Freitag, Dezember 21, 2007

Dick "Darth Vader" Cheney

Back when Hillary Clinton described Dick Cheney as Darth Vader, a number of people pointed out that this was an unfair comparison. For example, Darth Vader once served in the military.

Here’s another reason the comparison is invalid: the contractors Darth Vader hired to build the Death Star actually got the job done.

Quelle: Darth Vader blogging

So gehört in einer Authors@Google-Präsentation mit Paul Krugman:

Nachtrag

In other words, a fuller answer to my former neighbor would be that these days, Americans make a living selling each other houses, paid for with money borrowed from the Chinese. Somehow, that doesn't seem like a sustainable lifestyle.

Quelle: Safe as Houses

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