Month: December 2009

It’s In the Way that You Use It

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by Eric Martin Ezra Klein links to a chart put out by the CBO which breaks down which elements of the stimulus bill were the most, well, stimulating in terms of bang for the buck.  The conclusions should not be shocking, though they run directly counter to many of the conservative arguments percolating during the stimulus debate (the same arguments that will … Read more

A Shallower Recovery

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by Eric Martin Since Von has been trespassing on my Af-Pak turf, allow me to hijack one of his sturdiest hobby horses: When the Obama administration announced that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (i.e. the stimulus) had saved or created 640,000 jobs, Republicans quickly launched into a tirade… Well, last night, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its … Read more

And he sailed off through night and day and in and out of weeks and almost over a year

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by von After his listening tour, it's likely that President Obama will order more troops to Afghanistan.  Not as many as General McChrystal sought some months ago; yet, many enough for one of my compatriots to gnash is terrible teeth, roll his terrible eyes, and generally go Maurice Sendak on ya'll.  Perhaps Eric Martin is right:  None … Read more