Quotes of the Morning

“And to keep everyone up to date with the state of compassion in the media today.. Top article on MSNBC right now: No Reversal, Judge denies parents’ bid to resume feeding Schiavo. Second article: Minnesota massacre: Ten die in worst shooting rampage since Columbine. Now I don’t want to be too extreme here, but I’d think that just looking at simple numbers ten violent deaths of primarily young people would be more newsworthy than one brain-dead person’s condition, but hey, what do I know? I thought that the over 100,000 deaths of civilians we’ve caused in Iraq was important too, but the media never really even mentions that. Priorities I guess.”
-Skippy

"In effect, what we are saying is we are going to tie your future as you retire to the overall health and function of the American economy."
-Dick Cheney, on proposals for what to do with Social Security, March 21, 2005

“Yep.. And if the economy is doing badly when you retire, well, I guess you’re screwed. Beautiful.”
-Skippy

“I want to remind you right quick what this country has been through, and the challenges this economy had faced over the last three years. First, we went through a recession. That means we were going backwards.”
-George ‘Dubya’ Bush, March. 4, 2004

"This United States will keep our promise to people retired or near retirement."
-George ‘Dubya’ Bush, March 21, 2005

“Um.. Shouldn’t we keep our promises to everyone?”
-Skippy

“There can be no real individual freedom in the presence of economic insecurity.”
-Chester Bowles (1901 - 1986)

“An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today.”
-Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988)