My friend Richard Blair has a point.
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Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.
It’s distressed me that Duncan, who has been one of the sharpest analysts, uncritically accepted Krugman’s weak analysis.
Fortunately, some people have bothered to read the plan.
http://angrybear.blogspot.com/2009/03/geithner-plan-better-than-leaked.html
http://gecon.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-hate-to-quarrel-with-paul-krugman-but.html
and my analysis for anyone who cares
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/3/29/714345/-Krugmans-numbersa-second-try-*UPDATED
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/nyregion/03detain.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Sanctuary’s statement and roundup of responses to today’s tragic shooting at an immigrant services organization in Binghamton, NY here