? Bilderburgers? Council on Foreign Relations? Mason? Freemasons? Notsofreemasons? masonsforfees? Ha! ALL DISTRACTORS!!!

Which means.....wait for it..... bryand with all of his rantings about groups "running the world" is actually part of the conspiracy to throw off suspicion from the Pentaverate and onto these other false-fronts!

Suckers!!!!

Keep it up bryand! Your masters are well-pleased with your work....or so I've been informed via my tin-foil reinforced auto-apple-peeler.

When Europe has to be the reality check on your fiscal and monetary policies then you've got even bigger problems than those of which you're currently aware.

Save us all Barry, Were lost! How did we ever live without you!

Just remember Obamanomics. We're going to 'spend' our way to prosperity in the interests of 'social justice'.