Bush's Sub-Prime Moment

If Katrina only crippled Bush in the compassion department, I'm thinking this shot should finish him.  (And watch out for the bull!)

I can imagine they're embarrassed as hell, but it's just remarkable Prez and the financial SWAT team would actually be grinning like idiots in front of the visual press while the financial system is bleeding out.  What else can you make of this but: "Good job, Brownie Paulson!"  and "Good job, Brownie Bernanke!"

Before the Coke is all gone, break out the bourbon!

image from: Bush Supports Fed’s Actions, but Critics Quickly Find Fault (NYT)
How to Make a Perfect Bourbon and Coke (wikihow)

(image: Stephen Crowley/The New York Times.  March 17, 2008.  Washington.  nytimes.com)

Comments

[black dog barking]

St Patty's Day, nice tie Mr President. Good idea to kick off the economic summit with archival footage from the window ledges of Wall Street, 1929. People sure dressed funny back then. Not gonna have *that* problem today — can't find a window that opens in modern buildings. Got a phone call in to Bandar Bush, problem solved, time to unwind. Perhaps a bit of celebration, no?

Who can forget St Patty's Day five years ago? Those were heady times.

Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised.

And —

The danger is clear: using chemical, biological or, one day, nuclear weapons, obtained with the help of Iraq, the terrorists could fulfill their stated ambitions and kill thousands or hundreds of thousands of innocent people in our country, or any other.

We made sure the "hundreds of thousands of innocent people" died in one of the *other* countries, didn't we? Heckuva job Bushie! Nice tie, too.

[weisseharre]

'Bush Supports Fed’s Actions, but Critics Quickly Find Fault' (NYT)
'Dalai Lama Threatens to Quit Over Protests But he doesn't tell protesters to stop the violence'(ABC Finds Fault)
Asked how others could participate in abuses without reservation: "They're more patriotic, withall."

[gasho]

The guy on the far left is giving it all away. He's smiling with the group, but looks like he's about to crumble and sob out loud.

Someone in the room made a funny and bush is taking the opportunity to expand the joyous moment into full blown laughter - thinking this will provide a positive image and make the whole crisis seem under control. Another Bullshit-Bandaid Solution© from team Bush.

Bag - Great catch with the buffalo (bullish thought bubble) catch!!

[Books Alive]

gasho, that's Secretary Mike Leavitt, of the Dept of Health and Human Services.

Maybe the guy's really got a heart!

http://www.hhs.gov/secretary/

[Dean at work]

but it's just remarkable Prez and the financial SWAT team would actually be grinning like idiots in front of the visual press while the financial system is bleeding out.

And why shouldn't they? They aren't bleeding and it's not as though our "News" media will hold this gang to blame for anything. Have they ever?

[MonsieurGonzo]

“ Don't Bogart that Bailout, My Friend ~ Pass it Over to Me ”

Rolllllll. . . another one
Just like, the other one;
You've been, hanging on to it
And I sure would, like a hit.

Don't bogart that bailout, my friend
{giggle} Pass it over to me

Rolllllll. . . another one
Just like {giggle ~ giggle} the other one;
That one's burned, to the end
So come on and, Be A Real Friend.

YouTube => William Burroughs covers Jim Morrison

[DC]

The guy at the far left is Chris Cox, head of the SEC. He should know that laughing is that thing these clowns should be doing. History is drowning W's legacy.