From HuffPost, David Sirota writes:

‘ Amidst the punditocracy’s handwringing about the supposedly unprecedented possibility of nationalization in America, Paul Krugman this week reminded his New York Times readers that nationalization is “as American as apple pie.”‘

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” So the next time you hear Rush Limbaugh or some teevee pundit blathering on about the economic crisis and claiming nationalization is dangerous and un-American, remember: nationalization is everywhere in America, and has been for a long time – and it has worked quite well when done responsibly.”   see:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/nationalization-its-not-s_b_170150.html

Mr Sirota is the author of ” The Uprising”.