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Robert Schlesinger

William Kristol is Right For Once—Economists Don't Know

November 24, 2008 11:51 AM ET | Robert Schlesinger | Permanent Link | Print

By Robert Schlesinger, Thomas Jefferson Street blog.

Has William Kristol recently received a sharp blow to the head? Have I? These questions are prompted by the fact that his Times column today on fixing the economy is actually sensible and worth reading.

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Bum rap for FDR

Except for the first line Schaefer's comments are essentially what I believe--give or take a few items.

If--as most economists say--WW II got us out of the depression, then ,certainly, FDR must get the credit. While his earlier efforts may have not been successful in curing the depression, they sure did relieve some of the suffering and misery that went with it.

kristol ,Hillary,economics

Mrs.(Senator ) Clinton made this clear :Econmists (Kudlow ) and everyone else knew less than she did >>> Kristol queer KNOWS nothing ..

Great Article and

an excellent comment by Schaefer. Having grown up in the former Soviet Union, I have no doubt that the centralized government will only hinder any progress. Just to clear my mind, can someone explain to me why so much "credit" for Great Depression is given to FDR? If I have my dates right, the market crashed in 1929 and FDR did not get into the White House until 1933. What happenned in the over three years in between? This is an honest request. I realize that FDR was a skunk and indirectly he WAS responsible for six million Jews perishing by refusing entry to the US. Feel free to use my e-mail (app4jxsyahoo.com) to respond. Thanks and G-d bless.

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Robert Schlesinger is a deputy editor at U.S. News and World Report and oversees all opinion editorial content. He is the author of White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters.

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