tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post6802532061579083219..comments2024-03-19T05:24:22.725-04:00Comments on the daily howler: The year of arguing crazily!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-25258907195691886982013-03-03T22:52:31.583-05:002013-03-03T22:52:31.583-05:00I know this if off topic but I'm looking into ...I know this if off topic but I'm looking into starting my own blog and was curious what all is required to get setup? I'm assuming having a blog like <br />yours would cost a pretty penny? I'm not very internet smart so I'm not 100% certain. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. Kudos<br /><br />Stop by my site; <a href="http://qog.xenomorph.us/index.php?title=Dieting_Is_Genuinely_A_Issue_Of_Point_Of_View" rel="nofollow">diets that work fast for women</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-20801671642097135782012-12-27T11:37:59.205-05:002012-12-27T11:37:59.205-05:00Yep, the kind of people who reliably vote Democrat...Yep, the kind of people who reliably vote Democratic but have never known a working man in their lives. Bradnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-34861261361665091082012-12-26T23:42:37.370-05:002012-12-26T23:42:37.370-05:00Another great column. Merry Christmas Bob.Another great column. Merry Christmas Bob.fairlefthttp://my.firedoglake.com/fairleftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-20369219147105977592012-12-25T19:30:06.615-05:002012-12-25T19:30:06.615-05:00David in Cal -- We lost 4 million jobs between Oct...David in Cal -- We lost 4 million jobs between October 2008 and March 2009 when the Recovery Act was enacted. Obviously, opinions of the level of stimulus needed were evolving and being revised rapidly throughout the period. Krugman was perfectly clear about his opinion when the plan was in debate. Too small, too weighted towards tax cuts with low multipliers, inadequate infrastructure commitment (highest multipliers), no provision for more if needed later. Nevertheless, you can see its effect in the graphs of total jobs: once in place, the stimulus turned the downward trend into a flat one quite quickly. urban legendnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-75725837042636872692012-12-25T17:30:13.873-05:002012-12-25T17:30:13.873-05:00Krugman has indeed criticized the stimulus plan as...Krugman has indeed criticized the stimulus plan as being inadequate, and has done so from the very beginning of Obama's presidency in numerous columns and television interviews.<br /><br />Here is his column from January, 2009: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/09/opinion/09krugman.html<br /><br />"To close a gap of more than $2 trillion — possibly a lot more, if the budget office projections turn out to be too optimistic — Mr. Obama offers a $775 billion plan. And that’s not enough."<br /><br />Here is a column from February, 2009, criticizing the stimulus as inadequate: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/opinion/13krugman.html<br /><br />Here is another column from March, 2009, saying the same thing: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/opinion/09krugman.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=0<br /><br />Merry Christmas!Mysterionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-3580412696255152472012-12-25T02:57:10.640-05:002012-12-25T02:57:10.640-05:00Krugman has a rather well documented history of cr...<i>Krugman has a rather well documented history of criticizing the stimulus plan for being too small before, during, and after the stimulus was enacted.</i><br /><br />Well, this is his position today. However, here's <a href="http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/stimulus-math-wonkish/" rel="nofollow">what he wrote in November, 2008:</a> <br /><br /><i>When I put all this together, I conclude that the stimulus package should be at least 4% of GDP, or $600 billion.</i><br /><br />The actual stimulus was $800 billion.<br />David in Calnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-76021883420818884242012-12-25T01:39:26.229-05:002012-12-25T01:39:26.229-05:00Krugman has a rather well documented history of cr...Krugman has a rather well documented history of criticizing the stimulus plan for being too small before, during, and after the stimulus was enacted.<br /><br />He's also spent a lot of time saying that it was a bad idea politically because people would see the disappointing results of an insufficiently large stimulus and conclude that stimulus doesn't work. Events seem to have proven him right on both counts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-68322996712292432292012-12-24T23:55:55.963-05:002012-12-24T23:55:55.963-05:00excerpt: "...sure that Ephron is a nice perso... excerpt: "...sure that Ephron is a nice person. But that column and its weird tone-deafness comes straight from the land of the swells. "<br /><br />Exactly. <br /><br />Just like: born on third base and yet they thought they hit a triple.<br /><br /><br />Whatever the hell that saying is.<br /><br />Ongoing problem: Too little effort by most elites inMSM to appreciate the ordinary citizen's experience and understanding of life.<br />Sam Gunschnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-39362014869665314822012-12-24T21:47:21.232-05:002012-12-24T21:47:21.232-05:00Krugman inadverantly illustrates part of the probl...Krugman inadverantly illustrates part of the problem. He correctly points out that our huge deficits haven't caused sky-high interest rates, but those who expected that consequence haven't changed their minds. However, Krugman has done something similar. Obama's trillion dollar stimulus didn't lead to a robust economy, but Krugman hasn't changed his mind. He supports even greater stimulus spending. In politics, it seems that hardly anyone ever changes his/her mind, regardless of what new facts come to light.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to Bob and all his commenters and readers.David in Calnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-60439680006874546262012-12-24T17:05:00.465-05:002012-12-24T17:05:00.465-05:00The land of the swells. Perfect. Merry Christmas B...The land of the swells. Perfect. Merry Christmas Bob, and thanks for all your efforts to stem the tide of stupidity that threatens to drown us.Squeaky McCrinklenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-52028557809251378632012-12-24T15:57:57.781-05:002012-12-24T15:57:57.781-05:00Bob wrote: "Can you expect moral and intellec...Bob wrote: "Can you expect moral and intellectual guidance from top-notch elites like this?". Evidently you do. You are continually disappointed or surprised by the lack of guidance, to keep pointing it out. I expect nothing...and i am rarely disappointed by our 'elites'. jonstnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-60180019656600618402012-12-24T14:00:29.720-05:002012-12-24T14:00:29.720-05:00If William Safire were still alive, he would have ...If William Safire were still alive, he would have hit Somerby for saying "the...web site doesn't gift-wrap shoes". I imagine the web site only sits on the server and doesn't do much else than pass orders onto the people who will fulfill them.<br /><br />Pedantic? Why, yes.Michael Janavelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-16031428623638971432012-12-24T12:15:53.820-05:002012-12-24T12:15:53.820-05:00I may be wrong, but I didn't know all op-eds h...I may be wrong, but I didn't know all op-eds had to clear an intellectual threshold before being published. (no sarcasm intended)<br />Perhaps her piece may have been more suited for the Living section? Technology? Shopping?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com