A sorcerer’s apprentice

Adam Doster

The Washington Post follows up on Politico's Phill Gramm story with this gem of a quote from Jamie Galbraith. "Phil Gramm's career was as the most aggressive advocate of every predatory and rapacious element that the financial sector has," Galbraith said. "He's a sorcerer's apprentice of instability and disaster in the financial system." Mercy! Read the rest here.

Adam Doster, a contributing editor at In These Times, is a Chicago-based freelance writer and former reporter-blogger for Progress Illinois.
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