the profound insight of barack

So Mr. Obama thinks our economy "is going to get worse before it gets better"...okay, thanks for the news flash there, Barack. Good to know he's inhabiting the same planet as the rest of us and has an IQ of at least 12. According to the article, he also "pledged a recovery plan 'equal to the task' and warned lawmakers that the days of pork barrel spending are over." Okay, every politician promises at some point to end pork barrel spending and it hasn't happened yet. So that's nothing but a bunch of smoke (no pun intended)--not that he can do any worse than past presidents have on that one. But I read that last bit as a promise of large-scale government intervention, which is always, ALWAYS a bad thing. We know that implies lots of money, a trillion bucks or more probably...and we all know where the government likes to get money to play with...yup, from those who have money to give. Not that I'm surprised by the peril that seems to lie ahead, but it is a bit of a downer to hear yet another suit outright saying such intervention is a good thing.

On a slightly related note, anyone out there have any great ideas for somehow getting money out of "the U.S. system" (legally) and into a global bank account or something? Or some other account somewhere where it's not subject to the oversight and taxation of a government that has proven over and over it will leave no stone unturned in its search for more cash? If you do then please pass those ideas along. Fast.