"The Last Shot Should Have Killed Me."

Post title from Lou Reed.

From The Hill:

Explaining the current economic downturn to a closed-door fundraiser last week, President Bush said, "Wall Street got drunk."

"There's no question about it," Bush said. "Wall Street got drunk, that's one of the reasons I asked you to turn off the TV cameras. It got drunk and now it's got a hangover. The question is how long will it sober up and not try to do all these fancy financial instruments."

Bush made the remark at a closed-door fundraiser for Republican Pete Olson, who is challenging Rep. Nick Lampson (D-Texas).

No cameras were allowed in the fundraiser, but an ABC affiliate in Houston acquired the video and posted it on its YouTube page Tuesday.

This is the President of the United States, the head of our government, the Leader of the Free World--an impeachable imbecile--talking about one of the bedrocks of our financial system: 

"..how long will it sober up and not try to do all these fancy financial instruments."

Garbled syntax aside:

The "fancy financial instruments" of those same Wall Street "free markets" this dry-drunk wanted you to trust with your Social Security?

The "fancy financial instruments" of those same "free markets" that are the real religion with the Bush crowd?

The "fancy financial instruments" of those same "free markets" that we constantly hear are "correcting themselves"?

The "fancy financial instruments" of those same "free markets" that will magically make oil affordable again, if only given the chance?

So, they've been drunk and now they're hung-over?

Who gave 'em the keys to the liquor cabinet, Mr. President?

This--for now, at least--is your country.