Satire Alert: Bush Says Congress Must Act Now to Save Foolish People From Their Own Bad Decisions

Scrappleface strikes again with a jab at the President's recent televised speech to the nation about the financial situation and proposed bailout. (It was a speech, BTW, that made me want to scream.) So, here is a piece of the Scrappleface satire:

The foundation of the U.S. economy could crumble, President George Bush said today, if Congress fails to approve a U.S. Treasury plan to take over foundering financial firms, a proposal which the president called “a much-needed 21st-century civil rights act for stupid people.”

“To sustain this shining city on a hill,” Mr. Bush said, “we need to rescue the ignorant, irresponsible folks — from Wall Street to Capitol Hill to Main Street — who got us to where we are today. We must guarantee that no American suffers the soft bigotry of being forced to live with the consequences of his bad decisions.”

The bailout mess has proved to be, among other things, a rich source of inspiration for satirists. Previous examples are here and here.