Occupy Wall Street plans to put "tens of thousands" into Wall Street tomorrow to shut it down. They are going to show the big bad banks and brokerages what's what. This is exciting news for progressives.

Today, losses in bank stocks led the market down again, hitting stocks in general. It's a good thing you and I don't have any money in those banks, isn't it? Oh, wait, we do?

Well, at least our retirement funds are not invested in stocks and bonds, right? Oh, wait, they are?

Pension funds, too? Really.

At least those of us in non-profits don't have to worry about an impact on donations? Oh, oh, not that, too!

And nobody we know is trying to start a new business or expand a business or get a job at a company owned by filthy stockholders and managed by rich people. What, you know such people?

Well, in any event, the "1 percent" are going to have to pay more. What's that, they already pay 38 percent of the total income taxes the Feds get? And, as a result of the recession the numbers of millionaires and billionaires is going down--39 percent between 2007 and this year?

Are you trying to say that we're all in this together? Do tell.

I suppose the next thing you'll say is that attacking banks and rich people per se isn't smart policy.

Ah, but is it smart politics?