another fredism

Nobody these days captures truth in bite-size chunks quite like Fred. Here's a great analogy about America and its economic prowess that isn't quite what it used to be:

The country seems to be in an economic decline and hasn’t figured it out, sort of like a fifty-year–old man who thinks he’s nineteen.

I like that, though I'd like it more if it weren't true. The populace and especially the gummint seems to be humming right along as if things will just magically keep falling into place like they always have for us Americans. Take a look at the world, folks. Or just wait and see...