Troubletown.

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THE BUSH YEARS ARE LIKE A GREATEST HITS ALBUM OF CATASTROPHE.

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IT'S VIETNAM, WATERGATE, THE INQUISITION, AND THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD ALL ROLLED INTO ONE. AND NOW ...

I ADMIT THERE'S A TEENY TINY PROBLEM WITH OUR ECONOMY.

HE'S PARTIALLY NOT LYING!

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IT'S THE GREAT DEPRESSION II!

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WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO LIVE IN A GREAT DEPRESSION! WHENEVER WE GET DEPRESSED WE GO OUT AND RACK UP SOME CHARGES ON OUR VISA CARD.

LIKE IT?

I GOT IT AT SHARPER IMAGE.

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AND THEN THE BANKS BUNDLE UP THAT DEBT AND TURN IT INTO STOCKS AND BONDS!

AND SELL IT TO THE CHINESE.

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