How do the Chinese keep a straight face? They must be biting their lip. --- On Wed, 11/18/09, Publius Maximus <publius.b.maxi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Publius Maximus <publius.b.maxi...@gmail.com> > Subject: [OT] No, seriously, he said that! > To: "ProFox Email List" <profox@leafe.com> > Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 10:18 AM > http://bit.ly/2SPSug > > - - - > BEIJING (Reuters) - President Barack Obama gave his > sternest warning > yet about the need to contain rising U.S. deficits, saying > on > Wednesday that if government debt were to pile up too much, > it could > lead to a double-dip recession. > - - - > > Imagine a binge-drinking alcoholic pontificating on the > virtues of > staying sober. Imagine Bill Clinton giving a talk on > marital fidelity. > Or Bin Laden opining about the value of religious > tolerance. > > That comes close to the effect of the President's > new-found > appreciation for fiscal discipline on my ears. > > I hear an echo of a recent presidential candidate > reverberating eerily > in the background... > > "Just words. Just speeches..." > > Indeed! > > - Publius > > "It ought never to be forgotten, that a firm union of this > country, > under an efficient government, will probably be an > increasing object > of jealousy to more than one nation of Europe; and that > enterprises to > subvert it will sometimes originate in the intrigues of > foreign > powers, and will seldom fail to be patronized and abetted > by some of > them. Its preservation, therefore ought in no case that can > be > avoided, to be committed to the guardianship of any but > those whose > situation will uniformly beget an immediate interest in the > faithful > and vigilant performance of the trust." [Federalist Papers > #59] > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/842935.91455...@web31406.mail.mud.yahoo.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
