Paul Krugman - New York Times Blog
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September 15, 2013, 7:14 pm
Freedom's Just Another Word For Nothing Left To Lose
So Larry Summers has withdrawn from the Fed race. No profound
thoughts here, except that it's really, really hard to see how
Obama can justify not picking Janet Yellen at this point. Nobody
else is as qualified; any other choice would look like spite.
Just a personal reaction: I've known Larry for all our adult
lives, and looking at this sad play I realize how lucky I am to
have reached a place where I'm no longer in the rat race.
Obviously I'm plenty combative, and in a way still ambitious
too; I do track my Twitter followers, wonder how each column
will do on the most-emailed list, and all that. But there are no
promotions I'm seeking, no honors I desperately desire that I
don't already have.
Nobody's life feels from the inside the way it looks from the
outside. But at least as far as career goes, I'm wonderfully
relaxed: no more steps to climb, no more boxes to check. I just
do what I feel I should, and try to have some fun along the way.
I'm a very lucky guy.
BOB KLAHN
bob.klahn@sev.org http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn
... Freedom's just another word for nothing left to eat.->Republican Version. --- Via Silver Xpress V4.5/P [Reg]
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