A fly in the oil ointment

Parents who have ever read Mike McClintock’s “A FLY WENT BY” to their children probably didn’t realize it, but they pretty accurately were explaining the great economic downturn that has gripped America these past few years.

For those not in the know, in the young children’s book a fly thinks it is being chased by a frog that is being chased by a cat that thinks its being chased by a dog that thinks, well, you get the idea. Every action triggers a reaction that starts another action.

Just like the economic crisis that began in 2007.