Posted on 02/24/2009 3:49:33 AM PST by Scanian
I can hardly believe what I'm watching on MSNBC right now. Chris Matthews is almost critical no, not even almost, he's flat-out critical of President Obama on the economic front. He mentions an earlier conversation with CNBC's manic stock analyst Jim Cramer and a University of Maryland professor (Peter Morici?) knocking Obama for several economic decisions that the stimulus bill needed more real infrastructure and less pork, that the housing bill isn't inspiring confidence and doesn't look like it will work, and that no one has faith in Tim Geithner's solution for the banks.
Howard Fineman of Newsweek says Obama has been "grim and a little distant at the same time . . . Tim Geithner hasn't inspired any confidence anywhere, as far as I can tell."
Matthews: "He seems like Barney Fife to me."
Eugene Robinson: "I actually referred to him as Doogie Howser, Treasury Secretary, and I think it's a little unfair." Much laughter ensues.
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Oh the floor may be lower than that, IMHO. I guess when people's pocketbooks start to be affected...then they start to "see the light".
Interesting thing is they're laying the blame squarely on O...it is "his" economy now, no matter how much he continues to blame Bush.
The Sheeple are hopeless
Tim Geithner = Wesley Crusher
It's a double edged sword and we lose either way. The economy will eventually rebound. It will take longer now based on how we are governing this mess. But it will. Guess who will get credit when it does finally start to rebound and is going strong again in about 4 years? On the other hand, if things continue they way they have been going, I'll be using my degree as a sales guy at Home Depot while living in a paid for SUV with a family of 4.
I am not sure what to hope for. If I hope for the economy to turn around, we get 8 years of this guy and my family is secure now but my kids have it worse. If I hope for it to be bad enough for our short term memories to impact the next election, my kids may be better off but I won't be able to send them to private school or college.
And with all these taxes, they'll soon be changeless.
Hopeless and Changeless! Welcome to the Obamanation.
You must be talking about the "failed economic policies of the last 8 years."
I think I've heard this campaign speech before.
We do have to be honest, however, Bush did push the first spending bill and all warned that it would only lead to more. Like phony filibusters, this will become common practice in short order.
BTW - What about Social Security reform? How are we going to fix that in about 15 years? I guess we'll just kick that can down the road again. We're still trying to fix the problems we caused the first time we tried this economic stabilization plan.
Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd,
Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd.
- William Congreve, The Mourning Bride, III ii
If I am not mistaken, futures were up yesterday morning too and look what happened.
LLS
The GOP needs a good economy to thrive. Dims, on the other hand, can survive and thrive because of a disasterous economy. Dims (lefties) will intentionally destroy an economy just to gain more government control over it. Totalitarians all over the world keep their people starving in order to stay in power.
LLS
a real case of post coital regret...
As for “the tingle,” I think a lot of people, including Chrissy, have come to the realization that what they were feeling back in October-November were lower limbs that had fallen asleep during the “sermon.” The service is over and now they have to walk on those numb wobblies . . . and they are not liking that at all.
Then again, there are all those polls out today that would have us believe that “all the Whos down in Whoville” have joined hands and are singing giddy-glee their praises for the manner in which “Thing One and Thing Two” are merrily bouncing our “one-wheeler wubble” down “the road to Solla Sollew.” Your know, the place “Where they never have troubles, at least very few. . . .”
Meanwhile, at least seven out of ten—and I'm sure we could get more if we count again—of the meek and unified Whos believe that all the Star Bellied Sneech conservatives and especially those evil Republican Grinches in Congress are conspiring to thwart the good works and besmirch the great name of the benevolent and kindly Mayor of Whoville. . . .
Dr. Seuss taught us everything we needed to know about what is going on. ;)
Predictions for today's close? . . . .
I saw the segment. If the press turns on Obama (I think they will) it will get messy. How can anyone deny the fact that the stock market is in free-fall when Obama was about hope and change. This was not supposed to happen.
LLS
LLS
>>This must be scrappleface...right? Chrissie has lost his tingle?
Matthews has finally realized that that tingle down his leg was Obama pissing on it and telling him it was raining LOL.
LQ
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