Of course, the most comical spectacle of all was Alan Greenspan's attempt to steal the spotlight. During his media blitz to promote his new book, he simultaneously disclaimed any responsibility for the problems we are now facing while forecasting that both inflation and interest rates would eventually rise to double digit levels. He even admitted on "60 Minutes" that he personally had already diversified his own assets out of the U.S. dollar.  I guess it's fairly easy to read the writing on the wall when you are the one with the spray paint. Greenspan sowed the wind. Unfortunately the entire nation is about to reap the whirlwind.