Strange times

These are strange times. A REPUBLICAN president has led the charge for a government bail-out (uhhhh.........W-H-A-T-?-?-?-?) of greedy mortgage companies and even greedier mortgagees; we are fighting wars in two different countries and THREATEN to make war on more yet; the mortgage crisis has led to a general collapse of the economy and the whole thing has created a situation where the political party that institutionalized racism, the Democrats, has nominated an African-American candidate and it looks like he'll WIN!

Strange times!

If you're not religious, this is a good time to get to know Jesus, that's for sure! If I didn't know better, I'd say the four horsemen of the apocalypse are riding away with things about now and it won't be long before things get really rough around here!

Revelation 6

1I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, "Come!" 2I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest. 3When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" 4Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword. 5When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. 6Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's wages, and three quarts of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!"
7When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!" 8I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth."

Hmmmm......war, soaring food prices and failing economies, and extensive death tolls from war, famine, and disease......

Sounds like 2008, actually!