Re: PK on accounting reform

2002-05-21 Thread Michael Pollak
On Tue, 21 May 2002, Fred B. Moseley wrote: > > a media evaluation web page voted PK's column the most consistently > > partisan of op-ed regulars. > > More partisan that pro-Israeli fire-eater and let's-go-get-Saddam > William Safire? Hey, fair's fair -- Safire's a flaming asshole on those iss

Re: RE: Re: PK on accounting reform

2002-05-21 Thread Carrol Cox
"Devine, James" wrote: > > > -- > alas, "partisan" seems to mean "anti-GOP" or "anti-Dem." > JD That's what "political" means legally too I believe. That is why "our" type of political organization can often get tax-exempt status. Opposing the United States is non-partisan, while opposing (or

Re: PK on accounting reform

2002-05-21 Thread Fred B. Moseley
On Tue, 21 May 2002, Devine, James wrote: > By the way, a media evaluation web-page voted PK's column the most > consistently partisan of op-ed regulars. As I told PK, "not that there's > anything wrong with it." More partisan that pro-Israeli fire-eater and let's-go-get-Saddam William Safir

PK on accounting reform

2002-05-21 Thread Devine, James
In Paul Krugman's 5/21/02 NY TIMES colun:>One final thought: This [accounting reform] isn't just a question of treating American investors fairly. Like the Asian nations before their crisis, the United States relies heavily on inflows of foreign capital, inflows that depend on international faith