Lars Klingbeil, a guitar-playing politician, is Germany's new finance minister. Can he strum up some economic magic, or will it be a fiscal 'D'oh!'?
Lars Klingbeil, a guitar-playing politician, is Germany's new finance minister. Can he strum up some economic magic, or will it be a fiscal 'D'oh!'?

Klingbeil? Sounds Like a Delicious German Pastry!

Woohoo! So these Germans see they got themselves a new finance guy. Name's Lars Klingbeil. Sounds kinda like a yummy pastry Marge would make maybe with sprinkles! Anyway this Klingbeil dude is gonna be in charge of all their money stuff. Mmm money... always makes me think of donuts!

From Rock Star Dreams to Fiscal Nightmares?

Apparently this Klingbeil guy plays the guitar! Like a real rock star! I wonder if he knows 'Iron Man'? Or maybe 'Grand Funk Railroad'? D'oh! Probably not he's a politician! But can he play the economy like a guitar solo? That's the real question. Maybe he can shred some taxes... or something...

More Conservative Than Burns? I Doubt It!

They say Klingbeil is one of the conservative guys. Conservative? Hah! Can't be more conservative than Mr. Burns! Although more money for the military sounds like something Burns would be into. Excellent! He also wants higher wages and stuff. Maybe he's not so bad after all. As long as he doesn't touch my beer budget!

Trumping Around With Tariffs? Uh Oh!

He doesn't like Trump's tariffs. Smart guy! Nobody messes with the US except me! I mean tariffs? That's just gonna make Duff Beer more expensive! And nobody wants that! Doh!

Infrastructure? Sounds Like Hard Work!

Klingbeil wants to fix up the roads and stuff. Infrastructure they call it. Sounds like hard work! Maybe they should just hire some of those Simpson & Son Roofing fellas. They're cheap! Of course things might fall apart a lot but hey you get what you pay for right?

500 Billion Euros? Can I Have a Bite?

They're gonna spend 500 billion euros! On fixing up the place and fighting the weather. Five hundred billion! Marge do we have any euros? Maybe we can buy a lifetime supply of donuts! Or a solid gold Duff Beer keg! D'oh! Probably not...


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