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Why is this an issue? Gothmog Apr 2020 #1
It shouldn't be, but for those purists on the far left, he is a capitalist. still_one Apr 2020 #2
Yeah, it's too bad the Bloomberg article framed this as a Bernie/Warren vs Biden thing, when it WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #4
And what is wrong with this? Gothmog Apr 2020 #17
There is nothing wrong with capitalism as long as there is regulation. He made some stupid still_one Apr 2020 #22
:) Whatever Biden does, Elizabeth Warren will be part of. Hortensis Apr 2020 #30
Agreed. He is just using him as an outside advisor on the current economic situation. He isn't still_one Apr 2020 #31
Yes. Real presidents have a bunch of economic advisers, Hortensis Apr 2020 #32
and based on Biden's recent statements on student debt, as you stated, no doubt Warren is part of still_one Apr 2020 #33
Yes, though Democrats have always been for subsiding education Hortensis Apr 2020 #34
+++ still_one Apr 2020 #36
Do you mean besides the fact that he's a misogynist disaster capitalist whose advice during WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #3
Which is also fueled the rise of right wing populist movements like the Tea Party and Trump. Yavin4 Apr 2020 #7
You are wrong on this Gothmog Apr 2020 #16
You need to get better educated about Summers Yavin4 Apr 2020 #20
LOL Gothmog Apr 2020 #23
Start with post #8. n/t Yavin4 Apr 2020 #24
Again thank you for the laughs Gothmog Apr 2020 #39
It wasn't that good of a job, no one went to jail. Hotler Apr 2020 #28
Yeah, other than those little bitty flaws. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #9
no more DINOs! TheNewNumberTwo Apr 2020 #42
Summers gambled with Harvard endowment-lost 1.8 bl delisen Apr 2020 #13
From the Atlantic in 2013 theaocp Apr 2020 #5
Ugh. Summers. CrispyQ Apr 2020 #6
Bernstein is also advising him as part of the team. But the fact that Summers is still in the mix WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #10
I should have read the article, but my first reaction to Summers name was to vomit a little. CrispyQ Apr 2020 #12
"When Yanis (Varoufakis) met the Prince of Darkness" Mike 03 Apr 2020 #8
This is really is amusing but not credible Gothmog Apr 2020 #40
Good ! stonecutter357 Apr 2020 #11
Say more? WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #14
All I care about is beating Trump HarlanPepper Apr 2020 #15
Yes, beating Trump is the priority, but preventing another Trump is the next highest priority. Yavin4 Apr 2020 #21
Larry Summers is awful but if anyone read that Bloomberg piece, they'd know Biden's being advised by Cha Apr 2020 #38
It's good to know there are others rpannier Apr 2020 #43
bit a problem, that... TheNewNumberTwo Apr 2020 #44
Blah blah blah HarlanPepper Apr 2020 #45
He's recycled and not what we need, but.. mvd Apr 2020 #18
How about work to get Trump out AND voice concerns? WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #19
People need to understand that it's not enough to beat Trump. Yavin4 Apr 2020 #25
Exactly. "Normal" is what got us here in the first place; I'm not interested in "going back" to it. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #26
Summers is a creature of the 90s Yavin4 Apr 2020 #27
I think you have a point. As long as it doesn't distract from the main goal mvd Apr 2020 #35
Good beginning but then degrading to quoting a couple Hortensis Apr 2020 #29
Larry Summers was a close adviser in both Clinton's and Obama's administrations. I trust.... George II Apr 2020 #37
I like President Obama and I do not understand the people who attack President Obama and his legacy Gothmog Apr 2020 #41
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