It's over — we're officially, royally fucked.
It's time to admit it: We're fools, protagonists in a kind of gruesome comedy about the marriage of greed and stupidity.
The most galling thing about this financial crisis is that so many Wall Street types think they actually deserve not only their huge bonuses and lavish lifestyles but the awesome political power their own mistakes have left them in possession of. When challenged, they talk about how hard they work, the 90-hour weeks, the stress, the failed marriages, the hemorrhoids and gallstones they all get before they hit 40.
