This morning I'd planned on bringing you Jolly Follies, Pt. 2, which is now two days overdue, but I just couldn't resist this historical gem:
"America, I would like to show you this awesome picture of a big horsey."
What's that, you'd like some context? The above picture is of Still-President Bush announcing this morning's $17.4 billion bailout of Detroit, and he's doing so standing beneath a painting of Teddy Roosevelt, who, if you can't tell, is about to reach into his back pocket and pull out a yellow card.
We've discussed TR before, but suffice it to say here that the man's feelings towards big business could be likened to, say, your feelings towards a three-day-old egg salad sandwich. Which makes the juxtaposition of these two men in this instance particularly ridiculous.
What were the Bush PR bumpkins thinking!? Anyone capable of drawing a historical 'parallel' between these two men would instantly get that one struck honest-to-goodness fear into the hearts of monopolistic and mismanaging men, and the other strikes fear into the heart of maybe a veggie quesadilla. One man brought the term "trust-busting" into the world, the other offered, "I'm a commander guy." One man would have walked into Detroit and left carrying an electric car under each arm, the other just gave them $17.4 billion and politely asked them to keep the change.
On the other hand, maybe Bush's folks didn't expect anyone to notice the history behind him, just the pretty horsey and how far we've come since we had to ride around on horses, and so maybe we shouldn't feel so bad about helping out the car people.
Bush Administration cautioned per Section B-7 for breaking history with a big stick.
We've discussed TR before, but suffice it to say here that the man's feelings towards big business could be likened to, say, your feelings towards a three-day-old egg salad sandwich. Which makes the juxtaposition of these two men in this instance particularly ridiculous.
What were the Bush PR bumpkins thinking!? Anyone capable of drawing a historical 'parallel' between these two men would instantly get that one struck honest-to-goodness fear into the hearts of monopolistic and mismanaging men, and the other strikes fear into the heart of maybe a veggie quesadilla. One man brought the term "trust-busting" into the world, the other offered, "I'm a commander guy." One man would have walked into Detroit and left carrying an electric car under each arm, the other just gave them $17.4 billion and politely asked them to keep the change.
On the other hand, maybe Bush's folks didn't expect anyone to notice the history behind him, just the pretty horsey and how far we've come since we had to ride around on horses, and so maybe we shouldn't feel so bad about helping out the car people.
Bush Administration cautioned per Section B-7 for breaking history with a big stick.
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