Thursday, November 18, 2010

Jonathan Chait: Rich guy Harold Ford says that we should extend Tax Cuts for Rich Guys like him...

With each passing day, I grow happier and happier that Harold Ford is nowhere near Congress.

This is from an Op-Ed he wrote for Forbes:

The most important thing our leader can do is to push the reset button with business and not raise taxes on companies in a time of economic hardship. The U.S. economy and workers benefit from a strong, healthy relationship between government and business. America's most powerful job-creation engine, the private sector, remains under intense pressure from the uncertainty surrounding tax rates and new regulations, among other things.

On companies he said.  That's the most important thing.

What exactly is the difference between him and Bob Corker?


The man's a weasel. Like Elliot Spitzer and Eyan Bayh to come, he's looking to make money by being an "honest broker Democrat" who'll criticize other Democrats. Trust them at your peril.

Jonathan Chait was even more vicious:
I hope this kind of truth-telling doesn't hurt Ford's chances of securing a plush gig at one of the well-heeled institutions dedicated to punishing the rich and powerful. Hopefully some private equity firm can take him under their wing and allow him to continue to speak truth to power.

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