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The New Republic asks whether McCain suspending his campaign is putting Country First or a cynical tactic. This is my reply:

McCain's campaign was going down in flames as the Collapse and Depression II moved front and center. Who cares what an admitted economic illiterate has to say about the economy? A Debate about foreign policy cannot be limited to non-economy matters. It takes Dollars to maintain an Empire.

This is an opportunity for McCain to claim the key role in saving the country. It fits perfectly into his life's "Hero" Script.

Our problem is that if he holds the Key to our Salvation, the Almighty better arrive in a big hurry.

Unfortunately this also fits the "Emergency, Chaos, We are Postponing the Election" scenario.

Also, Obama knows nothing about the Collapse of Empire. No one alive today does. The last time this happened the Eastern and the Western portions of the Roman Empire separated. One had hard money. The other did not. The one with hard money lasted another 1000 years.

Bear in mind:

No election, no legitimate Federal Government. The degree of legitimacy we afford it depends entirely on the choices you and I make.

A worthless dollar, if worthless here at home, means no SS payments, no pay for the military, no pay for Federal Law enforcement. Voila. The thugs are unemployed.

Effective government devolves to the State level, where the Constitution proclaims it belongs. How will we respond when law and law enforcement are entirely up to the States, when what little is left at the Federal level just mouths empty exhortations? That too is up to you and to me. The first challenge is with what local currency do we enter into transactions with each other.

Welcome to a world of personal choice and personal responsibility. When you take back your country you really do get to make some big decisions.
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