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leveymg (26,377 posts)

21. Agreed! I just wanted to interpret for non-economists what Romer was actually referring to, and

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the fact that events have validated her estimates and approach. Obama can always rehire her with a promotion (Treasury Secretary), if he wants to.

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44 replies	Author	Time	Post
EXCLUSIVE: The Memo that Larry Summers Didn’t Want Obama to See [View all]	kpete	Feb 2012	OP
A President should never fight for something	MannyGoldstein	Feb 2012	#1
exactly.	barbtries	Feb 2012	#3
Yup, why let Obama see something that goes against Summers' et al's	joeybee12	Feb 2012	#6
Just imagine what cable news would say!	_ed_	Feb 2012	#39
du rec. nt	xchrom	Feb 2012	#2
This post was hidden by jury decision.	Po_d Mainiac	Feb 2012	#4
She was right - projected $1.8T to return to 7% unemployment, and they	leveymg	Feb 2012	#5
Such a shame they lost Romer. She was their only hope n/t	jtown1123	Feb 2012	#16
Obama kept Larry and Rahm, instead.	leveymg	Feb 2012	#20
Less than full employment is when you can't get a job	JDPriestly	Feb 2012	#18
Agreed! I just wanted to interpret for non-economists what Romer was actually referring to, and	leveymg	Feb 2012	#21
That might be a good idea.	JDPriestly	Feb 2012	#34
What a terrible way to run a country......	Swede Atlanta	Feb 2012	#7
Summers was even worse than that.	Fuddnik	Feb 2012	#8
Actually being kind	zipplewrath	Feb 2012	#9
Larry Summers and president should never be in the same sentence unless	yurbud	Feb 2012	#10
Love your comment! Says it all perfectly n/t	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#22
if I said what I really felt about that guy, I'd be in the dog cage in Gitmo	yurbud	Feb 2012	#23
Lol, you and me both!	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#28
it wasn't even a matter of intelligence but of intent and lack of conscience on the part of	yurbud	Feb 2012	#32
Ah, yes, Ms. Born!	chervilant	Feb 2012	#41
The same for Geitner.	Scruffy1	Feb 2012	#27
criminality and economic terrorism seem to be primary qualifications to direct our economic policy	yurbud	Feb 2012	#33
Bravo!!	hifiguy	Feb 2012	#30
so larry summers is a asshole...	Javaman	Feb 2012	#11
What else?	Jakes Progress	Feb 2012	#25
those are the million dollar questions. nt	Javaman	Feb 2012	#31
see my economic hitman comment. also, the brooksley borne incident makes it clear	yurbud	Feb 2012	#38
Summers should never work in government again.	Renew Deal	Feb 2012	#12
on whose advice did Obama appoint Summers?	grasswire	Feb 2012	#13
And that is the question of the day. Good guess.	jwirr	Feb 2012	#14
Summers thinks women don't have the "aptitude" for science, engineering	MsPithy	Feb 2012	#15
What would people think if we asked for something that would	JDPriestly	Feb 2012	#17
so nice of Summers to do Obama's thinking for him.	Bill USA	Feb 2012	#19
I just realized Summers is the domestic equivalent of an Economic Hit Man	yurbud	Feb 2012	#24
He was a global hitman before he turned his attention to the US economy. He restructured Russia.	leveymg	Feb 2012	#35
Liery Summers	Dont call me Shirley	Feb 2012	#26
Ultimately, it's on Obama for hiring Summers and giving him such a key role.	girl gone mad	Feb 2012	#29
True, but worse that he keeps him.	Jakes Progress	Feb 2012	#36
He has done this so many times, why are people here still surprised?	SugarShack	Feb 2012	#37
Obama hired Summers	_ed_	Feb 2012	#40
k&r I find it hard to believe to Mrs. Romer didn't go ..	Hotler	Feb 2012	#42
I wonder what else he kept from Obama.	Beacool	Feb 2012	#43
Spam deleted by uppityperson (MIR Team)	dsgerhe	Feb 2012	#44

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