Burress was in DC last week helping on bailout plan

Burress said he felt that heading to Washington, DC to help with the bailout was part of his civic duty.

“I put my season on hold,” Burress said. “To show the people of this great republic how much I care about them, I literally suspended my season so that I could help on the bailout plan. I can’t think of anything more patriotic.”

According to some Senators, Burress was more of a hindrance than a help.

“I’m always glad to see members of the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants around Washington,” said Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY. “But Plaxico does not have a lot of financial expertise or knowledge of the housing crisis, so he wasn’t really a help. Still, it was good to have him down here, signing some autographs and wearing his Giants jersey. And he really helped us out in our flag football game on the Capitol Mall Thursday night.”

Burress, however, says that the American people owe him a debt of gratitude.

“You know the saying that they always say?” Burress asked. “‘When you’re under duress, you call Burress!’ Well, now you know what that means.

“You’re welcome.”

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Labels: bailout, Hillary Clinton, housing crisis, mortgage, New York Giants, NFL, Plaxico Burress, Super Bowl, suspension, United States Senate, wide receivers

Posted on October 8th, 2008

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