Partly Facetious: he meant political, not economic meltdown

"An economic meltdown was what the man said."
"Which man? Couldn't be the dwindling band of Musharrafites for they are the ones who would have to take the blame for it then. I know! Could it be the PML (N) who have been loud in their, shall we say, condemnation of the former government's economic performance."
"Nope, it wasn't any of these people. It was Asif Ali Zardari, the former husband of assassinated Benazir Bhutto."
"He is not her former husband, you silly person."
"But if she is no more then he is also no longer her husband."
"You call such people widowers."
"Oh, sorry, I couldn't think of the right word."
"I know you are being facetious. You are implying that he is nothing without her, even in her death, but even if it is true don't forget he suffered greatly just because he was married to her. Spending eight years in jail is no joke. He has paid a heavy price for being married to her and if he gets some benefits then so what!"
"It was actually eleven years in jail."
"Right, but what's this about an economic meltdown."
"He referred to an economic meltdown and said that Dar did not quite agree with his assessment."
"But what is an economic meltdown."
"I am not sure, Zardari didn't elaborate."
"Are you sure he didn't mean a political meltdown?"
"Pretty sure."
"Maybe he meant political and out came economic."
"Nope and if you insist I take a guess then I would think he was referring to the current state of the economy, high food prices, wheat not available, no electricity, an eroding rupee..."
"This is a meltdown?"
"Yep, but there are solutions he said and his government has already identified them."
"But how is this different from what Dar was saying?"
"In politics, my friend, it's not what you say it's who says it."
"Ah yes, so if Musharraf says it's a meltdown then it would mean what?"
"That he has made a deal with Zardari and..."
"Oh my! Such conspiracy theories!"