I'm Not an Economist

Well that’s what President Bush said just now during his press conference when asked what he believes may lie ahead for the U.S. economy.

One wonders just what President Bush thinks he might be? Is he secretly an opera singer or a cobbler of cute little patent leather shoes?

I am really a reindeer in Lapland but of course by day I make a sincere effort to look like other people.

I like to rub my back against trees and sometimes while talking to another human being I’ll risk detection and rub my back against a street sign.

You can’t always keep your hidden self locked away.

I’m glad President Bush is making an effort to "come out" about his inner life. I’m certain his popularity would go up if he told the American people he was actually a lawn ornament salesman or an amateur cloud watcher.

I’m not an economist is a start.

S.K.

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