I think my feelings on WM have been well documented. I've practically run out of demeaning names to call him.
That said, I must be kind of the outlier here because while I agree that it's vintage WM in blaming the adversity, I actually thought his line about "getting fined for the rest of my life" was one of the funniest things he's ever said. Between the words themselves, and the look on his face, you can almost hear his wife ripping into him at the kitchen table about his stupidity and the money it's cost them. For once, he actually looked humbled and beaten into better behavior like a newly potty-trained cocker spaniel.
Still dislike the guy with every ounce of my being, but I thought this was funny.