At least, Tina Brown got it right this am on MJ: deregulation of industry,

[CTyankee]

whether the financial industry or the energy industry, is really the root of this problem. She said it was evident they couldn't be trusted.

What I wish she had added was: and it started with Reagan telling people that "government is the problem" and that if we just shower the rich with more tax cuts and trust to free enterprise it will all trickle down and we'll all prosper..."all boats rise with the tide."

There are still enough oldies lefties around, like me, who remember that clearly. Now look where we're at.

[Bosso 63]

1. And then we let the same people who say they hate government,

run the government.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Yep; industries and companies engage in destructive practices and the pundits focus on gov't

It would be laughable if it wasn't so sad.

[CTyankee]

3. It's depressing to be proven right, as I have been on issue after issue,

going back to the Vietnam War. We have been going no place but down ever since...