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Bill Kristol is (gulp) making sense
Sadly, No! —
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AIG Bonus Babies
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But if capitalism is to survive, shouldn’t the Republican party, the party that defends democratic capitalism, be particularly vehement in denouncing its excesses? Isn’t this a pretty spectacular one? And isn’t this a moment for the GOP to separate itself from the Bush administration as well as the Obama administration, who together have been responsible for an incompetent and improvident bailout? Figuring out the right policy going forward with respect to toxic assets and the rest ...
Kristol on AIG's Bonus Babies
Weekly Standard Blog —
Be sure to check out Bill Kristol's post on the AIG bonuses over at "Post Partisan":
Can capitalism survive the behavior of some capitalists? It's always been an open question. But if capitalism is to survive, shouldn't the Republican party, the party that defends democratic capitalism, be particularly vehement in denouncing its excesses? Isn't this a pretty spectacular one? And isn’t this a moment for the GOP to separate itself from the Bush administration as well as the Obama administration, who together have been responsible for an ...
Rhetoric v. Reality
Balloon Juice —
Bill Kristol sees an opportunity for the GOP in the backlash over the inexcusable AIG bonuses:
But if capitalism is to survive, shouldn’t the Republican party, the party that defends democratic capitalism, be particularly vehement in denouncing its excesses? Isn’t this a pretty spectacular one? And isn’t this a moment for the GOP to separate itself from the Bush administration as well as the Obama administration, who together have been responsible for an incompetent and improvident ...
Why the GOP Should Take the Lead Against the AIG Bonus Babies
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
Bill Kristol explains why.
Can capitalism survive the behavior of some capitalists? It’s always been an open question. But if capitalism is to survive, shouldn’t the Republican party, the party that defends democratic capitalism, be particularly vehement in denouncing its excesses? Isn’t this a pretty spectacular one? And isn’t this a moment for the GOP to separate itself from the Bush administration as well as the Obama administration, who together have been responsible for an incompetent and improvident bailout? Figuring out the right ...
Video: Obama outrageously outraged by AIG outrage
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... railing about profiting from incompetence. Update: Forgot the link to Bill Kristol’s piece in WaPo today begging the GOP to figure out that two can play at the populist game before Obama claims it for himself. Can capitalism survive the behavior of some capitalists? It’s always been an open question. But if capitalism is to survive, shouldn’t the Republican party, the party that defends democratic capitalism, be particularly vehement in denouncing its excesses? Isn’t this a pretty spectacular one? And isn’t this a moment for the GOP to separate itself from the Bush ...
On the AIG bonuses
Southern Appeal —
Giving the bayonet to the “dictatorship of relativism” since 2002 March 16, 2009 On the AIG bonuses Filed under: Economics By Feddie ( Email ) @ 6:32 pm On this , I am full agreement with President Obama. I also think this post by Mitt Romney is quite good. Update : Bill Kristol nails it . PermaLink | | Trackback/Pingback (0) Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Name Mail (will not be published) Website SDIFS Search SA Premium BlogAds Ads Patron Saint Judge William Pryor WSJ ...
Conservatives Suggest Torture Tactics For AIG Execs: ‘Exemplary Hanging,’ Guillotine Party, ‘Boiling In Oil’
Think Progress —
... While conservatives have joined in the mass discontent with AIG, some are taking their anger a bit too far. Yesterday on a local Iowa radio show, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) suggested that AIG executives ...
Perino Defends AIG Bonuses: They Are ‘Middle Class People’ Who ‘Are Expecting To Get This Bonus’
Think Progress —
... . Even ultra-conservative Bill Kristol expressed his anger in a column yesterday, asking rhetorically, “[I]f capitalism is to survive, shouldn’t the Republican party, the party that defends democratic capitalism, be particularly vehement in denouncing its excesses? Isn’t this a pretty spectacular one?” ...
Perino Defends AIG Bonuses: They Are ?Middle Class People? Who ?Are Expecting To Get This Bonus?
The Hollywood Liberal —
... . Even ultra-conservative Bill Kristol expressed his anger in a column yesterday, asking rhetorically, “[I]f capitalism is to survive, shouldn’t the Republican party, the party that defends democratic capitalism, be particularly vehement in denouncing its excesses? Isn’t this a pretty spectacular one?” However, it seems that Dana Perino, former President Bush’s press secretary, didn’t receive the memo. On C-Span’s Washington Journal on Sunday, Perino defended the bonuses: PERINO: And the people who are working there that are middle-class people, are expecting to get this ...
This Woman Makes Me Ill
Comments from Left Field —
... . Even ultra-conservative Bill Kristol expressed his anger in a column yesterday, asking rhetorically, “[I]f capitalism is to survive, shouldn’t the Republican party, the party that defends democratic capitalism, be particularly vehement in denouncing its excesses? Isn’t this a pretty spectacular one?” ...
Hey Pundits, Why The Long Face?
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
... finding plenty to gripe about, with conservatives balking at Obama's alleged socialism, moderates wearying of his administration's unpredictable approach to the banking crisis, and even liberals wondering whether he is too cool for comfort. Here's a brief rundown of each pundit's two month trajectory.
CONSERVATIVES
Bill Kristol: At first he thought Obama might usher in a conservatism-killing era. Now, he spies the glimmers of a con-comeback.
Charles Krauthammer: Where he once saw a political master, ...
