GM's IPO "Success"
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The Heritage Foundation, the Wall Street Journal editorial writers, and Mickey Kaus all are skeptical of President Obama's claim of success with the GM offering.

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Kaus on GM
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Mickey Kaus, who has moved his blog over to the Daily Caller from Newsweek (where it went after leaving Slate for the Web Site of his California U.S. Senate challenge to Barbara Boxer in the Democratic primary), has some thoughts about General Motors.

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Kaus Versus Leonhardt
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Mickey Kaus gets the better of David Leonhardt.

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Government's Hiring
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Mickey Kaus links to the federal government's hiring Web site and comments:

They are still hiring. Sure, big enterprises keep hiring essential employees even in tough times. But these aren't essential jobs. Many of them seem like the sort of job a private firm, in a financial crisis like the feds are in, would consolidate with another job or leave unfilled. (The first one that jumps out is the "Associate Administrator for Administration" at the Department of Transportation, which pays $119,554 to $179,700. ...You don't have to be Peter Drucker to realize that this position does not have to exist.)

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Government's Hiring
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Mickey Kaus links to the federal government's hiring Web site and comments:

They are still hiring. Sure, big enterprises keep hiring essential employees even in tough times. But these aren't essential jobs. Many of them seem like the sort of job a private firm, in a financial crisis like the feds are in, would consolidate with another job or leave unfilled. (The first one that jumps out is the "Associate Administrator for Administration" at the Department of Transportation, which pays $119,554 to $179,700. ...You don't have to be Peter Drucker to realize that this position does not have to exist.)

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GM's IPO "Success"
futureofcapitalism.com

The Heritage Foundation, the Wall Street Journal editorial writers, and Mickey Kaus all are skeptical of President Obama's claim of success with the GM offering.

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Kaus on GM
futureofcapitalism.com

Mickey Kaus, who has moved his blog over to the Daily Caller from Newsweek (where it went after leaving Slate for the Web Site of his California U.S. Senate challenge to Barbara Boxer in the Democratic primary), has some thoughts about General Motors.

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Kaus Versus Leonhardt
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Mickey Kaus gets the better of David Leonhardt.

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