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September 17, 2008
Egad, yet another economic crisis!
According to leading economist Greg Mankiw, this situation looks serious:
And there's the usual scary headline to go with it: Economists Warn Anti-Bush Merchandise Market Close To Collapse Not to be a nay-saying pooh-pooher (and yes I do realize that people will be losing businesses and jobs) but just for once, can't we please just let the market take care of these things? While Glenn Reynolds hasn't specifically weighed in on the Anti-Bush Merchandise Market collapse, yesterday he asked a good question: How many bailouts is too many?I don't know, but we have to draw the line somwhere, and I just don't see why the government has to bail out the Anti-Bush Merchandise Market. Besides, no matter what the government does, the fact is that Bush will be out of office soon, and the market won't exist. It would take a coup to save it (and even that would have to be followed by an extremely benevolent, dissent-tolerant Bush dictatorship). I'm no economist, but I predict that this time, the Democrats won't support such messing around in the marketplace. UPDATE: My thanks to Glenn Reynolds for the link, and a warm welcome to all! As I'm no economist (nor am I particularly economical), I especially welcome economical opinions -- such as the one below from Peter Ingemi: Considering the hysterical reactions from people on the net and even from some people I know I'm sure the new anti-Palin market will more than make up for it.That's probably called "transitioning" to a new market or something. Maybe reinventing. There has to be a technical phrase.... Come on, help me out. And while I'm at it, will someone please explain what Glenn means when he asks whether it's "TIME FOR ANOTHER BAILOUT?" Coming as it does on the heels of yesterday's "How many bailouts is too many?" I'm left with the feeling that Glenn Reynolds might be hedging his bets. What's really going on? Is he holding onto his anti-Bush merchandising stocks in the hope of that last minute Bush coup that's been promised for years by Ted Rall, Chris Hedges, and others? Which others? How about libertarians in deadly sneakers? Or might Glenn be waiting for the right opportunity to sell short? Not to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but at times like this, can we really be too careful? MORE: Let's not forget about the total all-American classics that many of these merchandisers have in stock, and which never go out of style. Like this:
No matter what your preference, if you're a rabid activist, it can always be displayed with pride. posted by Eric on 09.17.08 at 10:54 AM
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8 years, and no one noticed the little blurb at the bottom of the packages, either: "All proceeds go to the Republican National Party" Orion · September 17, 2008 05:38 PM Considering the hysterical reactions from people on the net and even from some people I know I'm sure the new anti-Palin market will more than make up for it. peter Ingemi · September 17, 2008 05:53 PM Technical term? How's "Too big to fail"? cenzo · September 17, 2008 11:16 PM The Onion is great! Reminds me of that "I'm totally psyched to have an abortion" spoof they did years ago and serious folks picked it up and ran with it thinking The Onion was a real news outlet. Travis D · September 18, 2008 09:41 AM Post a comment
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The existence of such a market itself proves that :
a) Bush is not dissent-crushing 'Hitler' that leftists make him out to be.
b) The economy is strong enough to permit the purchase of such frivolous items.
So the presence of such a market itself shows that Bush runs a free and prosperous society.
Someone should make a T-shirt of this superb and funny picture. It will give leftists vein-popping strokes.