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2016 Postmortem

Rosanna Lopez

(308 posts)

13. Emperor Caligula

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 01:39 AM

Jul 2012

No kidding, OECD! Did you really think an economy which had a huge crash in 2008 could completely recover in only a few years?

Taking over after George W. Bush is like having to take over after the Emperor Caligula. When you have a walking disaster as your leader who nearly destroys your country, his successor has his work cut out for him.

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OECD: US economy is improving but recovery is far from complete [View all] Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 OP

Green Shoots! MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #1

We're beyond "Green Shoots"... DCBob Jun 2012 #2

We all know you're rooting for America's failures... Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 #3

I want nothing more than for America to succeed wildly MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #4

And I believe you... Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 #5

It must be frustrating MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #6

It must be frustrating... Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 #7

Complete and utter bullshit. girl gone mad Jun 2012 #8

You are a girl gone mad... Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 #9

Well, we can certainly agree on one thing: MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #12

What utter garbage. nt woo me with science Jun 2012 #11

Recovery for the one percent, as the numbers show. woo me with science Jun 2012 #10

Emperor Caligula Rosanna Lopez Jul 2012 #13