David Leonhardt

David Leonhardt joined Stephen at the C desk on January 30, 2007 to discuss his New York Times article "ECONOMIX; What $1.2 Trillion Can Buy." Leonhardt's thesis is that if we had just let Saddam hang himself, we'd have 1.2 trillion to spend on pet projects of both the right and left wings of America. Like rebuilding New Orleans, treating diabetes, and buying every illegal alien an ice cream cone.

Sounds like Leonhardt's been smoking the Old Gray Lady.