Hoover and the Great Depression

The parallels between the Great Depression and our Great Recession are uncanny.



A Democrat comes into office on the heels of a milquetoast Republican, blaming the economy on a free-market straw man while in reality continuing on the same economic policies.



I always wondered how on earth an economic downturn could have lasted 10 whole years.  That's eons in the business world!  In the Bush-Obama period, I'm starting to see how it is possible.



Here's to hoping that this economic malaise won't be overshadowed by a major war....