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Friday, December 06, 2002
O.K. -- let me get this straight. Bush's top three economic policy appointees resign -- Harvey Pitt, Paul O'Neill and Lawrence Lindsey -- all within a month after the midterm elections, as sure a sign as any that Bush's economic policy is a complete disaster. (I've told friends for months that this man would do a better job on the economy than our soon-to-be-departed Treasury Secretary.) Yet Bush is the most popular politician in the country and the Republicans control all three branches of government. 911 trumps It's the Economy Stupid, I guess. We'll see if that's the case in 2 years, if the economy doesn't improve and Bin Laden and Omar are still around, sticking out their tongues at us.
Bush's policy on the economy reminds me of the scene in Planes, Trains and Automobiles when John Candy and Steve Martin are stopped by a cop (played by Michael McKean of Spinal Tap), while driving their (literally) burned-out car. The cop notes that they don't have a single working gauge and Candy affirms, "No, not a one." The cop then asks rhetorically, "Do you think this car is suitable for highway travel?" Candy replies, earnestly, "I do. I really do, Officer."
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