If something cannot go on forever

it must stop -- Herb Stein



According to the U.S. national debt clock the outstanding public debt as of 24 Nov. 2008 at 10:43:09 PM GMT is:

$10,667,356,322,960.55

(when flocke checked on Nov. 19 it was about $6,938,468,488 less )

Squanderville and Thriftville

-- Warren Buffett explains the trade deficit