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Jaw drop: out of the mouths of economic advisors

Jaw Drop

by digby

Mike Konczal has a good post in which he muses on the perennial question: why is the administration embracing Hooverism? I’m not sure he’s come up with a better answer than anyone else, but it’s a fun read.

But this is priceless:

It is quite funny to watch [Chris] Hayes’ jaw drop with a sense of horror when he realizes what he’s hearing from one of the key current architects of the Democratic economic platform:

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Konczal observes:

I’m pretty up-to-date on the conservative arguments for expansionary austerity, from data to assumptions to talking points, and what Sperling is saying is more or less indistinguishable from the latest round of right-winger talking points.

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