CHEERING ON THE DICTATORS: At least they’re not Bush.

UPDATE: I suppose it’s worth pointing out that Bill Keller’s economic points are as weak as his political claims: “US currency notched up its 11th consecutive day of gains – its longest uninterrupted rise in more than 35 years – as markets became increasingly convinced that the US was best-placed to weather the global downturn.” Yet according to Keller we’re the globe’s economic basket case. Good grief. Oh, well, if Obama’s elected everything will be sunshine at the Times.