Yet another Perkypants outburst of optimism amidst the nihilism

Christina Romer, head of the White House’s economic advice council says she is “incredibly confident” the US economy will recover within 12 months.

Is there no end to these Happyfaces who insist we are not facing TEOTWAWKI? Don’t they understand that Disaster Chic is what’s going on and that optimism is so not welcome.

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