Jude Wanniski: War Is Off

[Steven]

>> But he can hardly talk for five
>> minutes without
>> bringing up the need to return to the gold standard.
>> 
>> Doug


>andie said:


>Precious metals to preserve our vital bodily fluids?
>Isn't talk of the need to return to the gold standard
>a virtually certain indicium of being a crank? 

Please excuse my naiveté, but what is it about mentioning the gold
standard that gets one branded a "crank"? 

Steven