[Eric]

Originally Posted by Eric

It's the Republicans ... that would be two goose steps to the right of Margaret Thatcher ... who are playing politics with the economy. The GOP controls the House of Representatives, although they seem to be, to a significant degree, in some disarray. There are some Republicans, old style Reaganites and (George Herbert) Bu****es, who are more patriotic than they are doctrinaire who just want to get this sorted out, and get on with an economic recovery (around 2% annual growth predicted), and keep going with the relatively positive job creation numbers The one positive thing I can see in this is that Americans ... the majority of them anyway ... can see that most of the feces about to hit the swiftly spinning object is being thrown by Republicans. Obama and the DOP will, in the long run, benefit from extreme Republican intransigence. Here's a link that gives, in general, a Canadian take on what is happening:

Neil Macdonald: Fiscal showdown at the U.S. Congress - World - CBC News

However, don't forget the biggest threat to the world's economy is the mess in Europe.

Can't believe what got bleeped out ... I'll try it again "Bush - ites"