The Bat Man Would Know How To Avert The New Depression

Hmm so yes, this is what it's come to: our national financial crisis was predicted by a comic book movie about a villain with a lumpy white sliced-up face. This mashup of George Bush's sad address from last night and Heath Ledger's bravura performance as an insane person with drymouth is dreadfully offensive to the beautiful legacy of The Joker, who would have suspended the filming of his movie in order to tend to the nation's business in Washington DC. Also why isn't Sarah Palin running around in a neoprene cat suit listing the regulatory accomplishments of her running mate? Fail. [ YouTube ]