September 29, 2008

Callin' it a sundae

By: David Donadio

Good to see Dana Milbank’s still got a sense of humor about all this:

The American people need a bailout — from toxic metaphors.

Rep. Paul Broun, a Georgia Republican, was downright earthy in his imagery this morning as he rose to denounce the financial bailout package before the House. “Madam Speaker, this is a huge cow patty with a piece of marshmallow stuck in the middle of it,” he declared. “I’m not going to eat that cow patty.”