tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5491095.post621697603799360196..comments2024-01-09T17:16:02.647+07:00Comments on JOTMAN: Has Obama lost his mind?Jotmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02485510513271661365noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5491095.post-19844912808516453512009-03-27T03:07:00.000+07:002009-03-27T03:07:00.000+07:00I'd rather have seen Goolsbee and Volcker in the p...I'd rather have seen Goolsbee and Volcker in the positions of power that we found recycled Clinton folk in. It was that team we voted for. There are plenty of qualified people out there besides a recycling of Clinton appointees. The problem is that the ones doing the appointing are not people who were with the campaign.<BR/>-J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5491095.post-24002665282414990252009-03-26T16:59:00.000+07:002009-03-26T16:59:00.000+07:00J, Good point, good question. Of course, once Oba...J, <BR/><BR/>Good point, good question. <BR/><BR/>Of course, once Obama won, the claim was that the Clinton people were the only ones with the experience to take charge of the situation. <BR/><BR/>In terms of anticipated policy changes, I never saw much difference between Clinton and Obama, and could never get too passionate about one over the other. In the end I was more impressed by the way Obama ran his campaign -- suggesting he might be somewhat more skillful about executing policies. <BR/><BR/>But we all remember that Obama promised real change, and we're waiting...Jotmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485510513271661365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5491095.post-69610240068702044242009-03-24T20:12:00.000+07:002009-03-24T20:12:00.000+07:00The Obama team (Geithner, but esp. Summers, Rubin)...The Obama team (Geithner, but esp. Summers, Rubin) are the ones who gave us deregulation of this industry in the first place under Clinton.<BR/><BR/>The real question is why we fought so hard to elect someone who was not Clinton, and we have a Clinton administration in the appointee process.<BR/><BR/>-J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com