Going the e-mail rounds.

Seat in church


A few minutes before the church services started, the congregation was sitting in their pews and talking.


Suddenly, Satan appeared at the front of the church.


Everyone started screaming and running for the front entrance, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from evil incarnate.


Soon the church was empty except for one elderly cowboy who sat calmly in his pew without moving, seemingly oblivious to the fact that God's ultimate enemy was in his presence..


So Satan walked up to the man and said, 'Do you know who I am?'


The old cowboy replied, 'Yep, sure do.'


'Aren't you afraid of me?' Satan asked.


'Nope, sure ain't.' said the cowboy.


'Don't you realize I can kill you with one word?' asked Satan.


'Don't doubt it for a minute,' returned the old man, in an even tone.


'Did you know that I can cause you profound, horrifying AGONY for all eternity?' persisted Satan.


'Yep,' was the calm reply.


'And you are still not afraid?' asked Satan.


'Nope,' said the old cowboy.


More than a little perturbed, Satan asked, 'Why aren't you afraid of me?'


The old cowboy calmly replied,


'Been married to your sister for 48 years.

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The cartoon is so replete with historical error that it is difficult to know where to begin. But let me just ask, why have we had low inflation, some would say deflation, for the last five years while the Federal Reserve has pumped billions of dollars into the economy? We are not in a "great depression" rather than the "great recession" we are in because the Federal Reserve knew how to deal with the issue. A national government's economy is not like a family's or a state government because it is the only entity that does print the money. Foreign governments, businesses and individuals (as well as Americans) continue to buy US Treasury b onds because they have faith in this government's stability, even in bad economic times.