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SugarShack

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37. He has done this so many times, why are people here still surprised?

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Fri Feb 24, 2012, 01:19 AM

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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

Post removed Post removed 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

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