Further investigation also reveals that Senator Clinton was not the star of Lizzie McGuire, did not win an Oscar for her role in Boys Don't Cry, and was not the first person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest.  We regret these errors.

I think they probably asked poor rep viers when, exactly, she changed her mind on NAFTA, given how hard she lobbied for it (released documents highlight this fact).

I just realized: I now know just about every TNR writer's opinion on Obama's speech, and a host of TNR's esteemed friends, but have absolutely no clue what they suggest we do to save the economy.  

lymon- buy low, and sell high.  

What?

lymon, nobody has a clue how to save the American economy. It used to be if the US sneezed the world caught a cold, now it simply says "God bless you" and sells us a box of tissues. The days when the US anchored the world's economy is over, the anchor has been raised and that ship has sailed.

You and I both know that the only real solution is that Americans get used to having a lower standard of living (it has been going down for years but nobody wants to admit it). I for one am glad at this prospect, a little humility can do wonders for America. Short term, 10 to 15 years, things will suck, but after that things will spiral back upwards (barring any major catastrophes)

lymon,

First, require that everyone spend their forthcoming economic stimulus checks on professional sex providers.  Result: everybody mellows out, economic panic subsides, and since hookers et al. don't pay taxes, none of it gets siphoned off (so to speak) into those inefficient, icky government coffers. More bang for the buck!

Second, withhold paychecks from and disallow campaign contributions to all members of Congress and the Executive Branch until growth without inflation is restored to the economy.

Third, draft everyone earning more than $250,000/year into the armed forces and send them to Iraq or Afghanistan after no more than six weeks of basic training.  This will bring both wars to a quick end, saving the Treasury hundreds of billions of dollars in the first year alone.

Finally, give away foreclosed homes to any immigrant, illegal or not, who attains citizenship, gets a job, pays taxes, buys health insurance, and passed college freshman English comp and American lit courses. Get a bachelor's in a hard science and I'll throw in a hot tub. Supply of houses goes down, demand goes up, prices rebound, equity goes up, new construction and remodeling rebound, mortgage-backed securities markets stabilize, immigration costs melt away, immigrant literacy and skill levels rise.

Once Moe, Larry, or Curl--er, I mean, John, Barack, or Hillary gets elected, have their people call my people.

williamyard,

Brilliant!  Though a concern of mine: what do you suppose $600 buys me?  The *works*? A half-hour with a three-diamond girl?  Then again, only a half hour? That's pressure.  Hardly mellowing.

williamyard, bang for the buck?  Pun intended?

Yeah, and it turns out Monica Lewinsky gave the blow job to Bill Clampton.  

thetraytiger,

You need half an hour?  What are you doing, talking to her?