A topic I discussed with Rahm Emanuel on our podcast: the extraordinary cooperation during the Bush-Obama transition of 2008-09. The trust that developed between outgoing and incoming was one of the finest hours of US government. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTfV... - ThreadSky

davidfrum.bsky.social • 3 days ago

A topic I discussed with Rahm Emanuel on our podcast: the extraordinary cooperation during the Bush-Obama transition of 2008-09. The trust that developed between outgoing and incoming was one of the finest hours of US government. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTfVTeHbvxI

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desertcynic.bsky.social•3 days ago

I honestly don't give a flying fuck about anything Raum Emanuel has to say about anything.

johnnyehm.bsky.social•3 days ago

Great first podcast, especially your commentary prior to the interview.

creedc3.bsky.social•3 days ago

Consumer sentiment down to 50.8.

1 Year inflation: 6.7%. Highest since 1981.
10 year inflation: Highest since 1991

The connection? All come after Republicans destroyed the economy. Reagan was President in 1981, Bush in 1991.

denessa.bsky.social•3 days ago

It was a credit to both administrations.

trump-into-space.bsky.social•3 days ago

imchuckmiller.bsky.social•3 days ago

Very enjoyable podcast. I fear the days of adult cooperation between parties is over. I’ve lived thru 9 Presidents. Never before did I ASSUME market manipulation was going on. Not saying it never happened, but I never took as an obvious fact

blackcatfoxrabbit.bsky.social•3 days ago

Rahm Emanuel is a transphobe, please hold him accountable for his transphobic remarks (⁠;⁠ŏ⁠﹏⁠ŏ⁠)

https://bsky.app/profile/jakewittich.bsky.social/post/3ljdqthvooc2d

wil9876.bsky.social•3 days ago

📌

jedigarcia.bsky.social•3 days ago

The damage Tr*mp's done to America js truly incalculable,
though I think we have a duty to try.

It's the most treasonous behavior I've seen in reality or fiction,
that's occurred without repercussion.

We need to drain the fascist poison, so the patient might heal.

clnz.bsky.social•2 days ago

Congratulations on your first—and brilliant—interview. So insightful. Thank you from a fellow Canadian! 👏🇨🇦

msmilack75.bsky.social•3 days ago

a must watch

davidfrum.bsky.social•3 days ago

There's an excellent book about the Bush-Obama thesis that supports my thesis that the bipartisan cooperation to prevent a depression in 200-2009 was one of the highest achievements of US government since 1945. https://www.whitehousetransitionproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Before_the_Oath_MKumar_JHPress.pdf

acpinono.bsky.social•3 days ago

Too bad there's no parallel universe to model what would've happened in the absence of TARP

bill789.bsky.social•3 days ago

Don’t use “thesis” twice in one sentence?

joanincanada.bsky.social•3 days ago

It's a post, not an essay.

hopcassady.bsky.social•3 days ago

I’m sure the first “thesis” should have been “transition.” A surprising editorial miss from such an accomplished writer.

zerogravityy.bsky.social•3 days ago

It felt like a new dawn in the maturity of American governance. How wrong we were.

john335i.bsky.social•3 days ago

That could have been a very long depression 🙃. From 200 - 2009

caspau.bsky.social•3 days ago

Makes sense

lawrencemoratl.bsky.social•3 days ago

Concur. BUT I still think CEOs of the “too big to fail” banks should have been prosecuted. After all, they allowed (facilitated?) the crash to happen by their decisions.

kenmuldrew.bsky.social•3 days ago

If they had also put about 1000 bankers in prison, it would have been THE highest achievement. An opportunity missed.

jralexander-fl.bsky.social•3 days ago

Very few bankers went to prison because greed and stupidity are not criminal offenses.

kenmuldrew.bsky.social•3 days ago

Sure, but there was leverage enough to say to the BOD, "your C-suite and these VPs all plead to these charges and accept a 5 year term or we nationalize/let you fail". Rotten plea deals happen every day; just not to rich bankers.