“The fact that we are talking about this very large, by traditional standards, recovery package is an acknowledgment that the — the — the right-wing philosophy of ‘leave the market alone,’ it hasn’t worked. Now, it’s a mistake sometimes politically to accept your basic victory and then get too bitterly embroiled over the details. This is a repudiation of the Republican conservative philosophy and an affirmation of what’s traditionally been Democratic philosophy, which is private and public sectors can work together constructively.”
–Rep. Barney Frank (S-MA)
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This Week’s ‘Braying Jackass’ Award
Patriot Post, Friday Digest – Vol. 09 No. 04
“The fact that we are talking about this very large, by traditional standards, recovery package is an acknowledgment that the — the — the right-wing philosophy of ‘leave the market alone,’ it hasn’t worked. Now, it’s a mistake sometimes politically to accept your basic victory and then get too bitterly embroiled over the details. This is a repudiation of the Republican conservative philosophy and an affirmation of what’s traditionally been Democratic philosophy, which is private and public sectors can work together constructively.”
–Rep. Barney Frank (S-MA)
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