Comments on: Harry Reid Calls Alan Greenspan a “Hack”

By: The Queen of All Evil

The Queen of All Evil — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 08:23:02 +0000

Who's Sorry Now?

Dick Durbin Apologists are now demanding that Karl Rove apologize for calling Democrats liberals, whiny chickenshit tofu eaters faint he...

By: WILLisms.com

WILLisms.com — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 20:50:49 +0000

Rabid Donkeys On The Loose.

Ladies and gentleman, introducing to you, the leadership of the Democratic Party: Exhibit 1: Howard "Temper Tantrum McGee" Dean- Keeping tabs on each and every inflammatory and outrageous Howard Dean comment is nearly impossible, but here are some h...

By: Clint Lovell

Clint Lovell — Sun, 06 Mar 2005 21:15:53 +0000

The Democrats see the writing on the wall - the only way for us to "save" these federal entitlement programs that redistribute wealth (to some degree or another) is to take them back away from the federal government so we can operate them more efficiently.

This is very hard for them to accept, but reality can be that way sometimes...

It's about the math, stupid...

By: The Sundries Shack

The Sundries Shack — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 16:07:17 +0000

Greenspan in the Crosshairs
It looks like the Democratic muckrakers have found themselves a new target this week: Alan Greenspan.

Their tactic: attack the man, not the man's ideas.

On March 3rd, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called Greenspan "one of the biggest politi...

By: Decision '08

Decision '08 — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 02:13:38 +0000

Miscellanea: No FEC Threat? Edition Pretend 2008 hopeful Harry Reid calls Alan Greenspan a political hack...that's today's Democratic party in a nutshell: agree with me, or I'll call you names (hat tip to Prof Bainbridge)...

By: ProfessorBainbridge.com

ProfessorBainbridge.com — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 19:41:01 +0000

Sticks and stones
Democrat Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid called Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 18:50:09 +0000

Greenspan's "paranoia" is why he was reappointed so much. It reassures Wall Street that the gov't is serious about controlling inflation. To do this they put in a Fed Chairman who is willing to send the economy into a recession to controll inflation. Otherwise the other option is to risk the stagflation from the 70's. As for Greenspan going, he is effectively gone. According to the law when his term is up, that is it he can't be re-appointed.

By: zz

zz — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 18:16:03 +0000

The interest rate hikes did have an impact, but I think it was more in further driving up the value of the dollar which made American companies a lot less competitive at home and abroad, thus reducing profits and making P/E ratios become higher at a given stock price.

By: Toni

Toni — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 18:00:13 +0000

I don't agree that Greenspan is a hack but I do think that his paranoi about inflation contributed to the economic collapse in 2000. He had what, 12 interest rate hikes from 99 into 2000? He could have had 6 and the dot coms probably would have still imploded but the affects on non-tech businesses wouldn't have been as disastrous.

By: The Sundries Shack

The Sundries Shack — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

[...] t the man’s ideas. On March 3rd, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called Greenspan “one of the biggest political hacks we have here in Washington” on CNN’s “ [...]