"Jackson Pollock Economics"

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from The Ryskind Sketchbook

He's giving no quarter.

The politics of change seems like politics of old, just more expensive. Deficit spending will no longer be called "mortgaging our children’s future.” It will now be referred to as “investment.” Pork-barrel spending will be called “stimulus,” earmarks will be called “targeted stimulus,” and welfare checks will be called "tax cuts."

Hey, look, the market just dropped 300 points– I’m sorry, "made a 300 point correction."



Update: Jon Stewart sees it similarly.

Curtsy: CMR