1.24.2006

Everything must go!

U.S. Holds Going-Out-Of-Business Sale

January 17, 2006 Issue 42•03
WASHINGTON, DC—In an address broadcast on late-night television Tuesday, President Bush announced that the federal government will liquidate its holdings in a going-out-of-business sale scheduled to begin Friday....

White House spokesman Scott McLellan listed some of the bargains:"Multiline desk phones, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Economic Opportunity Act Of 1964—buy one, get one free. And warehouses full of irregular and discontinued U.S. currency, up to an amazing 40 percent off!"

While many younger Americans said they consider the U.S. government passé, older residents were wistful about the demise of the longtime institution...

New Mexico resident Jim Vernon said. "And even if they do close up, I'll bet you dollars to doughnuts they open up again some place like Guatemala or the Dominican Republic under a new name." Read the rest here.  Posted by Picasa