[quote=gandalf]I hope the GOP regains their senses, serve as a check-and-balance on Dem rule. We need everyone at the table — with all their faculties and for the right reasons. Unfortunately, republicans are just lost at sea right now.
Thread-jack, anybody buying gold these days? Currency concerns?
Wen Jiabao, China’s prime minister, issued a veiled warning to America yesterday to maintain control over its economy in the latest sign the global economic crisis is testing the most important bilateral relationship in the world.
In forthright remarks on the intertwined nature of US and Chinese finances, Wen told a news conference he was “worried” about Beijing’s holdings of American government debt. Analysts believe China has $1trn (£716bn) of US treasury bills in its coffers, implying a delicate balance between two powers whose fortunes are interlinked.
Keep in mind this is after we were caught spying on them and just before that Hillary was over there with hat in hand looking for handouts.
