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Posted on 11.20.08 by Thomas L. Knapp
“Every Wednesday in Washington, conservatives gather in the conference room of Grover Norquist’s pressure group, Americans for Tax Reform, to hash out arguments and promote their projects. The off-the-record meetings are notorious among liberals: proof of the shudder-inducing organizational powers of the right. In late September, a White House economist arrived at Norquist’s salon to sell a proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street firms whose investments in worthless mortgage-backed securities had sparked an international financial crisis. In a tense meeting, the president’s emissary was turned into a pinata.” (11/19/08) Link: http://www.reason.com/news/show/129941.html Filed under: RRND Commentary | Report Bad Link Bookmark this post in Furl or Del.icio.us | |
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