The exclamation point, BTW, comes from the news account (link at bottom) and wasn't added by me. Which begs the question: Was Romer's statement (from the Bill Maher HBO show following the S&P credit downgrade) made with a certain sense of glee, or was it just gallows humor? But even that's largely irrelevant.
Because regardless of the intent, Romer pretty much nails the truth in a single phrase. Damn pesky brevity. Incessantly the soul of wit, and all. Even more so when teetering on the edge of a cliff.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2023655/Ex-Obama-aide-says-U-S-pretty-darn-f--d-credit-downgrade.html
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