Still true

The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which make the rest of us wonder at the possibility that we might be missing something.
Egyptian leader Gamal Abdul Nasser (1918-1970)

Of China (the Marie Antoinette variety)

485 grand...for White House china...in current circumstances. Words fail me. Bad Taste? Clueless? Heartless? Stone evil? Stupid? Completely out of touch with reality? As if the little guy needed any confirmation that he is completely on his own, that the Man doesn't even remotely care about his well-being. Sickening. May God have mercy on the Bushes' souls, because I certainly would not.