As if we weren’t doing enough ourselves to strain the system, there’s this. Washington Times: Evidence outlined in a Pentagon contractor report suggests that financial subversion carried out by unknown parties, such as terrorists or hostile nations, contributed to the 2008 economic crash by covertly using vulnerabilities in the U.S. financial system. The unclassified 2009 report “Economic Warfare: Risks and Responses” by financial analyst Kevin D. Freeman, a copy of

Actually, that’s my headline. The NYT and Paul Krugman went with something less candid. And you know, honest. (thanks to JD) **** update: Speaking of which…

My copy is on its way from Amazon, and once it arrives I plan on continuing my “provocateurism” series using the book as a jumping off point for discussions — most of which, I realize, will devolve into happyfeet redefining moderate as “staunch” while trying to cast conservatism as homophobic, xenophobic fringe extremism engaged in by Mexican-hating hill people and vacant-eyed Jesus vessels determined to persecute the gays, using the

I pointed earlier to Obama’s sudden desire to “streamline” the federal government by — surprise! — asking for more Executive power. What I didn’t do is provide a helpful visual to show just how committed to “streamlining” President Efficiency truly is. Consider that oversight corrected. (h/t TerryH)

Which is only really “magic” in the sense that Reagan was somehow able to drag the Democrats along for the ride — and that his “formula” made the stagflation, ennui, and managed decline of the Carter years vanish into thin air! The formula? Simple. Per Meese: “[Reagan] reduced tax rates across the board,” said Meese. “He didn’t engage in any of this cultural warfare, class warfare that we have the