The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Alan Greenspan’s new book is already sparking controversy. Which of the following statements shocks you?
- “I am saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows: the Iraq war is largely about oil.”
- “‘Deficits don’t matter’, to my chagrin, became part of Republicans’ rhetoric.”
- “My biggest frustration remained [President Bush's] unwillingness to wield his veto against out-of-control spending.”
- “The Republicans in Congress lost their way. They swapped principle for power. They ended up with neither. They deserved to lose.”
- “Most troubling to me was the readiness of both Congress and the administration to abandon fiscal discipline.”
Perhaps these statements are only shocking because they came from a Republican?
