<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Obama talks up energy plans in the Rust Belt]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Colin Wright http://www.grist.org/article/a-matter-of-rust/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:36:47 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/a-matter-of-rust/1 The Long Emergency to continue?

Rubinomics, here we come!Obama's Economic Adviser Draws Scrutiny for Wal-Mart Praise
On the campaign trail, Senator Barack Obama is coming under criticism in some circles for appointing an outspoken defender of the retail giant Wal-Mart as his chief adviser on economic policy. The adviser, Jason Furman, is a New York University scholar and former official in the Clinton administration. In 2005, he published a paper entitled "Wal-Mart: A Progressive Success Story" that argued Wal-Mart's low-prices outweigh the negative effects of its low wages for its workers. Obama has criticized Wal-Mart on the campaign trail and made several references to former rival Senator Hillary Clinton's time on the Wal-Mart board of directors during their battle for the Democratic nomination


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Rubinomics, here we come!Obama's Economic Adviser Draws Scrutiny for Wal-Mart Praise
On the campaign trail, Senator Barack Obama is coming under criticism in some circles for appointing an outspoken defender of the retail giant Wal-Mart as his chief adviser on economic policy. The adviser, Jason Furman, is a New York University scholar and former official in the Clinton administration. In 2005, he published a paper entitled "Wal-Mart: A Progressive Success Story" that argued Wal-Mart's low-prices outweigh the negative effects of its low wages for its workers. Obama has criticized Wal-Mart on the campaign trail and made several references to former rival Senator Hillary Clinton's time on the Wal-Mart board of directors during their battle for the Democratic nomination


]]> Comment #2 by Wolverine http://www.grist.org/article/a-matter-of-rust/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:37:06 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/a-matter-of-rust/2 Who Obama Really Is

No one ever mentions that Barak Obama's mentor was Joseph Lieberman, war monger and probably the worst Democratic senator (I believe he's no longer a Democrat).  As I've been saying for awhile, anyone who expects Obama to even try to implement progressive policies will be deeply disappointed.

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No one ever mentions that Barak Obama's mentor was Joseph Lieberman, war monger and probably the worst Democratic senator (I believe he's no longer a Democrat).  As I've been saying for awhile, anyone who expects Obama to even try to implement progressive policies will be deeply disappointed.

]]> Comment #3 by Colin Wright http://www.grist.org/article/a-matter-of-rust/ Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:20:37 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/a-matter-of-rust/3 Is hope still alive?

Wolverine :The news is not all bad. Furman claims he will be drawing on the expertise of two Keynesian economists: Jared Bernstein of the Economic Policy Institute and James Galbraith, son of Friedman's nemesis John Kenneth Galbraith. Our "current economic crisis," Obama recently said, did not come from nowhere. It is "the logical conclusion of a tired and misguided philosophy that has dominated Washington for far too long."

We've discussed Galbraith before on Grist.

While at commondreams, check out Jon Rynn's new article.

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Wolverine :The news is not all bad. Furman claims he will be drawing on the expertise of two Keynesian economists: Jared Bernstein of the Economic Policy Institute and James Galbraith, son of Friedman's nemesis John Kenneth Galbraith. Our "current economic crisis," Obama recently said, did not come from nowhere. It is "the logical conclusion of a tired and misguided philosophy that has dominated Washington for far too long."

We've discussed Galbraith before on Grist.

While at commondreams, check out Jon Rynn's new article.

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