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John McCain: The Budget Policy of an Underpants Gnome!
Posted on July 07, 2008
Cr--! Robert Pear of the New York Times called, looking for asoundbite on McCain's budget policy. I blathered on, while the perfect soundbite was waiting in my email inbox, unread.It was: Underpants Gnomes.You all remember the plan of the Underpants Gnomes from South Park:Collect underpants.?Profit!That's the perfect analogy for John McCain's budget policy:Cut taxes and spend more on the military.?Balanced budget!!Memo to self: read email from persons known to be witty before talking to reporters, not after...Let's see if Pear's story is up yet...Yes. Ah, nice informative lead that tells it s...
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