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WARREN PIECE

I stole the headline from Dave.

Warren Buffet.

Letter to Uncle Sam.

It is certainly to Obama but also all the people who worked so hard to do the right thing.

Pretty Good For Government Work

For those a bit younger than me, if you haven't heard the expression, it was common to address a good enough job that wasn't perfect as "pretty good for government work".

The phrase refers to realistic expectations.

We do not expect a perfect government. Well, some naive ass sitters do.

But governing has never, ever been easy or totally successful.

Thank the gods that our government elected in 2008 had the balls and the strength to move the ball far enough to save us from another Great Depresssion. And shame on those both on the left and right who whine and criticize.

From the other side, incidentally, the phrase has also been applied to salaries for public employees. A two edged verbal implement.

Oh!

And Buffet praises the bushies as well for their part in it.

This is a capitalist's response, of course. But a lot of capitalists have been pretty niggardly with their praise and support. Many, in fact, are at the trough again just as they were when they broke the bubble.

Labels: Administration Obama, Bush 44, economy