Historians are likely to write that the coming week marked the point where American decline became irreversible.
@xpostfactoid1 "The ruling houses of Europe are cousins. They know war would be a disaster. They won't allow it, don't worry." #gunsofaugust
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@Profepps econ variant: "For Angell and the rest had got it the wrong way: the banks could not stop the war--but war could stop the banks." -
@xpostfactoid1 just so. Nobody's in charge. We are "scared children alone in the wood, who have never been happy or good."
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@Profepps I still think in the end - this time - Boehner will bring DC hike to floor & majority will shy from abetting default. -
@xpostfactoid1 I'm not sure it will pass the Senate.
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@Profepps I would think that if Senate negot fails all sides might fall back on short-term clean DC hike, even w/ shutdown continuing...
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@Profepps ah, analogy. Won't say it can't happen -- and will sooner or later if Tea Party grip & '11 precedent isn't broken.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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