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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (81067)8/11/2010 9:48:46 AM
From: Oeconomicus3 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 90947
 
"You noticed too."

Yeah. When he picked her for the post early on, I very briefly thought, "hey, at least he's putting together a decent economic team."

The feeling faded fast, though, as soon as they started selling the porkulus plan and how many jobs it would "create or save" based on big Keynesian multipliers. She was selling something she couldn't possibly believe in.

Cognitive dissonance must be draining.