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ProSense

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5. Ezra Klein is a good policy wonk

Reply to bluestateguy (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 08:54 PM

Dec 2012

but he has a tendency to push these right-leaning proposals using the argument that this is as good as it gets.

It's bullshit. This proposal is basically give Republicans, who have absolutely no leverage, what they want because, hell, we can if we want to.

Ridiculous.

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Krugman: I Hope This Isn�t True [View all] ProSense Dec 2012 OP

A lot of people are flapping around trying to make it look "inevitable". gkhouston Dec 2012 #1

Exactly! ProSense Dec 2012 #3

This is what happens when you policy-wonk for the sake of being wonky gkhouston Dec 2012 #6

Yup. In fact, it's ProSense Dec 2012 #13

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? kentuck Dec 2012 #2

Ezra Pound is an inexperienced kid who has no business at a national newspaper bluestateguy Dec 2012 #4

Ezra Klein is a good policy wonk ProSense Dec 2012 #5

Ezra Pound? We are Devo Dec 2012 #15

IF that's the plan, it's complete BS. A 2% tax hike?? Why bother. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #7

It's completely bizarre. ProSense Dec 2012 #8

So this is just a rumor so far? JaneyVee Dec 2012 #9

No, it's not even a rumor ProSense Dec 2012 #10

OK, thanks, I'm calming down a bit. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #11

k & r! nt wildbilln864 Dec 2012 #12

Krugman is right...."It's Health Care Costs, Stupid" red dog 1 Dec 2012 #14