Missing progressive voices

My discontent with Obama's economic policies is neatly summed up by Krugman today.

But the larger story is the absence of a progressive-economist wing. A lot of people supported Obama over Clinton in the primaries because they thought Clinton would bring back the Rubin team; and what Obama has done is … bring back the Rubin team. Even the advisory council, which is supposed to bring in skeptical views, does so by bringing in, um, Marty Feldstein.

The whole idea behind change was bringing in a new team. While I expected Obama to be less radical than his critics predicted, I didn't expect him to completely exclude progressive voices. The least he could have done is made a show of inclusion, even if he didn't intend to take their advice.

On a related note, in case you missed it, the good Doctor's take on Goldman Sachs' profits. Good for them. Bad for us.

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