Hillary Clinton said Americans share the blame for the Mexican border drug violence because we buy the drugs and sell the guns. Hold the outrage. These are the only two industries that haven’t asked the U.S. government for a bailout.
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner asked Congress for the power to regulate derivatives trading. Smart people always know how to make money. This year, the guy who made the most is the one who bought pitchfork futures back in September.
EU Parliament member Daniel Hannan of England became a conservative star with a grandiloquent denunciation of Prime Minister Gordon Brown for overspending. It made many wistful. Republicans could have had the next great conservative president of the United States, but they had to go and sign that damned Declaration of Independence.
Brazil’s President Lula da Silva (below) stunned his guest, U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, by saying the financial crisis was caused by white men with blue eyes. His economy is based on topless beaches and drug traffic. He should stop insulting his customers.
Argus Hamilton is host comedian at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. E-mail: argus@argushamilton.com