John Snow, the magician (from the Times …)
In addition, he is dispatching his Treasury secretary, John W. Snow, to New York to reassure Wall Street that his approach, which could involve trillions of dollars in new government borrowing, is consistent with efforts to reduce the budget deficit and improve the nation’s financial condition.
Trillions in new borrowing “is consistent with efforts to reduce the budget deficit.” Lucky they’ve got a silver tongue like John Snow.