This is what failure looks like

We had one or two things to say about the current state of the U.S. economy. Here's a summary, for those of you who don't peruse the political blogs every day.

1. This is what failure looks like:


2. This is also what failure looks like:


3. This is what our government failing us looks like:


In short, we are failing. What is our government doing, you say?



Oh that's right. They're on vacation.