The "Drop Dead" is an allusion to a famous New York Daily News headline from the mid-70s, "Ford to City: Drop Dead", after President Ford said he'd veto a bailo

The "Drop Dead" is an allusion to a famous New York Daily News headline from the mid-70s, "Ford to City: Drop Dead", after President Ford said he'd veto a bailout of New York City. Here's a pic: http://images2.dailykos.com/images/user/426/Ford_to_City.PNG http://images2.dailykos.com/images/user/426/Ford_to_City.PNG