Thursday, May 24, 2007

Huffing High Octane Gas

Steven Pearlstein claims he is a “business columnist.” At least that is the title underneath his byline at the Washington Post. In actuality, based on Pearlstein’s column in the Post, which is titled A Government Standard, he is more akin to a central planner, those darlings of the failed Soviet Union.  Here’s what Pearlstein is proposing.

Instead, I lay on the table a modest proposal: Put the government into the oil business.

Billy Beck refines the idiocy of Pearlstein’s proposal with the following comment.

Yeah, man. That’s what we need: the Post Office in charge of this sort of thing,...

Pearlstein may “believe” he’s figured it all out, but I think he’s been huffing high octane gas.

Posted by John Venlet on 05/24 at 12:53 PM
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