Senate Democratic chief Harry Reid said that Alan Greenspan was "one of the biggest political hacks we have in Washington.".* Senate Democratic chief Harry Reid said that Alan Greenspan Alan Greenspan Dr. Greenspan is Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Dr. Greenspan also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed's principal monetary policymaking body. was "one of the biggest political hacks we have in Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. ." Greenspan achieved this hackdom by supporting President Bush on Social Security reform and on tax cuts, albeit with qualifications in both instances. It is certainly true that Greenspan bends with the political winds. He helped President Clinton raise taxes in 1993. But back then, of course, he was considered a statesman rather than a hack. The attack on Greenspan can hardly advance Reid's political agenda, however much it may thrill thrill (thril) a vibration felt by the examiner on palpation. diastolic thrill one felt over the precordium during ventricular diastole in advanced aortic insufficiency. the likes of Paul Krugman Paul Robin Krugman (born February 28, 1953) is an American economist. Krugman, a liberal, is currently a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University. . The senator may yet find that there is something worse than being the biggest political hack in town, and that is being the least effective one. |
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