The vapidity of cable news, part 938

MSNBC anchor: "The futures markets are about as low as they've been in a long time. We'll stand by to see if they rebound on what the president says."

I am trying to imagine what George Bush could possibly say, other than "Wake up, America! You were just having a nightmare . . . " that would make us feel better about all this.

Comments

And you do realize that Bush and Greenspan are the main ones responsible, right? And Bill Clinton is to blame too.

Posted by Joe Klein's conscience | March 17, 2008 10:14 AM

Maybe he just needs to grab a bullhorn and say it. People seemed to like it when he did that.

Posted by Brittain33 | March 17, 2008 10:20 AM

I am trying to imagine what George Bush could possibly say, other than "Wake up, America! You were just having a nightmare . . . " that would make us feel better about all this.

Buy signal.

Posted by Charlie (Colorado) | March 17, 2008 10:26 AM

How 'bout, "Don't worry America, I'm out in 308 days and counting!"

Posted by DSG | March 17, 2008 11:50 AM