When I skip church I head straight to Meet The Press. I love that show. The Man was on today. Capital T. Capital M.
First, he is a stud. That's his 'main squeeze'. (~you should see his alt~) He wooed her with an essay on Monopolies and a paper he wrote for Ayn Rand.
Second, he is my favorite kind of power player. Being a little more behind the scenes than the figureheads and electeds. More influence than straight power.
Third, the guy is brilliant.
Fourth, he is a straight talker. So refreshing in politics. The fun part of the interview was at the end with some one liners from Tim Russert. The transcript isn't up yet but will be here soon. Al said without hesitation that the president he got the most pressure from was W. Well duh but I am glad he said it. He said the most intellectual President he worked with was a toss up between Nixon and Clinton. Nixon being the most profane. Gerald Ford was the "most real" or something like that.
He has a new book out entitled, The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World. So far the selling quote goes something like this: Bill Clinton was the best Republican president we have had in a long time.
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Agreed on Alan Greenspan as a Voice of Reason. I heard an interview with him on MPR this week.
Wow. He's really been making the rounds. I heard he broke down how controlled interest rates are an inherently un-free market to John Stewart. I dig that Comedy Central is one place you can go to hear discussion of the gold standard.
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