Damn! You never know what’s going to happen when you hit the refresh button since sometimes items like this one at ABC News get changed in ways that you don’t expect and it ruins everything. A big tip of the hat to EU for pointing me to Jake Tapper’s This Week interview with President Bill Clinton during which he laments listening to what is now clearly seen as bad advice about not regulating derivative markets back in the 1990s.

The funny thing is, a few hours ago there was a different UPDATE to the story at ABC News – something about someone from Clinton’s office calling back after the interview and blaming former Fed chief Alan Greenspan specifically. But, now there’s this politically correct wording in place of the old update that leaves me wanting.

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Hummers!

In this commentary in the weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal, magician/comedian Penn Jillette laments the passing of what will likely stand as one of the more iconic brands of the last decade and, to some, a way of life -  Hummers!

Recall that these monstrous SUVs (once also known as UAVs, or, Urban Assault Vehicles) were a popular topic here at this blog a few years back, that is, when gasoline cost less than two dollars a gallon and home prices were rising so fast that people didn’t know what to do with their new found wealth – so many of them bought Hummers.

Then it all came to an end, the first signs noted here in the classic Hummer Overfloweth.

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