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Inappropriate comparison. ...

Good points.

I don't know what Paulson/Bernanke were thinking when they let Lehman fail.

Krugman made a similar point the other day:

Just worth pointing out: Henry Paulson's decision to let Lehman fail, on Sept. 14, may have delivered the White House to Obama.



Truth unfolds in time through a communal process.
by marco on Wed Oct 1st, 2008 at 03:02:25 AM EST
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