Booman's take - Know your enemies.

Post #345,639 by Another Scott 8/3/11 9:19:00 PM Reply	Booman's take - Know your enemies. http://www.boomantri...1/8/2/214920/4633 Here we go again. Robert Reich is making good points again, but also misfiring. This is a problem with blame assignment. Before I even look at Reich's argument, let me clear one thing up from the start. How can the federal government create jobs? It can put more money in people's pockets so that they'll spend it on stuff and increase demand. It can give out contracts for people to do work. It can create tax incentives for companies to buy equipment or hire more workers this year rather than next. That's about it. And what do all those things have in common? They cost money. They lower revenues. They increase our debt and deficit, at least in the short term. You know what else they have in common? The Republicans are opposed to doing any of them. [...] Read it - I won't spoil it by quoting more. :-) Very well said, IMO. Cheers, Scott.
Post #345,793 by Ashton 8/5/11 8:10:22 PM Reply	Wise words.. Also replies, mostly: Re: Know Your Enemies (4.00 / 4) Reich drives me crazy. Of course he makes excellent points about jobs and the economy, but like Krugman he knows little or nothing about political maneuvering, and they both demonstrate it each time they write a column. This war has become far more about politics--since the Repugs have the ability and organizational clout to thwart every rational economic step that could be made, they have to be soundly defeated at the ballot box (enough to overcome the Diebold problem). I think Obama has been well aware of this ever since the lead-up to HCR, when we had ample evidence that idiocy, with a complicit media and Koc, Inc., was afoot Have to concur, finally re. this take on Reich's pol-naivete, as well as Krugman's similar blind spots re the Whole enchilada. But in Not having such blind-spots (One Hopes), Obama just may have some Aces to play. Agree with 4.00 / 4 on that sentiment. Diss the Disgusting Destroyers of decent dialogue, as we alliteration addicts admirably affirm.
Post #345,827 by boxley 8/6/11 11:26:30 AM Reply	counter with a quote from some commentary Hey, Harry? Maybe if your clown car "leadership" in the Senate had actually proposed a budget when you controlled all three branches we wouldn't be in this sitchÂ the disdain for slightly less than 1/2 of the voting public is what landed us in our current situation. the "back of the bus" comments by the president fueled the current firestorm. Sow what you reap. Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep

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