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Bush Gambles Left US Broke; McCain's Could Kill Us

Palin choice shows Mac is just as willing to roll dice—but now's not the time for that

By Gabriel Winant,  Newser User

Posted Oct 2, 2008 12:02 PM CDT

(Newser) – With Wall Street unraveling, Roger Cohen writes in the New York Times, we should remember who taught America all about incautious betting: President Bush, “the first person to reprice risk on the basis it no longer existed.” The Iraq war was a gamble...   Read full story »

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