"With her long, lean, athletic frame, she moves as if she could have danced with Alvin Ailey in another life. Curled up in the corner of a huge taupe velvet sofa, wearing knee-high boots as she nestles into the cushions, she almost seems like any other mom recently relocated to a city because of her husband's new job."
The Open-Door Bailout (Thomas Friedman) from the New York Times
"“Dear America, please remember how you got to be the wealthiest country in history. It wasn’t through protectionism, or state-owned banks or fearing free trade. No, the formula was very simple: build this really flexible, really open economy, tolerate creative destruction so dead capital is quickly redeployed to better ideas and companies, pour into it the most diverse, smart and energetic immigrants from every corner of the world and then stir and repeat..."
Showing Some Discipline (David Brooks) from the New York Times
"Geithner’s plan is huge but also disciplined. It’s designed by someone aware of government’s limitations."
The Chess Master (Bob Herbert) from the New York Times
"There is always a tendency to underestimate Barack Obama. We are inclined in the news media to hyperventilate over every political or policy setback, no matter how silly or insignificant, while Mr. Obama has shown again and again that he takes a longer view."
Obama's Brain Twister: Selecting a Muslim Venue from the Financial Times Deutschland [from Germany in English]
"The Obama team finds itself in a dilemma as it prepares for a speech considered historic even before it has been delivered ... The intended demonstration of respect for the Muslim world is a great vehicle, but there are many small obstacles lurking beneath the road."
Roll Over the Republicans (Eugene Robinson) from the Washington Post
"Republicans are using this debate as a branding opportunity, positioning themselves as careful stewards of the public purse. This is absurd, given their record when they were in charge. It's also cynical. They know that some kind of stimulus will get passed anyway. If it works, they'll claim their principled intransigence made the plan better; if it doesn't, they'll say, "I told you so.""
What Rocky Start? (Ruth Marcus) from the Washington Post
"To everyone out there despairing -- or rejoicing -- about the Obama administration's supposedly rocky start: Settle down. It's actually going rather well."
End Times for Milton Friedman? from The Week
"Today, we have reached the end of the line for the Chicago view of financial deregulation"
Party On, GOP (Joan Walsh) from Salon
"Even privileged children in America are attending rodent-infested schools, people, and it really has to stop."
Obama's Two Sides in Harmony from the National Journal
"We've seen two sides of our new president this week, both of them focused on one goal. Did the two sides contradict each other? Perhaps. His message: Get used to it."
Obama's Triangulation Squares with the Public (Charlie Cook) from the National Journal
"One might surmise from all of this that while Americans are fairly unenthusiastic about the substance of the actual economic stimulus package, they give Obama and his administration high marks for their effort and intentions."
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