Paulson is on the air jawboning to China to increase the value of their yuan.  China’s answer reminds me of the story of the Chinese immigrant — legal, I hope — who came to this country, worked hard, saved his money and took his money to a broker to invest for him.  A week or so went by, and Mr. Lee called his broker to see how his money was doing.

"Well, your stock is down," said the broker.  "But you know how it is–the market fluctuates."

Another week went by, and Mr. Lee called his broker again to see how his investment was doing.  "It went down a little further," said his broker.  "But the market fluctuates."

Ten days later, Mr. Lee called his broker for the third time. "It’s really down today," said his broker.  "But the market fluctuates."

Mr. Lee had had enough.  "You tell me three times," said Mr. Lee, "that the market fluctuates.  Now I’m telling you — Fluck you!"