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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
 
One Reason A Public Option Is Necessary

Because no matter what kind of tepid regulation is passed, insurance companies will always find ways to screw their customers, even after they're forced customers.

 
And That's Bernanke's Fault

It's the mandate of Time's Person of the Year to keep us at full employment, and he failed. The failure to do his job is a major contributor to the projected deficit.

Elites only care about one half of his mandate, price stability, but the rest of us care about the other part.

 
Wanker of the Day

Rick Klein.

 
Missing Ari Fleischer

The transparent bullshit quota has been going up lately.

It is very depressing.

 
Shell Game

Free money for Citi.

Feeling super hopey today.

 
Smooth Night



Tuesday, December 15, 2009
 
Not Betraying A Confidence

And, yes, at the time I was 100% serious.

 
Bust-ed

Wingnut folklore never ceases to fascinate.

 
Even More Thread

I'm off to drink liberally as is the Tuesday custom.

 
Afternoon Thread

enjoy

 
Screwed

Capuano gets it. People don't want "tax credits" and "incentives" and "increasing willingness to lend" they want... money and jobs.

And, who knows, maybe I'm just overly pessimistic. Maybe job market will recover more quickly than I expect, but even so the speed of job growth necessary to get us even close to "acceptable" levels of unemployment is absurdly high and we're unlikely to get anywhere near that absent high and sustained direct demand stimulus.

 
I Told People To STFU

Obviously not everyone reads all of my brilliant words, but I did tell people that if they actually liked a Medicare buy-in compromise they shouldn't say so...

 
Lever Up

Like Felix, I'm rather wary of the idea that the best way to recover from a debt economy disaster...is to return to the debt economy.

I'm sure there are some legitimate liquidity issues at times, with firms unable to get necessary and perfectly reasonable credit, but the idea that the most important thing is that banks need to start lending again is, I think, the fatal flaw of the Obama administration's economy policy.

They need to boost demand directly, and not hope for the middlemen to do it for them through lending channels.

 
Attributing Opinions To Me That I Have Not Expressed

I've never said the bill should be killed. There isn't even a bill to kill at this point.

 
Al Gore Is A Big Fat Liar

It's like we're still in the 2000 presidential campaign.

 
Voters

As Amanda says, the disappointed-voters-staying-home issue isn't about plugged-in people like me stamping my feet and declaring that I am so mad that I won't vote, it's about that great mass of people who generally see voting as an optional activity. Turnout varies, and off-year turnout is significantly lower (roughly 40% in 2006 versus 60% in 2008). In an ideal world everyone would vote all the time, but they don't, so voter enthusiasm is one thing politicians have to deal with.

 
Dick Fight

Funny.

 
I Doubt It's Over

Now that one senator has the power to torpedo the bill, a few more will get some ideas. And demand things. And it will get worse and worse until it is the Dem Suicide Act of 2010, if it isn't already.

 
Good Morning

And what kind of crap sandwich will we eat today?

 
Middle of The Night Thread

zzz


Monday, December 14, 2009
 
Yo, del!

Christmas yodel love for the heathen.


 
More Thread

Gonna worry about more trivial things for a bit.






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