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Remember, the universe extinguisher in “The Nine Billion Names of God” was NOT a robot. ostap Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Spitzer: Let’s Condemn the Human Race to Slavery and Extinction 2009

But it seems that many Republicans, at least those in Congress (as opposed to some Governors, who see the devastation first-hand) are perfectly happy to have an America in which literally millions of people are looking for work, and scared to death. ostap Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Ouch 2009

And the right was hard pressed to see how bad things were when they were getting all the benefits of the growth for the past 6 years, ostap Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Optimism Inversion 2009

This crap from Barro is complete bullshit. ostap Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Cutting the Stimulus 2009

Are there enough sympathetic Republicans in the Senate to get the thing passed? ostap Says:

Matthew Yglesias » What “Belongs” In the Stimulus? 2009

More shenanigans in Iceland with the Central Bank honcho refusing to resign – worth a look in? ostap Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Any Requests? 2009

I agree with ostap about the current stimulus bill.

Matthew Yglesias » Yglesias on Maddow 2009

Somehow these jobs that are saved and created have to become “Obama jobs” so credit goes where it is deserved. ostap Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Early Impacts of the Stimulus 2009

Factory workers are usually at the top of the list due to all the union/free trade analogies one can draw, but it generally refers to people doing jobs a non-college-educated adult can hold that pay well enough to support a family. ostap Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Yglesias on Maddow 2009

I would also do health care first because it will get harder over time while I think climate change legislation will get easier. ostap Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Waxman: Yes We Can Reform Health Care This Year 2009