>Hmm, Summers wrote in a letter to the Economist (which I have in front
>of me, but is not dated), about "an internal memo of mine", that "my memo
>tried to sharpen the debate on important issues by taking as narrow-minded
>an economic perspective as possible", and to "clarify what had been a
>rather vague internal discussion". I guess saying that "I didn't actually
>write the thing" wouldn't have sounded as good.
In the New Yorker profile Summers' taking the heat for the memo is spun as evidence of what a stand-up guy he is.
Brad DeLong wrote:
>Still, it is usually good practice to *read* the memos that you sign...
Brad, how do you know he didn't read it? Could be he did and approved.
Doug