The "Fundamentals" Of A McBush Presidency genre: Econ-Recon & Polispeak & Tongue-In-Cheek
Every now and then, one encounters words of utter clarity. Such is the case with Paul Krugman's observations in the aftermath of John McCain's infamous statement, "The fundamentals of our economy are strong".
Aha. I'm gathering, from my reading here and there, that most people don't know that Herbert Hoover famously declared that the "fundamental business of the country" was sound. (Can it be "famously" if most people don't know it? Never mind.)
That partly explains why Republicans seem eerily compelled to echo Hoover; they don't know what it makes them sound like.
Of course, Hooverism without the word fundamental would still be, um, fundamentally the same.
The only thing I can add to Krugman's astute observation is the following tongue-in-cheek graphic, which takes this and this into consideration.
Tagged as: 2008 Election, Economics, George W. Bush, Herbert Hoover, John McCain
Daniel DiRito | September 22, 2008 | 6:55 PM
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1 On September 23, 2008 at 3:33 AM, HopeDarby wrote —
Ahh, won't this be great? A Hooverized Bushalike and his trophy dimwit galpal. Just what every country needs.
Great site, I hope you don't mind if I stay awhile =)
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