Potshot? It just seems like a joke, but one that puts this character (a nod to Milton Friedman but not like a serious insert) in a positive light. He’s pleased

Potshot? It just seems like a joke, but one that puts this character (a nod to Milton Friedman but not like a serious insert) in a positive light. He’s pleased by being correct but sympathetic since he was right about something bad happening to people (unemployment).