[lbo-talk] NYTimes Editorial: Rise of Pessimism

[Carl Remick]

>From: kevin island <kevin_island2003 at yahoo.com>
>
>August 28, 2006
>   Editorial Observer
>   What Is the Latest Thing to Be Discouraged About? The Rise of Pessimism  
>  By ADAM COHEN
>
>   ... Part of Mr. Bush’s legacy may well be that he robbed America of its 
>optimism ...

What twaddle.  Yes, if I were a capitalist, an imperialist or a religious 
fanatic, I would be pessimistic now, but I am none of the above.  What GWB 
robbed America of is its *delusions.*  The wheels have come off the pro-biz, 
pro-military, pro-God bandwagon of the last quarter century.  For the left, 
there is every reason to be optimistic.

Carl