“The Bush and Obama administrations have compensated foolishness and irresponsibility” by bailing out bankers, auto companies, profligate states and foolish homeowners, acknowledged columnist David Brooks. But, he concluded, “in times like these, government is fundamentally in the business of stabilizing the economic system as a whole.” As a result, he said, the government “has to help stabilize people who have been idiots.”
“President Obama signed the stimulus bill in Denver, Colo. He picked Denver because our debt is now a mile high.” — Jay Leno
“Obama’s spending package passed through Congress with almost no Republican support, but Obama says he’s still focused on bringing real bipartisanship to government. He even went so far as to send every Republican in Congress a jar of peanuts.” — Jimmy Kimmel
“Here’s how bad it is: Now when you go to the airport and you have to put all your change in that pan to pass through the metal detectors? They’re not giving it back.” — David Letterman
“California state legislators want to solve our state’s giant deficit by taxing marijuana. Meanwhile, Oregon wants to increase a tax on beer, while New York wants to tax Internet porn. You know what this means? By the end of spring break, this whole thing could be paid for.” — Leno
