First of all, the day-to-day life of most Americans in these times is nowhere near as dire as that of the band of cold, ragged and hungry men who gathered around George Washington in the winter at Valley Forge, to which they had been driven by defeat after defeat.
Only the most reckless gambler would have bet on them to win. Only an optimist would have expected them to survive.
Against the background of those and other desperate times that this country has been through, we cannot whine today because the stocks in our pension plans have gone down or the inflated value that our houses had just a few years ago has now evaporated.
Our mutual fund account has lost 32% this quarter. I don't particularly care what the value of our house is (our mortgage was less than the value when we re-financed in November), because we're not selling and we won't borrow against it...because we don't borrow money anymore. "The borrower is slave to the lender." It is our ONLY debt. Everyday life is as good as anything I could expect, if I had expectations.
However, Sowell continues:
One of the many symptoms of this decay from within is that we are preoccupied with the pay of corporate executives while the leading terrorist-sponsoring nation on earth is moving steadily toward creating nuclear bombs.
And G-d knows, Heath Ledger's family picking up his Oscar is FAR more interesting, isn't it?
Now, to improve my mood, I'm going to go pick up the cutest little blond chickie you ever saw.
UPDATE: Just my luck, Rush read the Thomas Sowell column on his show today!
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