Comments on: In Rapid Disenchantment Mode… http://www.wholesomereading.com/2009/03/15/in-rapid-disenchantment-mode/ Musings on culture and politics by baseball writer Steven Goldman Sat, 19 May 2012 10:30:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Shaun P. http://www.wholesomereading.com/2009/03/15/in-rapid-disenchantment-mode/#comment-664 Shaun P. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:07:33 +0000 http://www.wholesomereading.com/?p=434#comment-664 I'm not sure I like what's going on the economic side of things either, but outside of that front, I think the administration is doing quite well in other areas. Admittedly the achievement bar was not set very high in the past . . . That kind of "logic" on Liddy's part reminds me of Gregg Easterbrook's frequent rantings in his TMQ column about executives and board members about this kind of talk. Who are they fooling? Do they really think we believe that there's no one out there who could do as good, or, dare we dream, better than these clowns, for a fraction of the price? And people thought A-Rod was greedy for signing the 10-year, $252M contract with Texas! Sheesh. The anger over athletes' salaries is entirely misdirected. It should be (and should have been) going to these fat cats. I’m not sure I like what’s going on the economic side of things either, but outside of that front, I think the administration is doing quite well in other areas. Admittedly the achievement bar was not set very high in the past . . .

That kind of “logic” on Liddy’s part reminds me of Gregg Easterbrook’s frequent rantings in his TMQ column about executives and board members about this kind of talk. Who are they fooling? Do they really think we believe that there’s no one out there who could do as good, or, dare we dream, better than these clowns, for a fraction of the price?

And people thought A-Rod was greedy for signing the 10-year, $252M contract with Texas! Sheesh. The anger over athletes’ salaries is entirely misdirected. It should be (and should have been) going to these fat cats.

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