I am over my 3 posts daily limit, so please forgive the direct mail. You Canadians have an advantage over us Asians. Seriously, that was not Delong's point. I think he was saying that if you guys make a fuss on things like that, you may end up getting a Republican in the White House, and with Congress is already under GOP control, etc, etc. What's a little haircut on AF1 with a bj to go compare to the nation's or was it the people's business! Its the "our bastard is better than their bastard" argument, but I want to hear Delong say it publicly. To me, Delong personifies a new breed of the Quiet American, more deadly the the early Vietnam War variety. The old wanted to save Asia with Democracy, the new breed wants to save Asia with market capitalism. The old is based on dubious ideology and the new breed on voodoo economics. You can answer if you wish through lbo, if you have not used up you 3 posts.
Henry C.K. Liu
Sam Pawlett wrote:
> I am a foreigner too. I live in Canada. I thought the political consequences
> of this tidbit would be self-evident. It shows the arrogance, hypocrisy and
> contempt for the American people that Clinton has. $83,000 could feed a lot of
> people, fix up housing, send someone to college etc. It does not set a very
> good example or set very high standards.Things like this only make the
> political culture of the U.S. more cynical. Rumor has it that Clinton was
> receiving a bj while getting his hair trimmed. An excellent example of time
> management.
> Sam Pawlett.
>
> "Henry C.K. Liu" wrote:
>
> > Please educate us foreigners.
> > What are the political consequences?
> >
> > Henry C.K. Liu
> >
> > Brad De Long wrote:
> >
> > > >from the 1999 Guinness Book of World Records p109.
> > > > MOST EXPENSIVE HAIRCUT
> > > >In 1993, President Bill Clinton went under the scissors of Monsieur
> > > >Christophe, a top Beverly Hills stylist, while sitting aboard Air Force
> > > >One on the Tarmac at Los Angeles Airport. The full cost of his "runway
> > > >trim" taking into account delays to other aircraft, was estimated at
> > > >more than $83,000.
> > >
> > > Except that there were no delays to other aircraft...
> > >
> > > A nice urban legend, but *think* about its political consequences as you
> > > spread it.
> > >
> > > Brad Delong