[17th Miss Regt]

Machiavelli pointed out to his liege that if he was going to do several terrible things to the people it was better to do them all at once. That way the people will forget sooner.

If he stops spending huge amounts of money in a year, then he is done until he is reelected. 2010 elections come into play and the 2012 elections affect him personally. So he needs to get this stuff done ASAP to limit damage to the Dems in 2010 and so that folks will forget and hence forgive in 2012.

[Lazamataz]

If he stops spending huge amounts of money in a year, then he is done until he is reelected. 2010 elections come into play and the 2012 elections affect him personally. So he needs to get this stuff done ASAP to limit damage to the Dems in 2010 and so that folks will forget and hence forgive in 2012.

Why bother? There won't be any election, come 2012.

[jedi150]

Dems in 2010 and so that folks will forget and hence forgive in 2012.

I am one of little faith that there will be a 2012 Election at least in the sense of a unmanipulate and uncorrupted one.

The testing ground was the last Governers election in Washington State. The Minn. Senator debakel and ACORN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jimtorr]

So he needs to get this stuff done ASAP to limit damage to the Dems in 2010 and so that folks will forget and hence forgive in 2012.

Don't forget that Hussein and the dems will be presiding over a large tax increase in 2011.

[WOSG]

Yup.

Another reason he needs to squander huge amounts right now - the can claim to ‘cut the deficit in half’ only if next years deficit is superhuge.

[SaintDismas]

Forgiveness is easy on a full stomach, hungry, not so much.