Paul Krugman - New York Times Blog
 

 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 So Larry Summers has withdrawn from the Fed race.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.
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