Party Time!

So it's official! We're in a recession, and have been for quite some time!

Why didn't our beloved Bush administration tell us this?

They didn't want to hurt the party.

So instead, they keep us in the dark. Great one!

Go spend money! Don't worry about it! Just take a stimulus and quit complaining.

Oh! Well look at that, a major financial institution just failed. Well, just market irregularity. It'll be all right.

Another one? Really? That's odd.

And... Another?

Well, shoot! Look at that! I guess... Um, what should we do now?

I know, let's throw money at the problem! Works in Iraq, right?

Seven hundred billion okay?

It's cool, we'll borrow it from China and make the common- I mean taxpayers- foot the bill.

Sounds great! All set, right? Okay!

Damnit, AIG! Why do you have to make these bailouts look like handouts?

Well, I guess we have no choice. We're in a recession.

Wait, what?

What memo?

Are you serious? Not even joking?

But the DOW was at thirteen thousand last year! There's no way we were in...

Oh.

Oh.

Um, this is awkward.

At least we're on the way out, right? I mean, not our problem, right? All right!

So, what's left from the earmarks? Enough for some champagne?

No, as long as it doesn't get on the news, nobody will know!

What are you talking about! Nobody watches C-Span.

Well, this administration might not get you the best jobs when it's all over, but at least we had those tax cuts!

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Who do they think they're fooling?