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McCain’s Economic Plan

by John Cole|  October 4, 20089:32 am| 12 Comments

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This had me laughing out loud:


McCain’s Economic Plan For Nation: ‘Everyone Marry A Beer Heiress’

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  1. 1.

    harlana pepper

    October 4, 2008 at 9:49 am

    Well, shit, if the repubes won’t let me marry a girl, I am shit out of luck on this one!

  2. 2.

    Stuck in the Fun House

    October 4, 2008 at 9:57 am

    Teh Onion rocks!

  3. 3.

    Dennis - SGMM

    October 4, 2008 at 10:00 am

    That’s pretty funny. This isn’t:

    Paulson Moves On to Nuts and Bolts of Rescue
    Secretary Begins With Search to Tap Expertise of Leading Wall Street Firms

    That’s the title of an article in this morning’s WaPo.

    The article goes on to mention that there may be conflicts of interest but don’t worry because Treasury spokeswoman Michele Davis said the department plans to develop and publish guidance on "how to manage any conflicts."

    Yep, it will all work out just fine:

    Besides hiring five to 10 asset managers, Paulson is seeking a top executive to oversee the program with the rank of assistant secretary of the Treasury as well as about two dozen bankers, lawyers and accountants.

    Yes, I know that Paulson has to hire people who are knowledgeable about Wall Street. I just wonder why he couldn’t find people who are knowledgeable without being in it up to their assholes. This seems like hiring arsonists to put out a fire.

  4. 4.

    The Glorious People's Pantload of Studliness

    October 4, 2008 at 10:01 am

    This DKos Diary is excellent news! ! ! For Hillary! ! !*

    (Whatever happened to those PUMAs, anyway? I’m assuming some sort of plastic-bag/Cindy-McCain-cocktail sort of mass extinction…?)

    *Apologies to Idiotic

  5. 5.

    S.G.E.W.

    October 4, 2008 at 10:14 am

    Apologies to Idiotic

    Idiotic’s preternatural posting will be the thing I will miss most about Hillary Clinton’s presidential run. That and Sinbad.

    Sinbad/Palin 2012!

  6. 6.

    Bill Herbert

    October 4, 2008 at 10:14 am

    Nice. Can I get mine without the barbiturate addiction and a little less mascara?

  7. 7.

    S.G.E.W.

    October 4, 2008 at 10:24 am

    @Bill Herbert: You go to bed with the beer heiress you have, not the one you wish you had.

  8. 8.

    Stuck in the Fun House

    October 4, 2008 at 10:26 am

    I just wonder why he couldn’t find people who are knowledgeable without being in it up to their assholes

    I have predicted and will continue to predict, that we will rue the day this particular "rescue" plan was enacted. The only rescue will be for GWB’s and Hanky Panky Paulson to save their buddies. Maybe it will avert the credit freeze that could devastate average Americans, for awhile. However, by the time Obama takes office, the Bushies will have set the "Plan" in concrete for much of the money going into the pockets of those who caused this problem and not to reforming the system. We will be back at this in fairly short order, and will have to borrow more cash to grease the rails of trickle down bullshit. Meanwhile, the sweaty rich stockbroker class will be catching rays on a sunny Cayman Beach.

  9. 9.

    Davebo

    October 4, 2008 at 11:29 am

    Obama Promises To Stop America’s Shitty Jobs From Going Overseas

  10. 10.

    colleeniem

    October 4, 2008 at 12:23 pm

    OT–as always.
    Listen to this weeks edition of "This American Life." It’s just as enlightening as "The Giant Pool of Money."

  11. 11.

    Comrade Stooleo

    October 4, 2008 at 12:42 pm

    this had me in tears.

  12. 12.

    shmo

    October 4, 2008 at 2:18 pm

    If I leave my email address here, could you have a beer heiress contact me by Monday? I need to experience economic recovery asap. Thank you.

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