Posts Tagged ‘politics’

Using the Blame Game to Get Out the Vote - The Caucus Blog - NYT 103008:
Nothing motivates a young person like humiliation — say, the humiliation of being called out by name to all of America for the outcome of the presidential race.
MoveOn.org uses just that idea in an unusual video that is personalized and [...]

Passive-aggressive bank nationalization. While Repubs blame Fannie and Freddie, mortgage crisis continues.
Paul Krugman: The Widening Gyre - NYT 102708:
There’s also bizarre stuff going on with regard to the mortgage market. I thought that the whole point of the federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the lending agencies, was to remove fears about their [...]

David Brooks wrings his hands this morning as if the election is won and America is undone. About time. After 14 years of the Republican Regime, there is a lot to undo.  Brooks calls the process “”the Gingrich revolution in reverse.” I call it De-Bushification.
What we’re going to see, in short, is the Gingrich revolution [...]

Femafication? I pondered that one, too, until I broke it down phonetically. FEMA — “You’re doing a heckiva a job, Brownie” — replacing knowledgeable professionals with partisan hacks.
Paul Krugman: Gordon Does Good - NYT 101308:
It’s hard to avoid the sense that Mr. Paulson’s initial response was distorted by ideology. Remember, he works for an administration [...]

Joe Nocera on Barney Frank’s post bailout bill letdown on Friday; Talking Business - Anxiety on Economy Wins Out - NYTi 100508:
Mr. Frank, in other words, had every reason to exult. Yes, the Senate had larded it with $150 billion worth of tax benefits — including the now-infamous “kiddie arrow” tax break. But as [...]