The more things change, the more they stay the same

From the "Déjà vu all over again" file

"Inflation, the apparent inability of the country to solve its economic problems, and a foreboding that the energy crisis will mean a permanent step backward for the nation's standard of living have made inroads into Americans' confidence, expectations, and aspirations...."

From a recent op-ed or commentary in TIME, NEWSWEEK or the Wall Street Journal?

Nope. It's from a 1975 New York Times survey, as summarized by Howard Zinn in A People's History of the United States. (The chapter is posted online here.)

When it comes to politics, the media, politicians, and the dolts who elect and reelect them, Yogi Berra was right.... "It's déjà vu all over again."