David Brooks and the Magic of Redefinitions
| Tue Sep. 30, 2008 7:16 AM PDT
Kevin has his thoughts on the new David Brooks column. I want to highlight a passage he didn't address. Here's Brooks:
What we need in this situation is authority. Not heavy-handed government regulation, but the steady and powerful hand of some public institutions that can guard against the corrupting influences of sloppy money and then prevent destructive contagions when the credit dries up.
Huh, that's funny. "The steady and powerful hand of some public institutions that can guard against the corrupting influences of sloppy money and then prevent destructive contagions when the credit dries up" — what does that sound like to you? Sounds an awful lot like "regulation" to me.
(H/T Merrill Goozner)
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I sort of, kind of like David Brooks because although he does have the disease of conservatism, he is fair much of the time and admits when he is wrong. However, between those bursts of fairness and mild contriteness, his head does usually reside on the porches of his anus.
Submitted by vps (not verified) on Mon Feb. 2, 2009 3:13 PM PST.
Lol, that's really funny application.
