Here are comments from a guy in silicon valley who is more optimistic than I am about the future. I tend to think that the Democrats are correct that they have finally succeeded in killing capitalism. This guy thinks Washington's social engineering schemes of raising the price of oil to save the planet, and establishing the right for all Americans to be provided a home are at an end now, and that capitalism will come back. I hope so.

http://pajamasmedia.com/edgelings/2008/10/03/the-end-of-an-era/