Compare and Contrast

It's like deja vu all over again:

THEN
"The fundamental business of the country, that is production and distribution of commodities, is on a sound and prosperous basis."- President Herbert Hoover, in a press conference on October 30, 1929, the day following the Stock Market Crash, on the eve of the Great Depression
NOW
"Our economy I think, still, the fundamentals of our economy are strong."- Candidate for president, John McCain, on September 15, 2008, the day the stock market lost 500 points, on the eve of something bad that will eventually be the Clenis' fault

Discuss.

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