Archive for March, 2008

As far as Bush cabinet members go, I don’t have too many problems with Henry Paulson, Secretary of the Treasury. He was a little slow stepping up to bat for the current financial crisis, but now he’s doing a decent job and doesn’t beat around the bush. The former CEO of Goldman Sachs, he may over-sympathize with Wall Street, but from such stock are treasury secretaries generally made.

But, the man is a dead ringer for Lex Luthor, arch enemy of superman. This would put him on the wrong side of Truth, Justice, and the American Way, which is not where one wants a cabinet member to be. Check it out:

OK, not twins separated at birth, but there is a bit of a resemblance. Also, both men are billionaire financiers who achieved high positions within public service (Lex: president, Hank: cabinet), and I can only assume that Luthor ran as a Republican. As a point of contrast, Lex Luthor was a mad scientist until being reinvented as a financier in the 80s, while I understand that Paulson was a English major.

See also John Edwards = John Ritter

When I was about four years old, my mother taught me the names of the various body parts, including the import lesson that certain parts differ between boys and girls. Several days later, I decided Mom was misinformed. “Mom, you said that girls don’t have penises, but Elizabeth showed me, and she has one, too.” It’s hard to remember, but I recall my mom being shocked, probably because she was embarrassed at getting this wrong. But as it turns out, the lesson had not taken well. I had confused penises and belly buttons, the latter of which Elizabeth revealed. Rest assured, I have figured out the difference by now.