jim leftwich

A Measure of Wednesday



1.

world emerged
turn.
even as
began to
on





these note.

was down
that could
corporations—





in a speech
warned Mr. weak.



but this
back.






the last
and
the economy.





a measure of Wednesday,
survey dropped to
reading



there can be no
Frequency



2.

warned
toward
the armed need



to challenges.
away
of hope





the have been
will slow.





the labor consumer Inflation drop
although much
I remain by the measures





few return to functioning
speech
the adaptability and innovation



crisis, the aggressively.

waiting too long
intervention itself
on household and
situation
will not stand


the firm
from the
absorb firm

consequently,





3.

it is possible
may be about
has been not
those problems





what, then,
of the likely to slump

in this was
this during

the country in a long time.



the dead
will probably be lower

a full decade already,

and lower than its last few decades





4.

are of system an plan

crises said as
as fit they for arise
purpose in for a
the better, modern more





we need
coordinated
the world. emerging
earlier to persuade
rethink?





5.

failed. Others
this is the story of how



offered enormous
no market specific posed
—and if so, how?



in that present
committee of financial
crisis. Another today.



it cut no one
once the was for less
became the accepted all.



[to attempt was that said]
director of the the
for them and it



in the being
I thought it was
with other chaos

stood as
declined to be

since the values, accelerated



Wednesday, October 15, 2008