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Joel Kotkin: Will Obama play his aces?
OC Register ^ | March 15, 2013 Updated: March 16, 2013 9:36 a.m. | By JOEL KOTKIN / Register columnist

Posted on 03/19/2013 9:28:11 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

Fate has dealt the president three ‘aces' that could leave him with a legacy of success – if he chooses to play them.

With the stock market hitting new highs, and unemployment easing, albeit slightly, President Obama can now seize his moment. After spending four years blaming George W. Bush for his lousy hand, the president now sits at the table with three strong aces among his cards.

The key question is: Will he play them?

One reason he might not is that most of his good hand stems primarily not from his stewardship but America's economic and demographic kismet. In fact, this resurgence is primarily not taking the "green," urban and high-tech form, as preferred by most coastal Democrats, but stems largely from the productive forces being unleashed in the nation's largely red heartland.

But Barack Obama is president, and if the country resurges on his watch, he will get much of the credit. This country, for all its problems, is naturally blessed, with both human and physical resources. It is beginning to both pull away from laggard Europe and Japan and seems far more well-positioned to compete with China than most observers believe. The choice for the president is whether to ride this resurgence, or throw it away as incompatible with his political agenda.

(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: economy; energy; obama; obamalegacy

1 posted on 03/19/2013 9:28:11 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: laplata; 2ndDivisionVet
Found the opinion piece I mentioned last night.

ook awhile.

2 posted on 03/19/2013 9:30:27 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

The economic reckoning for the Baraqqi/Bernanke/Geithner/Lew bubble will definitely come. I just hope those perps are given blame for it (unlikely).

The US economy is now like that family in 2007 riding a wave of false prosperity based on maxxed out credit cards and helocs on a house with negative equity.


3 posted on 03/19/2013 9:33:50 AM PDT by nascarnation (Baraq's economic policy: trickle up poverty)
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To: nascarnation
Related thread... I posted it last night:

Power shift: Energy boom dawning in America

4 posted on 03/19/2013 9:48:16 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Thanks. We need all the help we can get, even if Obama (unfairly) gets some of the credit for it.


5 posted on 03/19/2013 9:51:34 AM PDT by nascarnation (Baraq's economic policy: trickle up poverty)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

what drugs or planet?


6 posted on 03/19/2013 9:51:47 AM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The choice for the president is whether to ride this resurgence, or throw it away as incompatible with his political agenda.

BO is a narcissistic hard core ideologue.

Bill Clinton was just a narcissist.

Any more questions?

7 posted on 03/19/2013 9:56:21 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

no thanks to o-hole. It’s all on private land, article came out last week showing ohole’s blocked any new drilling on public lands.


8 posted on 03/19/2013 9:57:31 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

The only legacy he will have he made Jimmy looked smart.


9 posted on 03/19/2013 10:21:24 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Thanks, E a t B.


10 posted on 03/19/2013 10:42:47 AM PDT by laplata
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Not aces...


11 posted on 03/19/2013 12:19:57 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

It’s amazing that people, presumably intelligent, still put their hope in Obama to do the right thing. I agree with Rush and Dr. Ben Carson, Obama is destroying the country on purpose. Have the courage to face the truth Joel Kotkin and all the other rubes out there in the low information community.


12 posted on 03/19/2013 6:19:28 PM PDT by Jabba the Nutt (.Are they stupid, malicious or evil?)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Only thing he’s being successful at is destroying the country.


13 posted on 03/19/2013 11:36:11 PM PDT by Impy (All in favor of Harry Reid meeting Mr. Mayhem?)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The choice for the president is whether to ride this resurgence, or throw it away as incompatible with his political agenda.

The African communist will not sacrifice his political agenda - - tearing down America so it may be rebuilt as one of those socialist European welfare utopias that are doing so well these days - - for anything.

14 posted on 03/19/2013 11:48:53 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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BTR


15 posted on 03/20/2013 5:33:20 AM PDT by Clinging Bitterly (I will not comply.)
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