The vapidity of cable news, part 938

By Megan McArdle
MSNBC anchor: "The futures markets are about as low as they've been in a long time. We'll stand by to see if they rebound on what the president says." I am trying to imagine what George Bush could possibly say, other than "Wake up, America! You were just having a nightmare . . . " that would make us feel better about all this.

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