President Bush nominates "mall guy" to run the Fed.

[BootinUp]

Cookies ‘n Change

To blunt charges of cronyism, President Bush names a man he just met to run the Federal Reserve.

WEB-EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY
By Andy Borowitz
Newsweek
Updated: 5:27 p.m. ET Oct. 11, 2005

Oct. 11, 2005 - Still smarting from criticism of his nomination of Harriet Miers to the United States Supreme Court, President George W. Bush today nominated a man he described as "a guy I met at the mall" to succeed Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan.

At a White House ceremony, a beaming President Bush stood at the side of the guy he met at the mall and explained how he came to choose a total unknown to replace Greenspan, who has served at the Fed since 1987.

Bush said that the two men met while they were waiting in line at a David's Cookies store: "I was very impressed with the way he counted his change, and I am confident he will bring that same understanding of money to his new role as head of the Federal Reserve."

While the president said he did not yet know the name of the guy he met at the mall, he added, "All of that will come out during the confirmation process."

more:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9665550/site/newsweek/

This guy kills me, lol.

[DJ MEW]

1. If I hadn't seen the word satire

I would of freaked out. The problem is that I can believe that Bush would do that.

but that it is really funny.

:freak:

[louis-t]

2. " I liked the way he counted his change"

:rofl: I almost bought this until I realized shrub wouldn't be caught dead in a mall.

[rodeodance]

3. te he

[SledDriver]

4. Shrub would no doubt beimpressed with the way anyone counted change!

Too much alchohol and coke makes math hard.