article.nationalreview.com - 2/10/2009
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he stimulus bill has failed. Barack Obama has failed. The Trojan Horse of Hope and Change crashed into the guardrail of reality, revealing an army of ideologues and activists inside. Now, before I continue, let me say that Barack Obama will still be popular, he will still get things done, and he ...
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Four more pieces on the current financial problem that I liked
Newmark's Door —
Greg Mankiw: My Preferred Fiscal Stimulus (2/5) and How to Recapitalize the Financial System (10/8/08).
Niall Ferguson: "Keynes Can't Help Us Now" (2/6).
Jonah Goldberg: "The Great Overreach" (2/6).
Claiming the Fiscal Stimulus Bill Failed
EconoSpeak —
... Didn’t Rush Limbaugh say early on in the next Administration that he wanted our new President to fail? Boehner marshaled the House Republicans to follow Limbaugh’s lead even if it meant endorsing Herbert Hoover economics. And of course Jonah Goldberg had to follow suit: ...
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