What's going on in the world: GM, Tiller, North Korea.

So much shuffling of deck chairs on the titanic. Power grabs and more power grabs. That's what all the economic, political, health care and foreign policy stuff is about. Even the foreign stuff is a big time power grab. things start to dissolve the way they were and everyone has a justification for tearing away and claiming their own slab. Politicians talk about 'got to do this now!' and 'this and this is vital to that and that'

If there's any criticism they quickly thrash back that it's been done horribly previously, as if one's upbringing justified them doing worse to their children.

More of the poison to cure the bite, yet they forget that anti-venom has to be processed to become anti-venom. walking into the pit of vipers is not going to change the result of the first bite.

But no one wants to know or see or face the truth even now. So few want to understand the realities of the economics of life. It's all a bunch of Pavlovian responses. Go green, be compassionate, give it a chance.

What we collectively merit is what's coming on us both in and out of the Church.

So many talk about justice and equality, that's what's coming.

What we need to do is pray for mercy and turn our hearts to repentance. And we can't well repent collectively if we are not willing and doing so individually.

The usual prescription of a speech and media cheerleading won't solve this one.

Nope, but diplomacy will. ;)

Dave,

Can you give examples of government corporations that "never made money" outside of Amtrak (I only say this because Amtrak's business model and environment simply do not allow it to be profitable, requiring government subsidies to survive).

Dave,

Please, I'm curious for specifics. You mention european companies. Which ones are not profitable?

You can read your own economic history, Dan. It's obvious we view things differently -- as for the outcome of Obama's move toward state capitalism, we can just wait a few years and see where it gets us. If GM and Chrysler return to private ownership and profitability, I'll be the first to cheer. If they turn into the next Amtrak, we'll all be the poorer for it.