As the Great Fire burned through their capital, investors bowed their heads and said their prayers: ‘Please God, spare me…and I will be happy with what I’ve got.” And lo! A host of smoke jumpers came down from the heavens. Investors turned their faces to the sky and thought they saw angels. And there was the archangels Gordon Brown and Henry Paulson leading the flock. Suddenly, the wind died down…and the fiery furnace calmed. ‘Hallelujah,’ they said…and bought some more stocks!…
October 20th, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 2 comments | Continued
