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MannyGoldstein

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2. Perhaps

Reply to cthulu2016 (Reply #1)

Mon May 28, 2012, 09:37 PM

May 2012

But I'm not so sure. Hiring a clearly forthright Liberal like Krugman would be totally out of character for Obama, so, to me, it would signal the possibility of change.

Also, I don't think Krugman could be co-opted - it's not in his nature.

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If Obama appointed Paul Krugman as WH advisor... [View all] MannyGoldstein May 2012 OP

I would hate to see that happen cthulu2016 May 2012 #1

Perhaps MannyGoldstein May 2012 #2

Co-option was probably not the right word. Silenced is closer to it. cthulu2016 May 2012 #4

Good points. MannyGoldstein May 2012 #7

I would be much more enthuiastic.... unkachuck May 2012 #3

Obama said my wife and I should 'have our heads examined' (on "60 Minutes") coalition_unwilling May 2012 #10

Ditto. Webster Green May 2012 #15

That's it in a nutshell. There are times, though, in human affairs when selecting coalition_unwilling May 2012 #17

I like Krugman but it would be just symbolic unless it was backed by real policies,which it won't be limpyhobbler May 2012 #5

Do you think Krugman would accept or keep the position MannyGoldstein May 2012 #6

Dunno limpyhobbler May 2012 #12

Krugman is still too wrapped up in neoclassical thinking. girl gone mad May 2012 #8

Well, can we agree that compared to the current riff-raff, MannyGoldstein May 2012 #11

The neoclassical economist is much like the Darwinian cthulu2016 May 2012 #14

Monkeys would fly out of my butt too, but hell yeah I'd be coalition_unwilling May 2012 #9

It wouldn't be a bad idea I guess, Jamaal510 May 2012 #13

It depends on if he was going to be a real influence or just a way to assimilate him TheKentuckian May 2012 #16

no, we should keep the same wall street insiders who caused the mess lol nt msongs May 2012 #18