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The President As GM CEO (Cont’d)

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The President As GM CEO

It’s so fascinating to see that Barack Obama feels he is qualified to run an automobile company.

Making Lemonade Out Of Paul Krugman’s Lemons

It must surely disappoint, embarrass and concern people on the port side of the political divide that Paul Krugman has been so dramatically revealed as a critic of the Obama Administration.

But Seriously, Folks . . .

I suppose that I was a bit dismissive and curt when I wrote my post on the battle between the SEIU staff union and SEIU management.

Bailout!

How economic decisions really get made:

Quote Of The Day

“Karol, Thomas, and I live in Burke, Virginia. We are free to trade not only with cabbage growers in Culpeper, Virginia, but with cabbage growers in California.”

Tim Geithner Extends Self, Department, Administration

There really cannot be enough attention paid to the regulatory nightmare the Geithnerian Treasury Department is seeking to unleash.

The Template For Taking On The Obama Administration

“You have run out of our money!”

Geithner & Co. Won’t Like This . . .

but the Cato Institute has the goods on them.

Tax You. Tax Me. Tax That Fellow Behind The Tree.

One of the salient characteristics of our good friends on the port side of politics is their massive class envy and their belief that there is something inherently evil about making lots of money. What most people consider the American way–profiting as a consequence of working hard and doing something that the buying public wants (in a legal and ethical manner, of course)–they view as a sin if the profits that result are eye-popping.

Government’s Role In Creating The Financial Crisis

Peter Wallison doesn’t toe the line of conventional wisdom when it comes to discussing the cause of the financial crisis. That’s a roundabout way of saying that he speaks truth:

The Worst Rationale For Card-Check Legislation

Jagdish Bhagwati is a very smart man and he does the Lord’s work when it comes to economic policy. I have a great deal of admiration for him, but I just cannot understand why he thinks that card-check legislation would be a good idea.

- March 22, 2010 -

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