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Charlie Rose Interviews Love Child Of Ayn Rand & Chauncey Gardner

By Red Planet on Sat, 06/18/2011 - 12:59pm |

Timeless words of wisdom from the man who wasn't there. And still isn't. Markets work. I did nothing to cause the melt-down. Low-income and minority home buyers to blame. Corporations aren't hiring, and won't, due to uncertainty about whether they will have to pay taxes and follow regulations. All that corporate money sitting idle = Oogey-boogey inflation. Anything government does makes it worse. Stimulus = no-no. Do nothing. Wait. Because markets work. 

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A Coda to the Death of Ambassador Holbrooke

By Red Planet on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 12:38am |

Most readers of this blog will not require an introduction to Ambassador Richard Holbrooke. And most are probably aware that he died today, following surgery for a torn aorta. 

It is reported by the AP that Ambassador Holbrooke's final words were "You've got to stop this war in Afghanistan." (h/t HuffPo)

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Obama/Biden Whine About Progressive "Whiners"

By Red Planet on Wed, 09/29/2010 - 11:46am |

What else can I say? Except this:

Tom Friedman got something right today. Wait! Wait! Stifle that nausea response. He didn't get much else right in today's NYT Op-Ed, but he said that the country is looking for a leader "...with the ability to lead in the face of uncertainty and not simply whine about how tough things are..."

Mr. Obama. That's why we elected you. We thought.

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