Comments on: Will: Economic Crisis May Only Be ‘A Financial Problem,’ ‘Rest Of Economy Is Doing Rather Well’

By: MapleStreet

MapleStreet — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:16:18 +0000

It has gotten so that the lies aren’t any good anymore.

At least give me something believable !

By: opus

opus — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:39:25 +0000

Since the Bushies have changed the way unemployment is figured, the real number is probably closer to double what is being reported. But, these guys are more about what they want to be true than what truth actually is, and never let pesky facts cloud it.

By: Yankeluh

Yankeluh — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:21:18 +0000

94.5% of George Will’s brain is SpongeBob Squarepants spawn.

By: markusmarkus

markusmarkus — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:42:23 +0000

Looks like Laul Krugman (winner of the Nobel prize for econ) needs to open another can of whoopass for George Will. Seems George got out of line a few weeks ago concerning the depression and FDR. Dr. K opened up on George with both barrels of whoopass!

George Will – is he the best the rethugs have??!!

By: GL2814

GL2814 — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:18:17 +0000

When you join the republican party, as a free gift, you’re given a pair rose-colored glasses in which to view the world.

By: Matthew Pearson

Matthew Pearson — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:07:05 +0000

jharsin – I completely agree – value is created in the mind, which is why the media is so dangerous in economic matters. I would hope that general feeling toward this kind of news becomes deep mistrust, but I think that may be asking for too much.

The Phrygian Cap

By: jharsin

jharsin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:12:06 +0000

Typical. We know these days, if we didn’t before, that a great deal of economic activity is rhetorically produced. If people feel things are good, they may go shopping. If something feels like a good investment, well, hey, here’s some money on it. This is the whole futures game. What is something worth? What you can convince someone it’s worth. That is exactly what Will is engaging in here. If he doesn’t say that, he knows people may close up even more (those that haven’t lost homes and jobs, that is).

By: vat694848

vat694848 — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:54:12 +0000

Will has his head so far up his ass, he can’t smell shit. George do us all a favor, write about religion or baseball.

By: Bad Eye

Bad Eye — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:37:48 +0000

Here in my town, we’ve had 3 companies which rely on the construction sector affected. One is completely going out of business after 51 years. This company serves a radius of over 200 miles and is closing due to a 40% reduction in residential construction. A glass company recently laid off employees, and a third company which makes bricks is laying off all its employees, except for a few office personnel, in our town.

By: DallasNE

DallasNE — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:09:54 +0000

November job losses will exceed the 246,000 lost in October. A half-million jobs lost in just two months is not the picture of an economy that is well. But this is not the first time Will has been found to be in denial. How much longer will ABC keep him around? He looks foolish every time he opens his mouth.

By: nineteen_and_84

nineteen_and_84 — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:42:46 +0000

I wonder how much these guys get paid for turning off most of their brain.

By: Anacher Forester

Anacher Forester — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:35:30 +0000

As if we needed more proof that George Will is nucking futs.

-AF
Andrew Sullivan Is A Fraud

By: Laszlo Panaflex

Laszlo Panaflex — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:22:40 +0000

Will ought to stick to writing about how baseball is really keen. Beyond that he has no clue.

By: Zooey

Zooey — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:07:09 +0000

Will patronizes Donna Brazile about a “certain sector” not doing well, and then she rips off his head and spits down his neck.

I wish they’d shown that part…. :D

By: questioneverything

questioneverything — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:04:06 +0000

George Will believes there should be no minimum wage. He is a radical in moderate clothing and always has been. I will now write to George Stepontherestofus and tell him to get this maniac off his show–now. Way beyond time that George Ws everywhere actually had to work for their living. At much less than the minimum wage. Can’t tell you how much how hate this man.

By: Marie

Marie — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:27:49 +0000

Sadly, George Will is in his late 60’s, but that doesn’t mean that his brain processes are not in their 90’s.
He is a pundit who gets a lot more credibility in the media than he deserves. He is very often wrong, particularly on economy issues — the economist, Kuttner handed Will his lunch on that subject last week, but obviously Will does not believe that he can be wrong.
Did he sniff when he sneered that “People who want to work are working” — he needs to have his income reduced to unemployment status for a year and see how well he fares.
These blowdried blowhards have no clue!!!

(That can’t really be his own hair can it?)

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:58:26 +0000

George Will is so old he lived during the Great Depress enough said. Will is and always has been on the Republican pay role and he is still in shock we have an African American President.

By: dixie blood

dixie blood — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:36:43 +0000

George “First Moron From Princton” Will and the truth are complete strangers…

By: Eric T

Eric T — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:27:28 +0000

Michigan is NOT doing well, unemployment is 9.6% in the state, in the city of detroit it is about 25%. If these auto companies fold up and lay-off millions our state will implode. Home values dropped in my area about 60-70% from a few years ago. The automakers NEED this loan, hopefully they will stop outsourcing jobs, That has got to be why the home values are crashing, the jobs are leaving to Mexico or China.
That ought to be part of the deal, keep some jobs here.

By: pete

pete — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:21:22 +0000

Let me get this straight. The economy is O.K. aside from the crappy economy? Is that what he’s trying to say?