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Alan Greenspan is a Class Act
Topic Started: Mar 10 2006, 05:56 AM (328 Views)
QuirtEvans
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Greenspan has made a number of speeches since leaving office. The Times quotes an industry executive as estimating his pay at $90,000 to $150,000. But Greenspan said he has been careful to "stay closely to statements I've made previously either in speeches or in testimony.

"Ben Bernanke has a tough enough job as it is," Greenspan told the newspaper, referring his successor. "Having his predecessor speak out on monetary policy or on the short-term business outlook is not helpful."


The article also says that Greenspan is predicting that, because the Democratic Party is leaning so far left and the Republican Party is leaning so far right, a well-financed, independent, centrist candidate for President will emerge in either 2008 or 2012.

http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/10/news/newsm...dex.htm?cnn=yes
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Nina
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Most big companies have a non-compete clause in their employment contracts, where an individual promises not to leave and start up a company that competes directly with the one they just left.

I think there should be a similar "no opinion" clause for elected or appointed political types. A cooling-off period, where they can't be employed as lobbyists, give speeches, get inflated honoraria, etc. for a specified period of time after leaving office.

Maybe 10-20 years or so. :)
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QuirtEvans
Mar 10 2006, 05:56 AM

The article also says that Greenspan is predicting that, because the Democratic Party is leaning so far left and the Republican Party is leaning so far right, a well-financed, independent, centrist candidate for President will emerge in either 2008 or 2012.

Which centrist party is well-financed? :huh:
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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The article also says that Greenspan is predicting that, because the Democratic Party is leaning so far left and the Republican Party is leaning so far right, a well-financed, independent, centrist candidate for President will emerge in either 2008 or 2012.


interesting idea. thats what happened in israel with sharon's new party. when things polarize so far apart, the majority of centrist normative folk dont feel they have any representation and this creates a need for centrist parties.

although i think these trends dont last too long, the need to keep things in a simplified left/right dichotomy then tends to override the polarity, and the political spectrum shrinks once again. its a cycle...so if a centrist party emerges in 2008, it will return to obscurity within 1 or 2 election cycles.
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kenny
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3 parties?
Cool.

Then the left and right wouldn't have to tone down their messages to appeal to the center.

This could get interesting.
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Actually, all it would take would be a charismatic leader with enough control over his or her party to shift either the Dems or the GOP to the center, like Clinton did. If Lieberman or McCain had the right stuff charisma-wise, they could.

The problem with the three-party system, assuming all the parties are reasonably viable, is that the probability of a minority ruling party is greatly increased, making it very difficult for that party to get any legistlation passed. And if we're just talking an independent, centrist President with no party... how could he or she get anything done?
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Mark
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just elect libertarians!

We will all be better off for it.

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"conservative" libertarians or "liberal" liberatarians?
The dogma lives loudly within me.
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Mark
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at this point it doesn't matter.

any spectrum of libertarian would be better than what has been running this country for the past 100 years.

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bach! good to see u! :wave:

(move along)
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Green libertarians!

Give me Ralph!!

And if Congress don't want to play along, make sure each one of these selfinterested representatives die at reelection.

Better yet, new amendment, no reelection allowed. Do your time, serve your country - not your lobbyists, and move on.

Maybe bump up the house term to 3 or 4 years. Knock down Senate to the same.
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kentcouncil
Mar 10 2006, 11:20 AM
Actually, all it would take would be a charismatic leader with enough control over his or her party to shift either the Dems or the GOP to the center, like Clinton did. If Lieberman or McCain had the right stuff charisma-wise, they could.

Yep, those two or Giuliani could make a good run. They better pick a good party name though! :D
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Aqua Letifer
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BULLMOOSE!!!!!
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Mark
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How about 'The American' party?

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Mark
Mar 10 2006, 02:54 PM
How about 'The American' party?

You've got to add the word "Patriot" in there.
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Which centrist party is well-financed?


Party? Which part of the word "independent" did you not understand?
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Mark
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Ok ok!

The American Patriot Party

I like it!

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