And Atrios (Duncan Black) was an Economist before becoming a full-time Media Matters mouthpiece.
Go Figure. |
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Written By:
Joe Tobacco
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http://www.cadillactight.com
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That is funny Jon. It is good to have you back. Unfortunately, one of Delong’s virtues is not a sense of humor about such things. For that matter, it isn’t Atrios’ either. |
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Written By:
Lance
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www.asecondhandconjecture.com
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Well done, Jon.
It would be tempting to say that you get the blogging corps you pay for but, clearly, that isn’t the case. |
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Written By:
Dave Schuler
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http://www.theglitteringeye.com
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In this case, I think the Fed is being pretty restrained. The goal is to keep banks in business lending money. I did a serious, but somewhat tongue-in-cheek post on this topic called Bernanke and the Fire Fighters. Here’s a sample:
’Over the past two weeks, the credit conflagration we know of as subprime lending burst into flames. In the fire zone, we see the charred ruins of two Bear Stearns hedge funds, a Goldman Sachs hedge fund and a few funds sponsored by French banker, BNP Paribas. Several, mortgage lenders are also in there with little left but the unused pixels of their next ‘no money down–immediate acceptance’ marketing campaign...’
http://fundmasteryblog.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/bernanke-and-the-fire-fighters/ |
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Written By:
Kurt Brouwer
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http://www.fundmasteryblog.com
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