krugman::Paul Krugman::The golden age (of mixed metaphors)
nytimes.com     Mar 17, 2008            

Tanta at Calculated Risk, keeper of the MMI (muddled metaphor index), has a lot of work to do. As of this morning, I've learned that Ben Bernanke is playing whack-a-mole as he tries to put his finger in the dike while sailing in uncharted waters. Sounds painful. [read full story]                

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