"Thelma and Louise," Waylon Jennings: The best fiscal cliff tweets

Journalists and commentators offer nuggets of humor and confusion as a deal is not nigh

By Natasha Lennard

Published December 28, 2012 4:17PM (EST)

Waylon Jennings should narrate the fiscal cliff negotiations (Wikimedia)
Waylon Jennings should narrate the fiscal cliff negotiations (Wikimedia)

With the fiscal cliff approaching, confused panic, intransigent realpolitik and "Thelma and Louise" references abound in Twitter's snarky corners:

 

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And the BBC's Paul Mason gets to the point:

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By Natasha Lennard

Natasha Lennard is an assistant news editor at Salon, covering non-electoral politics, general news and rabble-rousing. Follow her on Twitter @natashalennard, email nlennard@salon.com.

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