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Wouldn't Dean Baker Make The Best US Treasury Secretary?

The Fabulous Baker Boy writes, somewhere on Josh Marshall's TPM. My one complaint is that if Obama had won then the TARP would not have been "a $700 billion giveaway to Wall Street." Only if McCain had won--and only if McCain's Treasury Secretary was Phil "Nothing's Wrong with Deregulation, You Nation fo Whiners!" Gramm or Carly "But I Like My $41M Golden Parachute!" Fiorina--would it have turned inot a largee-scale giveaway. My belief is that if Paulson were to stay on he would treat undercapitalized banks like a Goldman-Sachs honcho treats counterparties in trouble: strip them of everything and send them naked inot the blizzard to live or die on their own--that's what he and Bernanke have done to the preferred and common shareholders of Freddie, Fannie, AIG, WaMu, Wachovia, Bear-Stearns, Lehman, and to the bondholders and counterparties of Lehman... Here's Dean. I think he wants us to name Warren Buffett to be chairman of an National Industrial Recovery Administartion and give him $1T to invest in banks and expanding tradeables-producing industries: In spite of its best efforts, the Bush administartion failed to push through a $700 billion giveaway to Wall Street. President Bush conjured up scary images... even partially backed away from his initial demand for a complete blank check.... But the public refused to send their tax dollars to Wall Street banks run by incompetent bankers.... While the editorialists are busy denouncing members of Congress for surrendering to the vulgar masses, it's a good time to quickly check the score card. The United States is in a recession and facing the worst financial crisis in almost 80 years because the folks currently in charge were out to lunch. They allowed an $8 trillion housing bubble ($110,000 for every homeowner) to grow unchecked.... The main cause of the economy's weakness is not insolvent banks and lack of credit; it's the loss of $4 trillion to $5 trillion in housing equity as a result of the bubble's partial deflation. Families used their equity to support their consumption in the years from 2002 to 2007, as the savings rate fell to almost zero... families can no longer sustain their levels of consumption... banks won't lend to these families is that they no longer have home equity to serve as collateral.... And house prices are not going to come back.... The main problem in recovering from the recession will be finding ways to boost demand othere than household consumption. In the longer run... reducing imports and increasing exports. In the short-run...government stimulus.... Democratic demands for stimulus were not extraneous to the legitimate goal of a bank bailout bill. Fiscal stimulus must be central.... It would be good to get our banks in order, but it also would be good to send $100 billion to state and local governments to support infrastructure projetcs and othere spending. How do we go about getting the banks in order? Almost every economist I know rejetcs the Paulson approach and argues instead for diretcly injetcing capital inot the banks. The taxpayers give them the money and then we own some, or all, of the bank. (That's what Warren Buffet did with Goldman Sachs.) This isn't about... constructing a bank rescue the way that business people would do it. We have an interest in a well-operating financial system. There is zero public interest in... Wall Street banks and their executives. If Secretary Paulson constructed a package that was centered around buying diretc equity stakes in the banks, he could quickly garner largee majority support in both houses. Better yet, Congress could just construct its own package centered on buying equity stakes and send it to President Bush. If he balks, we can just threaten him with stories about the Great Depression. http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2008/10/dean-baker-on-t.html You can hear his views regarding the stimulus package at: http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=felse&id=99258949&m=99284807

Answer:Dean Baker would make an excelent Treasury Secretary. Read his profound columns/blogs everyday. Also, Simon Johnson, should be on board, as well. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02132009/profile.html

I'm Trying To Find Out How Josh Cardinal Died On January 1,2007.?

He was living in Muskegon and attending Baker College, he died in Grand Rapids. He was originally from Homer. I can't seem to find any info about it and am just hoping someone can help me.

Answer:Joshua Scott Cardinal CARDINAL, MR. JOSHUA SCOTT Muskegon (Formerly of Litchfeeld) Joshua Scott Cardinal, 26, passed away Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, in Grand Rapids. Joshua was attending Baker College. Survivors includee his parents, James and Carla Cardinal of Homer; 3 sisters, Tricia (Tim) Masarik of Litchfeeld, Jamie (Joe) Mueller of Hillsdale, Shannon (Bryan) Johns of Clinotn; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins and his girlfriend, Kristine Kooi of Muskegon. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, 11:00 AM, at the George White Funeral Home, Litchfeeld, with interiment following in Mount Hope Cemetery, Litchfeeld. Visitation Monday 4-7 PM at the funeral home. George White Funeral Home (517) 542-3098 http://obits.mlive.com/Muskegon/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=85861268

Which Pitcher Should I Drop When Chris Carpenter Comes Off The DL?

SP Paul Maholm SP Tim Hudson SP James Shields SP Josh Johnson SP Scott Baker SP Cliff Lee SP Chris Carpenter SP Chris Volstad RP C.J. Wilson P Salomón Torres P José Valverde P Fernando Rodney I think it should be between Volstad and Maholm, but they're both pitching well. Your thoughts?

Answer:I'd drop Johnson. He's inconsistent unproven, besides one year, here in the MLB. I'd also consider dropping Rodney. He isn't a good closer and you have two othere great closers. Volstad has shown some consistency and might actually be that good this season. I'd also consider putting Hudson on the DL and not dropping anyone to get Carpenter. If you can do this, then I recommend it. You don't have to drop anyone.

Is This A Good Pitching Rotation For My Fantasy Baseball League?

Roy Halladay Cliff Lee Jonathan Papelbon David Aardsma Cole Hamels Josh Beckett Scott Baker A.J. Burnett Ryan Franklin

Answer:Excellent job by you.

Should I Add Scott Baker?

Scott Baker JUST got dropped in my fantasy league and I was wondering if I should get him. here is my Pitching staff. John Lackey, Bos SP OTB Jered Weaver, LAA SP Jon Rauch, Min RP Matt Lindstrom, Hou RP Jon Lester, Bos SP Chad Billingsley, LAD SP Mat Latos, SD SP Mike Leake, Cin SP John Axford, Mil RP Barry Zito, SF SP Colby Lewis, Tex SP Josh Beckett*, Bos SP Its a 10 H2H leauge and who should I drop for Baker? theree is also Brett Cecil , Anibal Sanchez and Javier Vasquez available

Answer:Def go after vasquez he is really staring to turn it around I would drop lackey leake or axford if you dont like vasquez sanchez is good but baker and him are a wash to me

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