Showing posts with label New York Times. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York Times. Show all posts
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Not Enough Staff to Hand Out the Checks!?
What does it say about the stimulus bill that it pays out so much in money (money we don’t have, by the way) that the Obama administration doesn’t have enough government employees to hand out the checks?
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
High Marks for Performance, Not Substance
MSNBC’s Morning Joe crew gave President Obama high marks for his press conference on Monday night. For his performance. Likewise, Bob Herbert has a much buzzed about column in this morning’s New York Times in which he ladles praise on President Obama’s tactical approach to pushing the stimulus package. Herbert compares the president to “a championship chess player, always several moves ahead of friend and foe alike.”
Reasonable people can agree that President Obama communicated his message effectively and that he is a master politician. But where is the praise for the substance of the stimulus bill? Well, there is very little of it out there. One reason might be that the compromise measure as passed by the Senate has only been available to the public since 11:00 PM last Saturday night.
Another reason might be that the plan simply isn’t all that good for the economy and very few people are confident that it will work.
Reasonable people can agree that President Obama communicated his message effectively and that he is a master politician. But where is the praise for the substance of the stimulus bill? Well, there is very little of it out there. One reason might be that the compromise measure as passed by the Senate has only been available to the public since 11:00 PM last Saturday night.
Another reason might be that the plan simply isn’t all that good for the economy and very few people are confident that it will work.
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