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In reply to the discussion: Why Larry Summers Shouldn't Be Permitted to Run a Dog Pound, Much Less the Federal Reserve [View all]Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)52. At this point, nothing would surprise me.
We may never know the full truth.
After all the complaining, that so many of us have done, I have to see the appointment of Pritzker as rubbing our nose in it.
There was a Republican guy on C-Span yesterday telling us how Dodd-Frank would be bad for business. I know what would be worse for business, throwing those criminal fucks into prison where they belong.
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xchrom
Jul 2013
OP
If it hasn't come to that, it's within spitting distance and that's more than sad - it's criminal or
byeya
Jul 2013
#10
The best reading I can get out of the floating of Summer for FED chief is that 0bama is softening
byeya
Jul 2013
#9
That Obama likes a sexist pig like Summers and praises a racist pig like Kelly says it all.
forestpath
Jul 2013
#11
When Bloomberg referred to the NYPD as "My army" nothing was heard from Kelly to remind the mayor
byeya
Jul 2013
#14
The NYPD really is the armed guard of the 1%...no wonder Obama praised Kelly.
forestpath
Jul 2013
#17
The usual answer is that the script is in final draft; but, like you say, maybe Summers was
byeya
Jul 2013
#13
"I never dehumanized Obama supporters. I just called them soulless robots."
geek tragedy
Jul 2013
#29
This is actually a good OP. I agree with it. But, writing "Larry Summers sucks"
geek tragedy
Jul 2013
#34
Here's how I see it. The "Obama supporters" as you call them never seem to post
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#35
OMG. You actually referred to Obama supporters as "a partisan mob" - your words.
Divernan
Jul 2013
#39
It's not sycophantism, it's recognition that there will be a concerted effort
geek tragedy
Jul 2013
#48
It appears to me that the Pres has decided to fight the Republican Party by
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#49
Let's look at the NSA, FBI, Homeland Security, CIA, and the DNI. And how about Bernanke? nm
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#51
FBI is a Republican reporting to a Democrat (Holder), DHS is a Democrat (Napolitano)
geek tragedy
Jul 2013
#53
Note that virtually no one is willing to make the argument for Summers in public.
geek tragedy
Jul 2013
#38
Krugman said Yellin would be the better pick? Are you sure? Because I was reading
matthews
Jul 2013
#27