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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:25 PM Original message |
Paul Volker endorses Obama! |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. WOW!! That is cool! |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Excellent........ |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. That's the guy who bumped interest rates to about 21%, right? n/t |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. And was correct in doing so. n/t |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. and ended stagflation |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Volker stopped horrendous stagflation... |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 11:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
32. Volker did it because inflation was terrible. Unlike greenspan, Volker |
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DB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
6. What the hell ??? That is like being endorsedby Hitler, he sent the prime.. |
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adoraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Hitler? |
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DB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I meant it metaphorically, His economic policies killed the middle class. |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. No, his policies SAVED the middle class. n/t |
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DB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Elaborate and enlighten please? |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. You're hysterical... |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I think the Word of the Day in "unhinged." |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. LOL! Fair enough... |
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DB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:52 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I guess I need to ask how old you are and what that interest rate did... |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 11:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. Paul Volcker was the one who knew... |
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Yael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. You do understand the quagmire that is stagflation, no? |
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DB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Apparently we agree, NAFTA was the frosting on Volker. |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
34. Sorry, he did the right thing at the time. Contrast that to what Greenspan did |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
14. He actually endorsed him round January 31, 2008 |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 10:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Thanks for that...I just heard it on Brinker... |
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NoodleyAppendage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
19. Yet another endorsement to further the depression of the HillBots. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Do you think Gore will endorse Obama? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 10:51 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. The risk to Edwards is SO high |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 10:56 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I agree... |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Edwards is Nader without the idiocy |
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NoodleyAppendage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 10:57 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. I'm sorely disappointed with Edwards. He was my first choice... |
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jackson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 11:05 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. "It is certainly the fact that Hillary is even less so" |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Yes, but when you're talking about... |
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jackson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 11:25 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. If Edwards felt that way he would have endorsed Obama long ago |
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NoodleyAppendage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-24-08 12:19 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Thank you. Great post...couldn't have said it better. Too bad the HillBot will gloss over the post |
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NoodleyAppendage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-24-08 12:19 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Delete (dupe). |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
21. Volker? Umm... you might want to keep that quiet |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 11:10 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. Oh yeah, I suppose *everyone* is, but he's a Bohemian Grover too so... |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
27. Interesting bit, here, "Stagflation Cometh" |
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jackson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
30. I am sure Paul Volcker wants "change" and to shake up the "establishment" in DC! |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-23-08 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
31. brinker is a hard right ass. Several months ago he was calling for an up market |
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