If it is indeed the case that he was predicting an imminent crash 3 years ago (according the previous post, at least) then we was NOT a smart man three years ago.

My comment was tongue in cheek and the implication is that someone is smart when they agree with you, and a fool when they don’t.

In addition, I was not debating with you regarding the end of the bubble and if it is possible to predict the end – I happen to agree with you. I was, however, making a comment in reply to a post that stated that the author predicting an *imminent* crash 3 years ago.