The Incidental Economist

First, enjoy some of the greatest political attack ads ever, from the year 1800:

(h/t Ben Smith)

And now enjoy these:

• Who’s afraid of divided government? Krugman (of course).
• Kevin Drum explains why the business community dislikes Obama. As he points out, perhaps they shouldn’t because …
• … corporate profits have surged.
• Goozner on Medicare’s mixed results from pay-for-performance/shared savings demonstrations. Read through to the final paragraphs. Cue ominous music.
• An ideal campaign.
• Sharron Angle breaks Carroll’s Law.
• Frank Curmudgeon’s latest rant is also a plea for Tea Party action: ditch the “bacteria-ridden disks of suck.”
• Bruce Bartlett paints a picture of a devastating GOP future.

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