I had a short dream vignette last night that may actually have been a wish... In the dream, President Obama came in the room and got right up in my face - almost nose to nose, I was thinking "gee, I hope my breath is okay" (I was asleep after all).
Mr. Obama boomed something in his usual assured manner to the effect of "Now, Mr. Tanashian, why is it that you and all other neigh sayers like you have to be so negative on the economy, the society and on what is possible? What is wrong with a message of hope?"
To which I responded with something along the lines of "Mr. President, I would love to be positive and hopeful if these sentiments were grounded in reality. I have children after all, and I want nothing but the best for them and all kids inheriting the world we leave for them. But sir, the policies you promote, while beneficial to some, are made possible only through increasing already unmanageable national debt. You are selling hope in the here and now, but you are borrowing from the future to do it. I - a fairly conservative person - actually agree with some of your ideas in spirit given the levels of criminality that took hold in high places, ushering in the destruction of our economy and possibly our society as we knew it. But how can you tell me that it is possible to fix anything by printing and spending to create government positions at a historic rate when we were already broke to begin with? What's next, is the government going to legislate an end to the fiscal, financial and economic problems?"
I think I have been looking at that long bond yield too long. Dohhh.
