Posts Tagged ‘George Will’
Dr Paul Krugman, George Will and Austan Goolsbee: The government doesn’t create jobs
Well … that Will is on this list does not surprise me. It’s the other two, publicly admitting the government can’t create jobs, nor can it turn the economy on again, now, that’s man bites dog stuff.
Read MoreGeorge Will: Hey, that State of the Union … it’s nothing more than stroking erogenous zones
Well … I think he’s right. Afterall, most of these speeches ultimatelty are “pep rallies”. But not just for the party in power, although that most assuredly is the biggest draw. But also for the American people. Still aren’t we past this?
Read MoreGeorge Will: Just who is the snake oil salesman anyway?
Why does it seem that whenever these Democrats accuse the Republicans of being dishonest and underhanded, it always seems to best describe themselves. Take Obama calling the Republicans snake oil salesmen for pushing a plan of tax cuts and spending cuts to revive the economy. It’s just another take on his “same old, same old…
Read MoreGeorge Will: The BP shakedown = Northern Hemisphere Venzuela
George Will asked to comment on the BP $20 billion dollar contingency fund comes back with a classic answer. If you are not worried you should be. His biggest concern is the White House usurping the courts in terms of claims against BP and of course that it’s not exactly voluntary. The Chicago Way.
Read MoreGeorge Will vs Robert Reich – So easy a caveman can do it
On This Week liberal stateist economist Robert Reich contends the reason we need health care (or is it health insurance?) reform is because the American people just don’t understand health insurance. That’s enough to set the normally calm George Will off.
Read MoreGeorge Will to Obama: Next time use a spoon
This is just a great piece of video. This Week’s round table discussing the lack of job creation despite the “stimulus”, something that even Ariana Huffington gets. But former “Clintonista” and big time lefty John Podesta clings desperately to the “It’s Bush’s fault” excuse.
Read MoreGetting heat on global warming
Rarely does an ombudsman column rate blogging. This one, by Andrew Alexander of the Washington Post, does. The short form: “Will’s Feb. 15 column, headlined “Dark Green Doomsayers,” ridiculed “eco-pessimists” and cited a string of “predicted planetary calamities” that Will said have never come to pass. A key paragraph, aimed at those who believe in…
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