A War We Can Believe In…

“Did Barack Obama encourage Blue Dog Democrats to abandon the stimulus bill in the House?”

Answers, not questions, please. Thanks in advance!

If Cooper’s on the level, and I’m not sure why he’d lie about this,

Sheer embarrassment? Spread the blame? Looking for a good scapegoat?

tom on February 4, 2009 at 5:42 PM

Then again, maybe Obama actually told him this because he’s a typical politician who lies whenever it suits his purpose.

If Cooper’s on the level, and I’m not sure why he’d lie about this,

Sheer embarrassment? Spread the blame? Looking for a good scapegoat?

Demanded? If the filthy bastard wanted a clean bipartisan bill, he could have written one and submitted it to the botox belle for consideration. He could have assembled experts outside of government and hammered out a realistic pork-free economic recovery plan. He could have spelled out over-arching strategies for economic recovery he wanted the Congress to act on with specific actions to fulfill those goals. It’s something called leadership- don’t expect to see much of it during the next four years which I intend to call the era of bad stewardship.

highhopes on February 4, 2009 at 12:23 PM

Very well put.

I really thought that the war was with Biden…have you watched His body language whenever Biden cracks a joke? He even grabs his arm!

ProudPalinFan on February 4, 2009 at 11:59 AM
In another month, he’ll be grabbing his nuts.

petefrt on February 4, 2009 at 12:04 PM

He’ll gird his loins.

Barry, Nancy, and Harry: who wears the pants? We all know who.

With all due respect, the time for more tax cuts has passed. Bush helped lessen the tax burden, but income inequality has now become too high to justify more tax cuts for the wealthy. Im not saying thats the way it should be, but thats how it always works. The last time we had income inequality this high was 1928-29. Sooner or later when wages remain stagnant while upper level income skyrockets people being to question the rationale. That has begun.

Where did you learn economics? From a fortune cookie?
Wages won’t remain stagnant while upper level income skyrockets; they will go up, too.
Nor were the tax cuts “for the wealthy,” unless by “wealthy” you mean the prospering, upwardly mobile middle class.
I have no idea what you mean by “income inequality.” Do you?
Are you from Cuba?

Put simply, selling tax cuts to corporations is a political non-starter. Besides, what good would more tax cuts do in terms of preventing economic overheating?

They would do considerable good.
A lot of these companies laying people off and closing stores would stop doing so if one of the primary costs of doing business–corporate taxes, which are some of the highest in the world–were reduced.

With all this new TARP money floating around, inflation is a worry. Add to that an influx in new consumer and corporate capital, and the economy can overheat. Kind of like it did at the tail end of Bush’s term. Too much cheap money creates bubbles that create wealth for a small segment of society.

So why give them more “cheap money” (paid for by we, the people) with another stimulus?

Infrastructure was the right idea, but they’re going about it the wrong way.

No, it’s not.
“Infrastructure” is the purview of the states and the cities, not the federal government.
Re-sodding the National Mall and $200 million in condoms (our reproductive organs are “infrastructure?”) isn’t going to get the nation back on track.

Sure we can go for the short term fix of trying to increase consumer demand, but over the long term we have GOT to get our economy off the back of our own ravenous appetite for sh!t we don’t need. Think long term people.

ernesto on February 4, 2009 at 11:44 AM

Which is it? Do you want the economy to work or not?
Do you realize that our economy is based on consumer demand and our “ravenous appetite for sh!t we don’t need?”
And who’s to say what’s “sh!t we don’t need?” You?
Long-term, I’d say you’re from a Communist/Socialist country, people or you certainly wish you were.

Plus, his approval ratings are 2x that of Pelosi’s, why would he bend to her will…

p0s3r on February 4, 2009 at 12:10 PM

You’ve not been paying attention to Obi the One. Have you not seen how Michelle pushes him around? Hillary got major concessions out of him for her fiefdom as Madame Sec of State. Barry does what he’s told by the women in his life, regardless of anyone’s approval ratings.

I don’t think they’re that smart. Certainly not smart enough to pull whatever it is that this liberado is trying to sell here.

They’re just a bunch of eff-ups…effing up. Not much else to it.

rollthedice on February 4, 2009 at 11:36 AM

Roll is a boring person. Why would anyone talk reality when conspiracy theories are such more fun?

too late…

San Fran Nan is the last one you want to be going to the mattresses with…

phreshone on February 4, 2009 at 1:24 PM

Oh God, there went my 10 dollar Korean buffet.

Two boobs enter, one boob leaves.