A year after Lehman Brothers collapsed: The promised bland

Economist | Sep. 15, 2009 (Editorial)

“THIS sucker could go down.” George Bush’s verdict during the worst of the financial crisis a year ago was crude but penetrating. Barack Obama, delivering a speech in New York on September 14th to mark the anniversary of Lehman Brothers’ failure, managed the opposite trick. He produced plenty of elegant phrases but little that was new, and quite a bit that was confusing. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business
Topics: U.S. Economy, Obama Administration, Finance
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Sep 15, 2009 - 7:56 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Daniel Stocking (review), Doug Greer (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Sep 15, 2009 - 7:57 AM PDT
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Doug Greer
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 by Doug Greer - Sep. 15, 2009

The fact that politicians oversimplify complex issues when they give speeches is not a very insightful observation.

Considering most people's penchant for holding to their beliefs even in the face of contradicting evidence, it's never too often to remind people that politicians always deserve to be evaluated with skepticism.

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