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...about converting the original book into a zombie novel? I didn't want to mess with Jane Austen's overall structure, because it's a masterpiece. Who am I to screw with one of the most brilliantly plotted novels of all time...
...disagree with Gingrich's article. in President Barack Obama's two months in office, Gingrich says, he "has so far failed to turn around the economic decline." It took the Republicans eight years to get us into this mess with their nonexistent oversight and their allowing the deficit to balloon to $10 trillion. All Gingrich can offer as an answer is Contract with America 2.0 - which consists mostly of tax cuts. It's the old trickle-down economics with a fresh paint job. I'd much rather have tax-and-spend Democrats than borrow-and-spend Republicans. David Ingram...
...Reform of international financial institutions. The World Bank and IMF originated in planning for post-World War II economic reconstruction, and there is broad agreement that their mandates need rethinking. The IMF needs a fresh injection of cash if it is to help stabilize economies in a mess, and developing world nations - who will lead the recovery, when it comes - are campaigning for a greater role in shaping the priorities of these institutions. Expect the issue to be punted downfield for further discussion later in the year...
...over? Up through Thursday's close, stocks were up 21% over two weeks, a gain fueled by positive news from the moribund housing market, an uptick in durable goods orders, and a well received plan from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to clean up the banking industry's toxic-asset mess. (Read "Banks: How Toxic Are They...
There's popular pressure for punishing people responsible for this mess. How important do you think it is to restore accountability? What I find really interesting about the public response is that the values that people hold to be important - like working hard and taking responsibility - are the values that not only underlie a good society but are necessary for a good economy as well. People have felt for some time that you've got this vast global process at work, and somehow the rules that govern [it] have got different from the rules you practice in your everyday life...