abstract:In Irish mythology, the Badb (Old Irish, ) or Badhbh (Modern Irish, )—meaning "crow"—was a war goddess who took the form of a crow, and was thus sometimes known as Badb Catha ("battle crow"). She often caused fear and confusion among soldiers in order to move the tide of battle to her favoured side.
As the debt ceiling talks resemble a bad B-movie, we are viewing what may be the collapse of socialism as leaders are bungling the management of the country.