Is anybody watching the SFRC hearings about foreign policy and the global economical crisis

[Mass]

Not really reassuring..

http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/2009/hrg090325p.html

Here is the opening statement.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2009/03/kerry_warns_of.html

[wisteria]

1. These are certainly frightening times.

I choose to remain optimistic since I have a stake in a good recovery. Perhaps the US still has enough respect in the world that other countries will be willing to listen to and follow our examples.

[MBS]

2. photo of George Soros testifying , on Daily Dish. .

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/03/face-of-the--18.html

caption:

George Soros, Chairman, Soros Fund Management and Open Society, testifies before US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry on 'Foreign Policy and the Global Economic Crisis' March 25, 2009, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC. By Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty.