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Tanenhaus: Populism, Politics and the Power of Sarah Palin

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Guanxi8812/06/2009 1:46:28 pm PST

re: #201 Gus 802

And that’s ironic. That they would cynically criticize Pickens because he has a financial (i.e. free-market, capitalist) interest in the proposal. I thought that’s how it worked? Why should it matter if he stands to profit if he in the end plays an important role in finding a means to an end?

Hell, the man saw what he thought was the next big thing, a real set of solutions to a real set of problems, put his money where his mouth was, and tried to get others to do the same. If he should make a buck at it, why not? You can do well by doing good.