curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com - 2/13/2009
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Paul Krugman, glomming on to the Failed Presidency of Barack Obama meme originated earlier this week by the FT's Martin Wolf , writes in his column today : So far the Obama administration's response to the economic crisis is all too reminiscent of Japan in the 1990s: a fiscal expansion large ...
thedemocraticstrategist.org - 2/10/2009
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thedemocraticstrategist.org —
Note: this is a guest post from Will
Marshall, president of the Progressive Policy Institute, offering his...
own take on the debate over President Obama's handling of the stimulus legislation. We invite and intend to publish different points of view...
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To Obama's Progressive Critics: Take a Deep Breath
balloon-juice.com - 2/13/2009
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Paul Krugman’s piece today is an example of
why he still has the ability to drive me...
insane : By any normal political standards, this week’s Congressional agreement on an economic stimulus package was a great victory for President ...
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It’s The Politics, Stupid
capitalgainsandgames.com - 2/8/2009
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capitalgainsandgames.com —
doesn't believe that the stimulus bill is likely
to be enough to get the job done and...
seems almost despondent about the fact that the compromise that will allow something to pass the Senate made it even smaller. Krugman thinks this bill will be it, ...
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Disagreeing With Paul Krugman
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Krugman: 'Obama's Victory Feels Like Defeat'
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... majority brought to office over two successive elections in which voters repudiated the right. A new and popular Democratic president. And yet it still doesn't seem enough. The incentives of partisanship seem to easily outpace the urgency of crisis. But if this isn't enough, than what is? If our system can't respond to threat with cool planning during good times or quick responses during crises, then what can it do?
But Time's Justin Fox argues for a little patience.
First of all, Obama has been in office for all of three weeks. In ...
Krugman: 'Obama's Victory Feels Like Defeat'
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... majority brought to office over two successive elections in which voters repudiated the right. A new and popular Democratic president. And yet it still doesn't seem enough. The incentives of partisanship seem to easily outpace the urgency of crisis. But if this isn't enough, than what is? If our system can't respond to threat with cool planning during good times or quick responses during crises, then what can it do?
But Time's Justin Fox argues for a little patience.
First of all, Obama has been in office for all of three weeks. In ...
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