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Go Home Best Line In State Of The Union

TIMOTHY NOAH JANUARY 24, 2012

Best Line In State Of The Union

BY TIMOTHY NOAH

"The greatest blow to confidence in our economy last year didn’t come from events beyond our control. It came from a debate in Washington over whether the United States would pay its bills or not. Who benefited from that fiasco?"

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A glowering rebuke of the Tea Party. And seething conspicuously unrebutted by the "loyal opposition".

- GSpinks

January 25, 2012 at 8:38am

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That's an easy one -- people who shorted stocks in anticipation of the debt ceiling debacle. I know, because I did it myself! Private school tuition for three kids ain't cheap, you know.

- wildboy

January 25, 2012 at 11:03am

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That is a great line in an otherwise mediocre speech.

- liberalref

January 25, 2012 at 11:25am

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