Roughly overheard a few minutes ago on ABCs yak fest (I’m waiting for football), while talking about the economy and making the inevitable Saint FDR references:
Some dude that looks like George Costanza with a goatee: “In 1941 the US went on a war footing, and unemployment from the depression vanished. Look at how the auto companies adapted, they started making planes! We can do that now with fuel efficient cars!”
David Brooks: “See, this is what I fear. That with an ‘auto czar’, we’re going to get into the government attempting to direct the economy –”
Stephanopolis: “…isn’t that happening already?”
George slicked that out like he was waiting for it or something. Where’s the rim shot?
