William Galston Asks: "My Question Is Not Whether Larry Summers Is a Brilliant Brain but Whether There Is Anyone Who Has the Ability to Challenge His Point of View"

The answer is "yes." Tim Geithner, Peter Oszag, and Christy Romer can certainly Challenge Larry Summers. Jared Bernstein probably could, but he may not have realized that, as Christy Romer puts it, "it is a sign of respect when Larry argues with you. Far better than being ignored." And there is no f---ing doubt that Rahm Emmanuel can f---ing stand up to Larry Summers any f---ing time he wants.

Galston appears to me to simply be off-base.

Ed Luce surveys the terrain:

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