Al_Batross
2008-10-31 15:07:09
It would have taken some kind of moral courage for any prominent politician to try guide the US or UK economy into a soft landing 10 or more years ago, rather than allowing it to whirl onwards into this train-wreck.
It would have meant saying things too many people would not want to hear, and doing things which, while right and good, would be likely to end a political career at the next election, or sooner.
