Top 10 Quotes of 2008 are all from the economy & politics

[cieldumort]

As we round out this dreadful, yet hopeful year, the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations
has selected these little gems for us to reflect upon for years to come...

As compiled by the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations:1. "I can see Russia from my house!" - Comedian Tina Fey, while impersonating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on the TV comedy show "

Comments

[franklanguage]

Ah yes, a mind is a terrible thing to waste-especially when it's Dan Quayle's mind.

[cieldumort]

P-O-T-A-T-O-E!

[roadriverrail]

Of course, the "no atheists in foxholes" thing is a profound insult because it implies that you cannot be a courageous atheist. It's insulting to the religious, too, because it suggests that "god" is something people turn to out of fear.

But the general meaning is "people abandon their pet theories when bombs fall around them and beg to be saved instead". There hasn't been a lot from the usual "stop regulating us; the market works" chorus ever since a market failure made their wealth go away.

[cieldumort]

I don't think most "Libertarians" really know what it actually means, either.