The Rittenhouse Review: Today while reading about the latest machinations of the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the question that kept arising in my mind was, "What kind of an idiot is Harvey Pitt?" I'm not quite sure I've answered that question to my satisfaction, or even whether it could be answered to my liking. That's because Pitt is either a very special kind of idiot or just a garden-variety idiot, and neither is the type of idiot I would like to see running the SEC right now.
I think Krugman (http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/01/opinion/01KRUG.html) was more on point here. Idiocy is no longer a viable excuse for these people.
I'm not sure that "idiot" is the word you're looking for as I don't think that "ignorance" or "stupidity" is the operative word for what is going on here... And BTW, what exactly was it that Mr. Clinton did that was so evil it warranted his impeachment? 1998 seems now to have been a very, very long time ago.
Idiocy does not really catch the problem, rather perfidy. Abuse consumers, workers, and middle class investors for the sake of the emerging plutocrats. Scott Fitzgerald would understand.
Excellent question. This should tell us a lot about the moral priorities of Christian conservatives.
Economy-wide racketing? Business as usual. The purpose of America.
"Idiocy does not really catch the problem, rather perfidy. Abuse consumers, workers, and middle class investors for the sake of the emerging plutocrats. Scott Fitzgerald would understand."
Yup, the "emerging plutocrats" are probably looking out for their own interests. However, is this solely a Republican phenomenon? I thought that Terry Mc Auliffe and Bob Rubin are Democrats. Am I missing something?