"Basically we might default on our loans—again—sending the economy into a tailspin."

VHAT? I don't think we've ever defaulted on our loans. Have we??

"A ghastly bush crash in Tennessee."

The ghastly bushes were heading over to Dollywood to get set up for the Burlap & Satan Fright Night when two of them collided. The giant pink mustaches affixed to the bushes caught fire under the impact. Ghastly wails radiated out of them as the fire quickly spread from bush to kindling-like bush. At press time, Dolly Parton hadn't issued a statement.

We've not defaulted, but we've come to the precipice before, which is what I was getting at.

Notable about the precipice dangling is that last time the credit rating of the good ol' USofA got downgraded.

LET'S DO IT AGAIN! WAHOO!