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In reply to the discussion: EXCLUSIVE: The Memo that Larry Summers Didn’t Want Obama to See [View all]MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)1. A President should never fight for something
that (s)he might not win in its entirety.
It would be grubby.
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Agreed! I just wanted to interpret for non-economists what Romer was actually referring to, and
leveymg
Feb 2012
#21
it wasn't even a matter of intelligence but of intent and lack of conscience on the part of
yurbud
Feb 2012
#32
criminality and economic terrorism seem to be primary qualifications to direct our economic policy
yurbud
Feb 2012
#33
see my economic hitman comment. also, the brooksley borne incident makes it clear
yurbud
Feb 2012
#38
He was a global hitman before he turned his attention to the US economy. He restructured Russia.
leveymg
Feb 2012
#35
Ultimately, it's on Obama for hiring Summers and giving him such a key role.
girl gone mad
Feb 2012
#29