From Wasilla to Wall Street

"from Wasilla to Wall Street"

- new turn on "From Main Street to Wall Street"

This phrase was first spotted in the 27 July 2009 issue of Time Magazine. The author of the Briefing column is Justin Fox.

"After Goldman [Sachs] reported the news [of their recent profits] on July 14, everyone from Wall Street to Wasilla struggled with a basic question: Should we be happy about this or not?"

Wasilla is the town of which Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was mayor.