My guess is he will do the cautious thing by listening to DC groupthink. He really is like an old lady driving 25 miles per hour in a 75 miles per hour lane.
maxfolger
· 3 months ago
Since the government can't solve the problem, it's time the people faced unemployment with our own ingenuity:
If anything and the only thing that will bring down the Democratic majority in Congress in 2010 will be :
1. a real health care reform iniative that will show results by November. 2. unemployment going down and I mean by several points not tenths of a point.
If the centrist, blue dogs and progressives do not get it done (because they will get NO leadership from the brain trust at the WH or the President..)they will all be joining the ranks of the unemployed. If they cowar in fear of the rightist and do nothing or worse what they have done over the past 9 or so months, they are greater fools than we all thought and deserve having there political asses handed to them. Starting with Lincoln, Nelson, Landrieu, Conrad, Baucus, Holy Joe, and all the "Blue Dogs" or Blue No Balls in the House.
nancy50
· 3 months ago
If the economists who are predicting that the recovery is a "W" and not a "V" are correct, then we are in for more bad times ahead and the Rethugs will clean house in 2010.
Of course, the WH will then blame the "left of the left" for the losses.
nancy50
· 3 months ago
Krugman has a piece on this too. This is one case where "I told you so" seems pretty hollow.
Why no news on AARP and AMA approving the US House version of Health care bill
NotTimothyGeithner
· 3 months ago
As the AMA is one of the main reasons health care in this country sucks, their endorsement means people need to look at the House Bill very closely.
The AARP has a large private insurance policy system-type thing. I wonder if it will enrich the AARP. That would be my guess considering how shitty the bill appears to be.
cire60
· 3 months ago
What ever became of Thom Hartmann's suggestion that the age of retirement be dropped to 50 in order to raise the level of employment.
Indigo
· 3 months ago
Another stimulus? How likely is that? Not very, I'm guessing.
micbro
· 3 months ago
Yes, that is exactly what we should do. Let's give the government another trillion or so. That should solve the problem. Ha, ha - hardy har har.
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http://bit.ly/ozqT6
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1. a real health care reform iniative that will show results by November.
2. unemployment going down and I mean by several points not tenths of a point.
If the centrist, blue dogs and progressives do not get it done (because they will get NO leadership from the brain trust at the WH or the President..)they will all be joining the ranks of the unemployed. If they cowar in fear of the rightist and do nothing or worse what they have done over the past 9 or so months, they are greater fools than we all thought and deserve having there political asses handed to them. Starting with Lincoln, Nelson, Landrieu, Conrad, Baucus, Holy Joe, and all the "Blue Dogs" or Blue No Balls in the House.
Of course, the WH will then blame the "left of the left" for the losses.
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/oba...
The AARP has a large private insurance policy system-type thing. I wonder if it will enrich the AARP. That would be my guess considering how shitty the bill appears to be.