From No Payne – No Gain:

(1) “the ultra-sensitive ‘thinking class’ at the Journal editorial board”

(2) “But the Journal’s action brings to mind a line from Hamlet. To paraphrase, ‘The Biosphere doth protest to much, me thinks.'”

(3) “Thanks for saddling our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren with your debt, Gordo!”

(1) I don’t know what the “thinking class” is, but it doesn’t sound bad, to me. Or does GP imply with his original quotes that they aren’t really the thinking class. By the way, I agree with GP that it was quite unusual for the Journal to respond to a letter to the editor.

(2) WTF? Paraphrasing usually makes a quote fit better, but not in this case.

(3) This one made me laugh out loud because “Gordo” isn’t Duhbya, who has saddled us with more debt than Raygun AND has only just begun. mjh