This is our world - made permanent

[bhikkhu]

This is our world:

"Noose Allegedly found at Secret Service Training Center"
"Chemicals in plastics may hinder child brain development"
"WE Are Experiencing a Collective Descent Into Madness" lol
"4 US soldiers killed; militants shell Green Zone"
"Oil Prices Hit New High, OPEC Chief Says $200 a Barrel Possible"
"Number of vacant U.S. homes hits record 18.6 million"
"White House undermines EPA on cancer risks"
"31 out of 53 teen girls from FLDS ranch are pregnant or are underage mothers"
" Scalia: Torture is not *punishment* so doesn't violate cruel and unusual provision of Const. "
"Buffett says recession may be worse than feared"
"Wall Street Grain Hoarding Brings Farmers, Consumers Near Ruin"
"TV Military ‘Analysts’ Are Part of What Ike Warned Against"
"Bush involved in torture plot"

This is our world.

(thanks to beat tk for the text above)
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And Krugman writes: a vote for McCain is "Bush made Permanent".

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/opinion/28krugman.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin

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Everyone ok with that? And how important is the mania of the moment, vs 4 more years?