RUSH: Mort Th'Zuckerman is back with another piece of writing, this time in the Wall Street Journal about the regime. His piece today is entitled: "The End of American Optimism," which he defines in the first paragraph. This is fascinating to see what Mort Th'Zuckerman considers to be optimistic. Listen to this opener: "Our brief national encounter with optimism is now well and truly over. We have had the greatest fiscal and monetary stimulus in modern times. We have had a whole series of programs...

RUSH: Mort Th'Zuckerman is back with another piece of writing, this time in the Wall Street Journal about the regime. His piece today is entitled: "The End of American Optimism," which he defines in the first paragraph. This is fascinating to see what Mort Th'Zuckerman considers to be optimistic. Listen to this opener: "Our brief national encounter with optimism is now well and truly over. We have had the greatest fiscal and monetary stimulus in modern times. We have had a whole series of programs...

RUSH: Mort Th'Zuckerman is back with another piece of writing, this time in the Wall Street Journal about the regime. His piece today is entitled: "The End of American Optimism," which he defines in the first paragraph. This is fascinating to see what Mort Th'Zuckerman considers to be optimistic. Listen to this opener: "Our brief national encounter with optimism is now well and truly over. We have had the greatest fiscal and monetary stimulus in modern times. We have had a whole series of programs...

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