"folks, we have got a problem"

"I like doing this, by the way-- I like going around the country saying, Folks, we have got a problem."

- George II


digby writes:

I still maintain that whenever somebody says that we must present an alternative, we should say:

We have presented the alternative. It's called 'Social Security'. It works very, very well and Democrats are damned proud to have created it.

I also think it might be useful for Democrats to say:

The president likes to say that he enjoys going around the country and saying 'Folks, we have got a problem.' But this problem, if it even is a problem, won't become evident for another 40 years. Meanwhile we've got a lot of problems right now in this country that the president doesn't want to talk about...