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Friday, January 23, 2004

Debate postmortem

I couldn’t believe the Democrats’ debate last night-- I mean, the Reverend Al Sharpton is asked to name someone as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, and he completely misses the chance to say “Brad DeLong, of course” or “Max Sawicky, without a doubt”?  Well, all I can say is that he lost my vote right there.  What a disappointment, too-- I’d had such hope for the Sharpton Administration.

Now, as for whether I would name DeLong or Sawicky, it’s hard to say.  They’re both smart, savvy, witty and reliable.  One of them should definitely be the Fed chair, and the other Secretary of the Treasury.  Brad’s masterful analyses of Paul O’Neill’s tenure at Treasury probably give him the edge for that job, whereas Max’s laugh-out-loud headline in re Grover Norquist a few weeks ago makes him clearly the best replacement for Greenspan.

P.S.  Yes, I know that it wasn’t quite fair of Max to liken lovable furry old Grover to the serial killer in The Silence of the Lambs, even in jest.  In fact, I believe Norquist has repeatedly and emphatically argued that proponents of the estate tax are the real serial killers, because taxing estates over $2 million is just like slaughtering a number of women and draping yourself in their skins.  Or something like that.  Still, Max for Fed chair nonetheless.

Posted by Michael on 01/23 at 12:51 PM
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