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Sunday Afternoon Open Thread | 80 comments (80 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Richardson out of Commerce (none / 0)

It appears Obama's vetting of the people in his incoming administration is nothing short of gruelling.

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jan 4th, 2009 at 03:11:38 PM EST
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Re: Richardson out of Commerce (none / 0)

It is. Too gruelling, in my opinion.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sun Jan 4th, 2009 at 04:17:21 PM EST
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Re: Richardson out of Commerce (none / 0)

What is Obama afraid of?

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jan 4th, 2009 at 05:27:05 PM EST
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Re: Richardson out of Commerce (none / 0)

(shrug) Hell if I know. Distractions?

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sun Jan 4th, 2009 at 05:37:43 PM EST
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LOL (4.00 / 2)

Well, on change.org, when they asked for applicants, people were supposed to provide links to ALL of their blog writing (including coments on blogs), and to outline anything that might be embarrasing to Obama.

I'm not sure how any regular blogger could be appropriately vetted.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sun Jan 4th, 2009 at 05:28:29 PM EST
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Re: LOL (none / 0)

MARS, BITCHES!!!!!!

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

[Drew's WHEEEEE™ Technology]

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sun Jan 4th, 2009 at 05:39:56 PM EST
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