He was describing debt in general.  Yes, Summers raved about patriotism.

On Mon, Jul 29, 2002 at 01:48:29PM -0700, Devine, James wrote:
>  Summers was lashing out at B. Friedman because the latter was highlighting
> _government_ debt? is the infamous session where Summers went on and on
> about patriotism? 
> JD
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Perelman
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> Subject: [PEN-L:28790] Re: B. Friedman on Stiglitz
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> I once organized a panel with Robert Pollin, Larry Summers,
> Robert Eisner, and Benjamin Friedman.  The weird part was when
> Summers said that he had enough anti-Americanism.  He didn't lash
> out at Robert Pollin, but at Friedman, who was worried about
> excessive debt.  Now he thinks that Summers might be the person
> to respond to Stiglitz.
> --
> 
> Michael Perelman
> Economics Department
> California State University
> Chico, CA 95929
> 
> Tel. 530-898-5321
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