You gotta love the Liberal Fascism Party Chief, Jonah Goldberg leaping to Phil Gramm’s defense.
Anyway, this is just another example of why I’ve always wanted Phil Gramm to be president of the United States and why that can never, ever, happen.
Because it’s a peeve of mine, my ears always seem to be catching people talking about how much we need straight talkers in this country who won’t cave to their handlers, won’t spin, won’t poll-test their views. And yet, whenever somebody speaks honestly, down comes the thunder.
OMG! These people are truly clueless about what’s going on. Jonah and Phil are so out of touch with what’s going on in the economy that they really think this is just a Mental Recession.
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BobbyG // July 11, 2008 at 8:31 pm |
The lab results are back: Gramm-negative.
Stick a fork in that pompous ass; he’s done.
Jonah Goldberg. That cat is priceless. IQ that starts with a decimal point.
Michael Spencer // July 12, 2008 at 4:42 am |
Jeez.
If the economy is driven mostly by consumer spending, does it not stand to reason that spooking consumers equals a faltering economy?
I totally get what you are saying in this blog, Jon, at least in the main, but cannot help but feel that bad talk begets bad talk.
Who knew?
Hugo // July 12, 2008 at 6:04 am |
Well I don’t know what Jonah’s talking about (anymore than he does), but if Phil Gramm doesn’t see the convergence of vast economic storm fronts, then yes, I’d agree that Gramm is mentally receding.
Hugo // July 12, 2008 at 6:31 am |
Erratum: “any more”.
Dan // July 12, 2008 at 7:18 am |
Meanwhile W is banging the drum on ANWR drilling, blaming Congress for our high energy costs and suggesting that drillin in ANWR will bring down the gas prices right now.
The high price of oil is caused by OPEC, and OPEC is controlled by the Saudis. Venezuela used to be the counterweight to OPEC but now Chavez is fully onboard with the OPEC quota system, at least in part because he knows he’s sticking it to us, but also because he understands that pissing off the Saudis is what got his predecessor booted.
Clinton played the “band” game with the strategic reserve, to keep oil between the price band of $20 and $30 a barrel. Cheney moved to *add* to the reserve at the time that prices were jumping, thereby driving prices even higher.
But it’s the Saudis who run the show, it’s the Saudis who have restricted the supply, it’s the Saudis who have the price up where it is. The Saudis and nobody else.
It’s all in our heads, says Dr. Phil.
madmilker // July 12, 2008 at 1:48 pm |
*It’s all in our heads, says Dr. Phil.* but the hackers of the world have all the x’s and o’s!