And By "Good", I Mean "Bad"

Life must be good when you have seven houses, a multi-millionaire wife, a nitwit running-mate, and legions of the dumbest people on earth to call your "base". This morning, John McCain told a gathering of his supporters that the "fundamentals" of the US economy are strong, while simultaneously vowing to "never put America in this position again".

It's hard to know which part of McCain's statement is more ridiculous. The part where he lauds the rock solid fundamentals of the US economy (which has recently seen the collapse of the housing market and the government bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) on the very day that Lehman Brothers declares bankruptcy, Merrill Lynch is bought by Bank of America, shares of AIG drop 61% and the Dow falls by over 500 points? Or the part where he promises never to return the USA to such a position of market strength?

But then, perhaps McCain needn't worry about appearing out of touch. After all, his VP pick once looked after the budget for the Wasilla town council. And anyways, you get the feeling that knowing sweet fuck-all about the economy probably won't give people like Andy Lacasse a reason to change the sign on his front lawn. Or even correct the spelling.