Matthew Yglesias wonders if the ferocity of Paul Krugman and Joe Stiglitz‘s criticisms of the Geithner plan can be explained by the apparent fact they haven’t been briefed/consulted by the Obama administration. I dunno, I sort of get the feeling that Paul and Joe prefer not being briefed, because being briefed means to a certain extent being co-opted, and they’ve both got a lot of intellectual brand equity invested in being freewheeling, non-co-optable types.
Then again, who doesn’t love briefings?