...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...stimulus: "This is a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision."
Clyburn’s statement, reported by The Hill, which cited a source on a "conference call featuring more than 200 members of the House Democratic caucus" last Thursday, recalls an infamous statement by Rahm Emanuel, the incoming chief of staff to President-elect Barack Obama
I inhaled. That was the point...
during the global financial crisis, who told the Wall Street Journal: "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste ... This crisis provides the opportunity for us to do things that you could not do before."
The quote became relevant again Sunday night into Monday morning, as Democrats blocked an effort to pass an emergency stimulus, reportedly insisting on changes to suit favored social interests.