If I were a politician, I'd focus on providing real improvements in peoples' lives, rather than seeking deficit reductions the public won't even hear about.
The good news from the new GDP report is that the fiscal stimulus seems to be working just about the way a sensible Keynesian approach says it should. That's also the bad news. f
The refusal of the Superfreakonomists to take responsibility for their failed attempt to be cleverly contrarian on climate change is a sad spectacle to watch.