Comments on: Shorter Michael Gerson

By: John Dickerson

John Dickerson — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:16:46 +0000

What a dick! Is he gay? I hope not!

By: Lesly

Lesly — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:57:30 +0000

Shorter, shorter Gerson: “I need a hairstyle.”

By: actor212

actor212 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:19:44 +0000

(Sure, I could have waxed on in a more erudite fashion, but no thanks.)

Now show me Sand Da Flor!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:19:40 +0000

Megan McArdle said it’s okay if the dollar crashes because “90% of our production [is] bought and sold domestically.” And then she says, “What am I missing.?”

God Herself doesn’t have time to answer that question.

By: J—

J— — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:52:39 +0000

Gerson’s column has a strong authoritarian undercurrent, with its insistence that deference must be given proposals made by the president or presidential candidates (in the event that these show the Super Plus Maverickality displayed by the current president) because only kookery comes from Congress.

By: FlipYrWhig

FlipYrWhig — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:08:18 +0000

I’ve never seen anyone after the age of 5 with that stupid haircut.

Worst. Tony Hawk poser. Ever.

By: Baron Von Moneypants

Baron Von Moneypants — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:01:10 +0000

Won't someone think of the Cheneys?

By: OB-GYN Kenobi

OB-GYN Kenobi — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:58:17 +0000

That dude approached me in an airport bathroom. And he was f’n creepy, too.

By: Strider

Strider — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:56:27 +0000

He needs a total makeover. His current look screams “Please punch me in the face!”

By: tata

tata — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:38:12 +0000

I too hate waxing.

By: WereBear

WereBear — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:36:33 +0000

BTW, I’d like to note, once again, that the intention of the bailout isn’t to preserve rich Wall St. assholes’ lifestyles. It’s to ease up the credit crunch and help keep businesses going so hundreds of thousands of people don’t lose their jobs and so the stock market doesn’t finally plunge down to 0.

I would love to believe you, but it does not jibe with Paulson's testimony that if we do not sweeten the deal enough, some of the people threatened with meltdown will refuse to join. So just how damn urgent and scary and oooga-booga is it?

By: heydave

heydave — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:23:20 +0000

What a fucking asshole.

(Sure, I could have waxed on in a more erudite fashion, but no thanks.)

By: Susan of Texas

Susan of Texas — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:20:39 +0000

Megan McArdle said it's okay if the dollar crashes because "90% of our production [is] bought and sold domestically." And then she says, "What am I missing.?" Her shit cracks me up.

By: MzNicky

MzNicky — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:02:11 +0000

Yes, that would be the one. Crazy, huh?

By: MaineMan

MaineMan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:42:03 +0000

MzNicky -

Would that be the same stock market that, for the past dozen years or so, has posted some of its biggest one-day gains on the news that some major corporation or other has downsized or off-shored another umpty-thousand jobs? That one?

By: jim

jim — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:37:57 +0000

A sitting president normally must accept the boring constraints of real-world choices

- but heck, why not stick with BushCo’s metamorphosis / levitation / immortality / magic-spirit approach? It’s working out SO well right now, after all! Oh, & I’m NOT exaggerating here, either: these are the folks who say “we create our own reality” with a straight face – & the trouble is, they’ve bought into their own horseshit. They’re so committed to it now that the only way they’re going to be looking the gift-horse in the mouth is if the gift-horse does a 180.

it is President Bush and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, by proposing the massive government purchase of bad debt, who have assumed the mantle of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Must’ve missed the chapter in my history books where FDR forked over circa a TRILLION FUCKING DOLLARS to the snake-oil brigade in late 1929 …shitsicles.

Worst. Analogy. Ever.

By: MzNicky

MzNicky — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:25:31 +0000

Obama, who pledged to bridge partisan divisions, is running one of the most liberal campaigns in American history.

Yes, and it’s about damn time someone did. I’m sick to death of these criminals continuing to use “liberal” as if it’s a dirty word. Fuck ‘em all.

BTW, I’d like to note, once again, that the intention of the bailout isn’t to preserve rich Wall St. assholes’ lifestyles. It’s to ease up the credit crunch and help keep businesses going so hundreds of thousands of people don’t lose their jobs and so the stock market doesn’t finally plunge down to 0.

By: actor212

actor212 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:53:34 +0000

Dammit! Clicky link

By: actor212

actor212 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:53:12 +0000

El Cid:

,a href=”http://www.cco.net/~trufax/general/bush_family_paraguay_hideaway_up.html”>Sadly, yes he is

Ok, not so sadly.

By: purvis ames

purvis ames — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:40:42 +0000

My favorite quote from Gerson’s maunderings: “Mankind perishes. The world grows dark. McCain calls for a review board.” And Obama too. What’s the matter with these people? Damn the torpedoes! Just fork over the 700 billion right now or you will be eternally damned!