Given that Aaron Sorkin successfully predicted the major party candidates in 2008, Rahm Emanuel’s rise to Chief of Staff, the negation of an electoral rival by making them Secretary of State, presidential nicotine habits, and the way Eric Cantor has always weirdly reminded me of Speaker Haffley, my gut tells me that this is how the debt ceiling crisis is going to end. Probably word-for-word. In fact, right this moment, Barack Obama and Sorkin are probably going through the blocking for the walk-and-talks one last time.
Of course, failing this, anyone have suggestions for which currency into which I should convert my savings?
The Canadian dollar has always seemed nice, well-tended, polite and less likely to get you randomly beaten up if you flash it in Europe.Report
It’s already trading above the dollar. Traditionally the Looney has been linked closely to America’s economic health but China does offer an alternative market.
But ultimately if there’s a default we’re talking about a global financial apocalypse so I don’t know where a good idea to hide savings would be.Report
I don’t think Sorkin was around for season 5.Report
You’re right. This was after NBC discovered he was back on the magic ‘shrooms to aid his prophetic visions. He also, I suppose, wasn’t around for the Santos/Vinick campaign, either… we’ll just attribute the whole show to a vast “Sorkinian Tradition.” Like Homeric epic.Report
Haffley has crossed my mind in response to all of this, as well. There are some pretty big differences. Haffley made a game-time goof-up (leaving the President to publicly wait) that turned out to be a PR disaster. Cantor is just being obtuse.Report
Heh. Not likely, though. I’d bet on Obama caving as the most likely option and a default as a distant second.Report
Well, obviously not the Euro… Australian dollar maybe, if not Canadian?Report
I always thought Haffley was inspired mostly by Newt Gingrich. Is he a better match for a fictional Cantor?Report