Legal Commentary

Bush and McCain In Sync : Henny Penny and Chicken Little

By Jeralyn

President Bush tonight:

“The government’s top economic experts warn that, without immediate action by Congress, America could slip into a financial panic and a distressing scenario would unfold,” Bush told the nation. “More banks could fail, including some in your community. The stock market would drop even more, which would reduce the value of your retirement account. The value of your home could plummet. Foreclosures would rise dramatically.”

Bush and McCain are as in sync as Henny Penny and Chicken Little:

One day when Chicken Licken was scratching among the leaves, an acorn fell out of the sky and struck her on the tail. ‘Oh,’ said Chicken Licken, ‘the sky is falling! I am going to tell the King.’ So she went along until she met Henny Penny. ‘Good morning Chicken Licken, where are you going?’ ‘Oh, Henny Penny, the sky is falling and I am going to tell the King.’ ‘How do you know the sky is falling?’ asked Henny Penny. ‘I saw it with my own eyes, I heard it with my own ears, and a piece of it fell on my tail!’ said Chicken Licken. ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Henny Penny.

This is how we got the Patriot Act. Memo to Congress: Act in haste, repent at leisure.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on September 24, 2008 (boomark / email).