Lunch With The FT: Larry Summers [“I Don’t Think The Worst Is Over..Likely More Jobs Will Be Lost]

Financial Times ^ | July 10th 2009

[Steelfish]

Lunch with the FT: Larry Summers

By Chrystia Freeland

July 10 2009

Larry Summers, director of the US president’s National Economic Council, usually eats at his White House desk or sitting around a nearby table with other members of the economic team.

But today, for Lunch with the FT, Summers’ aides have persuaded him to walk down the stairs to the Ward Room, a windowless alcove near the White House mess.

The dark-wood panelling and nautically themed paintings are meant to evoke a naval officer’s dining room but these grace notes are muted by the plastic cutlery, paper plates and drinks sipped straight from their plastic bottles.

[FlingWingFlyer]

This “hope and change” gig is driving everyone to the poor house. Way to go ‘RATS!

[Venturer]

The Home repossessions havent even started good yet.

Recession over?? Not by a long shot.

[YHAOS]

What was your first clue, Summers?

[dforest]

He just woke up from his last meeting.

[YHAOS]

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