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"That's where the debate over this belongs.  Once they were bailed out, we all should have known they'd be paying…
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"AIG actually didn't have any capital assigned to this type of insurance.  This is insurance fraud, and it's a crime…
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"I'm just guessing, but I think this story is going to get a lot more favorable treatment in Left Blogistan…
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"I think it is safe to say that if no banks were able or willing to swallow IndyMac, no banks…
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" As far as I can tell, there was a leak to the New York Times but no outreach to…
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And the other thing is Obama himself isn't a leftist. I'd call him a left-pragmatist. But I'd also guess that…
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I also echo a point made by Al. I watched both CA townhall meetings...not a single question from the audiences…
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"Geithner, who has made a good living but never went for the really big bucks, is condemned by association with…
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I've seen this fear pop up on the LW blogs, and I think it's a valid point. But as we…
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"Marshall, etc. have been duped and are very busy making asses of themselves. Meanwhile, Rome burns." I don't think it's…
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what's to stop these firms from just giving raises equal to what they woulda got with salary + bonus?
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I'm angry that yer not angry, booman. c'mon get ANGRY...that always helps one think clearly.
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sure, we didn't nationalize city...but they got some of our $. now, imagine the u s of a outright owning…
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" If we don't stop acting like Pavlov's dogs everytime some TARP-fed corporation has an office party, we'll effectively cripple…
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The wife and I got our first payroll checks that included the Obama tax cut...we pay ourselves monthly and we…
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"Most of the economic blogging I've seen has amounted to little more than advocating for bank nationalization. I don't disagree…
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Great advice, but the problem for any gooper with the above attributes is that they'd be mercilessly pounded in a…
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"What happens if the sectarian conflict resumes?" That's my biggest worry...anything that will delay or hinder us getting out. Plus,…
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"But criticism that Nate Silver, Al Giordano, and I have been leveling at OpenLeft's analytical work is based on them…
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I agree with you! Obama seems to have a knack to be able to frame what are normally uncomfortable concepts…
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