I can kinda see a scenario for us to get out of this if Japan tanks first. but it would have to be a perfect storm deal.
sometimes I like Krautheimmer and sometimes not. he sucked with his analysis and advice for the GOP primaries. he is decidedly anti- tea party. he is unfailingly polite and well credentialed

The "Hammer" is one of my favorite pundits. He always cuts to the heart of the matter. I rarely hear anything worthy of dispute. He sits patiently without interrupting and then commences to destroy the progressive arguments he just heard.

I think Ovomit's 21st Century welfare-state utopia will never happen. Hmmmm. How? (asks the looters) Well, 1) the endless printing of the dollar, 2) permanent "quantitative easing", 3) Hyper-inflation engages when either China, Russia or Japan calls in our debt and 4) When the Producers finally quit "producing" and either leave the country (Singapore, economically speaking is a freer country than the U.S.) or disappear altogether.