On Sep 20, 2011, at 4:23 AM, SA wrote:
> It usually annoys me for two reasons: first, its pervasive evidence-free quality. Second, the endogeneity problem: politicians are notorious for truly believing whatever it's expedient for them to truly believe, so there's always the possibility of reverse causality. (I.e., Obama believes X because he must do X, not vice versa.)
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> Having said that: here's some actual evidence!!!
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> Enjoy: http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2011/09/from-ron-suskinds-confidence-men.html
Seems like he's more than a bit of a sexist dick, too. For Larry Summers to concede that, he has to be.
Doug