Quote Of The Day (When The President Speaks, You Know He's Going To Say Something Stupid)

“I want to thank you, Mr. Secretary, for working over the weekend.”

This is the praise Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson received from GW yesterday during a meeting to discuss the ever growing economic crisis in this country and the Bear Sterns government bailout.

As the former head of Goldman Sachs, did Mr. Paulson hope that entering the government sector, even as the head of Treasury, would finally give him the spare time he needed to improve his golf swing? Just curious.

Coming from an administration that covets its time off (GW has spent 452 days of his presidency at the Crawford ranch), is it any wonder that someone so high up in the government should be noticed, and publicly lauded, for coming into the office during off hours? Of course not.

And seeing as how GW wasted no words praising Michael “let them drink piss water” Brown for doing “a heck of a job” following the Katrina disaster, it’s easy, though tragic, to understand why, two and one half years later, people are still living in trailers and are now suffering a whole host of illnesses for their troubles.

Quote of the Day, Part II

"You've [Paulson] shown the country and the world that the United States is on top of the situation."

This quote followed the quote above and is memorable in its absurdity.

Putting the two quotes together makes me wonder: Is the United States “on top of the situation” because the Treasury Secretary worked over the weekend? If so, we’re in a crapload of trouble.

Bush has been out of touch on every crisis that has hit this country. Perhaps we need him and his cabinet to take even more time off. Who knows how much more damage could have been inflicted had he and his staff been at the helm full-time?