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The 1929 disaster was called the "great depression." No-one was blamed. This mess we're in was caused by greed, bad leadership and a lot of other secondary reasons. It should be named to reflect those failures.

I just got a tweet, on twitter, from jayfarrington suggesting that we name this economic nightmare the "Bush" depression. "Give credit where credit's due," he says.

But I'm not sure. Bush was put there by the Supreme court, kept there by NEOcons and THEOcons, REPUBLIcons and MOR-ons.

The coporatists funded him. The Catholic cardinals and megachurch ministers endorsed him, mainstream media covered for him.

But not JUST for Bush. They all conspired to enable a few things to happen. The theocons were working to amp up the death, carnage, hate and destruction in the middle east to quicken the coming of the rapture.

We're seeing how Sarah Palin has been able to so quickly raise the level of hate and intolerance. We're seeing how the weak character of John McCain, who probably did have good intentions, has fallen to the pressures of the right wing win-by-any-means toxic political machine.


We know and are reminded every day, when we watch the network news, morning news, just about any news except for Olbermann, Maddow and Caffrey, how the sellout, fake journalists pander to and provide cover for the lies and half truths told to promote the neocon, corporatist, theocon, miitary-industrial, globalist agendas.



My point is, let's nail a name to this economic disaster so credit given where credit is due, as Jay suggested. But let's get really creative and see if we can come up with a name that really creative.

I don't have an ultimate idea. It'll be fun to see what readers come up with. Then, I'll pick the ones that look best and that get more comments agreeing with them to a few sites that do polls.

So what will it be?

NeoTheocon depression?

Should it be called a depression. It could be an econotastropy.

Hmmm. Neocon, Theocon econotastrophy?

Probably too long, but a nice rhythm to it.

Other possible words to use:

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Depression 2.0 by Son of our Father's on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 10:45:03 AM
Glad you got the tweet by Jay Farrington on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 10:58:43 AM
hmmm by Ben Marble, M.D. on Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 at 2:06:50 AM
Well, according to FACT CHECK.... by steve scheetz on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 12:28:45 PM
Well, there you have it, the ultimate authority is ... by reasonableperson on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 1:18:29 PM
Nice rant. by steve scheetz on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 1:44:24 PM
You are right by reasonableperson on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 8:47:27 PM
Collective Delusion by reasonableperson on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 9:05:41 PM
Thinking is not the same as ignoring facts by steve scheetz on Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 7:43:30 AM
Gather more facts; spend more time thinking by reasonableperson on Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 4:33:42 PM
Great Depression by kato krause on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 12:38:32 PM
Re: Name This Economic Disaster by Munich on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 12:49:00 PM
Goldman Sacks America by Rady Ananda on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 1:08:49 PM
You're onto something: It's just like by Jay Farrington on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 1:22:02 PM
one of my history books has a subtitle in a chapter: by Rady Ananda on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 7:09:13 PM
you're right by Jim Eldon on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 10:28:44 PM
not coined just the other day ........... by Tony Forest on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 3:53:08 PM
welll.... by Ben Marble, M.D. on Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 at 2:09:47 AM
It Was The Greatest Robbery In World History by William Cormier on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 5:27:04 PM
Yeah, the Great Brain Robbery by Jay Farrington on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 8:21:28 PM
With the speed in which things are occurring ... by Mr M on Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 at 10:35:47 AM
but depression is just a symptom by Jim Eldon on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 7:13:07 PM
The pnoweerfect depression? by virginius "gin" arnold on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 7:40:24 PM
The perfect storm? by virginius "gin" arnold on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 7:41:58 PM
Are you ready? by Mr M on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 9:10:05 PM
Alt-A Depression by Mathew Maavak on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 at 11:45:36 PM
well... by Ben Marble, M.D. on Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 at 2:02:48 AM
Manic Depression ... by Mr M on Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 at 10:12:24 AM
Naming Names by Tnut on Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 at 7:12:31 AM
Capital by Tnut on Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 at 7:17:02 AM
Plutocratosis by Jim Eldon on Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 at 8:18:32 AM
The Laissez Faire Depression by Stephen Hansen on Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 at 9:39:15 AM
Deregulation is a symptom also by Jim Eldon on Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 at 10:32:46 AM
re: deregulation by Jim Eldon on Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 at 11:10:54 AM
The Great Liquidation by Mathew Maavak on Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 at 11:04:30 AM
Great Depression 2.0 by Lord Stirling on Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 at 9:15:19 PM
Manic Depression by mary sunshine on Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 at 10:42:13 PM