Bill's Notes

"The country's going down the tubes. We're becoming a nation of people who can't make the simplest distinctions. Read about the middle-class types who purchased houses way outside their price range, and then collapsed the economy. All predictable. The decline in religious values makes people financially stupid, too. The Baby Boomers are the Worst Generation."

Critical voice: "Half right. The issue isn't that people are dumber -- it's that they're dumber about different things now. Marriage and sex -- that they're confused about. Torture. Abortion. Still a little too bloodthirsty. But, looking at history, probably well within the norm of human depravity for a typical generation."

"Electing a populist demagogue like Barack Obama is a terrible sign for the future. We're becoming Weimar America. I didn't think it could happen here."

Critical voice: "The jury's still out whether Barack Obama is a demagogic governor. There's no doubt he's a demagogic campaigner. Not the first one, though. But he seems to have toned down a bit since his first victory lap, and sometimes seems downright reasonable. Whether that's a ploy remains to be seen."

"Damn Yankees."

Critical voice: "Yeah, well, we've had a break lately."