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Krugman: How Can There Be Bipartisanship When GOP ‘Take Their Marching Orders From Rush Limbaugh?’
thinkprogress.org - 2/7/2009
Krugman: How Can There Be Bipartisanship When GOP ‘Take Their Marching Orders From Rush Limbaugh?’
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Today on MSNBC, the Morning Joe team — many of whom have been having a tough time with the facts of the economic recovery plan — hosted Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman to discuss the bill. Krugman began by emphasizing the severity of the current economic crisis. ...

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The Reaction:  Bipartisanship for bipartisanship's sake makes for poor economic policy

Obama and liberals: a counter-productive relationship - Glenn Greenwald
salon.com - 2/13/2009
Obama and liberals: a counter-productive relationship - Glenn Greenwald
— salon.com — The New Republic 's John Judis today has an excellent analysis of the politics behind the stimulus package -- one which applies equally to most other political controversies. Judis argues that the stimulus package ended up being far inferior to what ... (more) Obama and liberals: a counter-productive relationship - ...

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thedemocraticstrategist.org - 2/10/2009
To Obama's Progressive Critics: Take a Deep Breath
— 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... (more) To Obama's Progressive Critics: Take a Deep Breath

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Krugman: Can't have bipartisanship when most GOP senators take marching orders from Limbaugh (video)
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Bipartisanship for bipartisanship's sake makes for poor economic policy
The Reaction — ... business reporting on the economy." (emphasis mine) Kudos to Steven Pearlstein, who in Friday's Washington post said: Spending is stimulus, no matter what it's for and who does it. The best spending is that which creates jobs and economic activity now, has big payoffs later and disappears from future budgets. Bipartisanship in this ideological war is not a good thing. As reported by the Daily Kos: Krugman added, “This is the kind of situation where ...

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