Matt Yglesias

Won’t Get Fooled Again

Alex Tabarrok reminds us that when the Bush administration warns there’s a dire crisis that requires immediate action, all decent people put partisanship aside and do what’s right for the country:

A joke belongs here but of course the image is already funny.

21 Responses to “Won’t Get Fooled Again”

1. pdq Says:
   September 22nd, 2008 at 9:31 am

   Well, that’s it- we should give them $700 billion with no strings attached.

   Only a fool — or possibly a Frenchman — could conclude otherwise.

2. radon chong Says:
   September 22nd, 2008 at 9:49 am

   We don’t want the smoking gun to come in the form of a mushroom deficit.

3. Luke Says:
   September 22nd, 2008 at 9:53 am

   “Now is not the time for partisanship” is functionally equivalent to “I’m not a racist, but” in terms of the forthcoming negation of the original clause.

   Now is not the time for partisanship; now is the time to do something that only Republicans will like.

4. nukev Says:
   September 22nd, 2008 at 9:59 am

   Priceless. ya gotta love photosnark

5. Mike in MI Says:
   September 22nd, 2008 at 10:19 am

   The Fed will be greeted as “regulators”.
   The bailout will pay for itself.
   Morgan Stanley has obtained yellowcake CDOs.

6. Comment Says:
   September 22nd, 2008 at 10:22 am

   Powell’s charts at the UN were such a joke – so why isn’t
   Powell a total joke now?

   Why is Powell still ’serious’ and ‘grown up’?

   He was at this forum recently with other Secs of State an
   d he accidently said Georgia started the war with
   Russia = Frank Sesno looked like he was gonna have a
   heart attack until Powell clarified that Russia was
   soley to blame

7. Bob Oso Says:
   September 22nd, 2008 at 11:52 am

   “As you know, you bailout with the taxpayer money you have, not the taxpayer money you might want or wish you had a later time.”

8. Why oh why Says:
   September 22nd, 2008 at 12:24 pm

   All investment banks have been defeated, and only a few terrorist hedge funds remain in the city. Mission accomplished!

9. W Action Says:
   September 22nd, 2008 at 12:25 pm

   “Now, imagine this Post-It note represents my integrity. And let’s say the Manhattan phone book on the table next to me represents all the service men and women killed, wounded, stop-lossed or ripped from their families because of my lack of character….”

10. Doodette Says:
    September 22nd, 2008 at 12:35 pm

    For those of you mentioning the “French” disparagingly, I can only assume you don’t like women. Or art. Or good food.

    If you’re a woman and you travel to France, the older you are the more respect you get.

    The French refuse to eat bad or over-processed food. They refuse to be worked to death — they killed THEIR kings. The Germans taught all of Europe that colonizing wars are No Damn Fun; they don’t want any of that pie any more.

    THEY DON’T TAX ARTISTS! They know that arts and media are the largest industries in the world, and bring in masses of money. If you draw on napkins at the table and give them to your waiter, he will sneak in another bottle of wine. If you are seen drawing at the train station, the French will carry your luggage.

    If you don’t like the French I’ll bet you’re one of those Americans I don’t want to be seen with in Paris, because you’re just too embarrassing. If you’re bellowing you can’t find a cheeseburger when you are surrounded by pate, fine cheese and wine, heavenly bread and cornichons — GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM.

11. Art Says:
    September 22nd, 2008 at 2:03 pm

    “Will someone please take this and put some lipstick on that bailout pig………er, I mean plan. Bailout plan. Yeah, that’s it.”

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