Double Standard

Nathan Newman nathan at newman.org
Wed May 15 06:46:46 PDT 2002


----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad DeLong" <delong at econ.Berkeley.EDU>


>My summary view is that Clinton f***** up bigtime in appointing Ira
>Magaziner to run the thing, and then Magaziner f***** up bigtime by
>acting like a management consultant rather than like the orchestrator
>of a policy proposal that would get sixty votes in the
>Senate

Magaziner is now famous for three things-- (1) writing a report for remaking the Rhode Island economy, so disconnected from the constituencies effected that it was defeated massively; (2) writing a health care plan for Clinton so disconnected from the constituencies effected that it was defeated massively, (3) and writing an Internet plan so subservient to the interests effected that it was irrelevant or malevolent for making any progressive effect.

Oh and he wrote one interesting book.

Definately wins the idiot award of the Clinton administration.

-- Nathan



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