Comments on: St. John The Ludicrous http://www.1115.org/2008/03/11/st-john-the-ludicrous/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:49:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: sarabeth http://www.1115.org/2008/03/11/st-john-the-ludicrous/comment-page-1/#comment-75452 sarabeth Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:43:40 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2008/03/11/st-john-the-ludicrous/#comment-75452 I assumed that's what he meant by "So in this case, he’s not talking out of both sides of his mouth." I assumed that’s what he meant by “So in this case, he’s not talking out of both sides of his mouth.”

]]> By: matt http://www.1115.org/2008/03/11/st-john-the-ludicrous/comment-page-1/#comment-75451 matt Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:50:08 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2008/03/11/st-john-the-ludicrous/#comment-75451 seamus: it's unclear to me whether you think on balance the fundamentals of the US economy are sound. seamus: it’s unclear to me whether you think on balance the fundamentals of the US economy are sound.

]]> By: sarabeth http://www.1115.org/2008/03/11/st-john-the-ludicrous/comment-page-1/#comment-75450 sarabeth Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:41:43 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2008/03/11/st-john-the-ludicrous/#comment-75450 The fundamentals of the economy also include the strength (or otherwise) of the dollar, the trade deficit, the budget deficit, the size of the national debt. On the other hand, the rule of law is not usually regarded as one of the fundamentals of the economy. The fundamentals of the economy also include the strength (or otherwise) of the dollar, the trade deficit, the budget deficit, the size of the national debt.

On the other hand, the rule of law is not usually regarded as one of the fundamentals of the economy.

]]> By: sarabeth http://www.1115.org/2008/03/11/st-john-the-ludicrous/comment-page-1/#comment-75449 sarabeth Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:30:51 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2008/03/11/st-john-the-ludicrous/#comment-75449 I don't think any sensible economist would argue that today, in an overall sense, the fundamentals of the economy are sound. I don’t think any sensible economist would argue that today, in an overall sense, the fundamentals of the economy are sound.

]]> By: seamus http://www.1115.org/2008/03/11/st-john-the-ludicrous/comment-page-1/#comment-75448 seamus Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:11:37 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2008/03/11/st-john-the-ludicrous/#comment-75448 In McCain's defense, and I rarely feel the desire to defend him, a recession can occur while the "fundamentals of our economy are strong." Fundamentals are -- infrastructure, skills, investment, capital flows, workforce readiness, rule of law, taxation, transparency, etc. At some of these we are world-class, at others we're disastrous. So in this case, he's not talking out of both sides of his mouth. But on the ethics stuff -- yes. He's a liar. In McCain’s defense, and I rarely feel the desire to defend him, a recession can occur while the “fundamentals of our economy are strong.” Fundamentals are — infrastructure, skills, investment, capital flows, workforce readiness, rule of law, taxation, transparency, etc. At some of these we are world-class, at others we’re disastrous.

So in this case, he’s not talking out of both sides of his mouth. But on the ethics stuff — yes. He’s a liar.

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