Exploding Whale Obamanomics



The parallel to Obamanomics?

Those in charge are completely unprepared to handle the task at hand, but desperately decide on an untested "big bang" approach to try get rid of the stench, even though even the smallest amount of foresight could have predicted the results.

They proceed anyway against all common sense, and the resulting mess coats everyone in foul-smelling crap, threatens the citizenry, crushes the automotive sector, and depresses real estate values.

Now they find themselves in a far worse situation, where the clean-up of the fallout from a hastily made decision will last far longer than it would have if more measured, common sense clean-up efforts had been taken in the first place.

Can you think of a better metaphor?

Posted by: Confederate Yankee at 08:54 AM

Comments

1 I love it! The Liberal answer to "Trickle Down Economics" - "Expolding Whale Economics"!

Posted by: Da Possum at March 10, 2009 09:36 AM (NG+db)

2 I twittered on a similar theme this morning, but the whale metaphor is great. If you can't spread the wealth around, you can at least spread the misery around.

Posted by: Robert at March 10, 2009 04:33 PM (LjV4b)

3 I'd seen that video before, but hadn't considered the vulcan mind-meld with His Wholly Reluctance's fiscal (gag) operations. Well done.

Posted by: cbullitt at March 10, 2009 08:14 PM (fIzR6)

4 Brilliant.

Posted by: Rick at March 10, 2009 09:05 PM (B3z3J)

5 I would have towed the whale out to sea, in one piece or maybe two or three pieces and let the sharks and/or other feeders take over.
It would depend on how close to shore, a boat suitable for the job, could venture.
The folks are lucky that more damage and harm was not done.
I believe that any demo expert would have had the whale covered with a blast blanket in order to keep the pieces from flying all over as did happen.

Posted by: Ralph Cortazzo at March 11, 2009 09:38 AM (k4A4K)

6 It's still time to wait and watch whether the exploding whale of Obamanomics is going to be evenly spread or falls dead. Let's hope and act for the best.

Posted by: sulochanosho at March 11, 2009 10:28 AM (8Nmqa)

7 This is the environazi solution to a smelly whale?; and they have the nerve to complain about former Pres. Bush!

Posted by: eaglewingz08 at March 12, 2009 12:46 PM (RdRrk)

8 "...no respectable seagull..."

There are no respectable seagulls.

Posted by: Sif at March 13, 2009 11:03 PM (od0G0)

9 "... the seagulls were either scared away or driven off by the explosion."

BS! -- rather, the seagulls were injured, vaporized, or killed by the explosion. Collateral damage -- just like Obama's stimulus plan.

Posted by: deMontjoie at March 14, 2009 12:46 PM (QXgVC)






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