On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 5:33 AM, Adam Buckland <[email protected]> wrote: > Once the economy is back on track he'll be loved again... the same > happened to Regan at the start of his reign!
For that to happen he's going to have to implement some of those "failed policies of the past" that he hates so much, like tax and budget cuts. Because his policies are keeping economic growth down, and people see now that the so-called "stimulus" was just a giant political slush fund whose impact on the economy is actually more of an anchor long term than a sail. The electorate is forcing him to moderate by swinging as hard as it is back to the center-right. I don't think he can do it. The economy can still recover even in a hostile environment such as the current one, but he can make it a lot worse, and seems bent on doing so. I just don't think his underlying motivation is to fix the economy, but to wreck it in the name of systemic "transformation." Most people feel they were sold a bill of goods, and that's not the half of it. Now that people are disabused of the myth of his magical powers of persuasion and mentat intellect, he's going to be chewed up and spit out faster than George W. Bush. - Publius -- "It ought never to be forgotten, that a firm union of this country, under an efficient government, will probably be an increasing object of jealousy to more than one nation of Europe; and that enterprises to subvert it will sometimes originate in the intrigues of foreign powers, and will seldom fail to be patronized and abetted by some of them. Its preservation, therefore ought in no case that can be avoided, to be committed to the guardianship of any but those whose situation will uniformly beget an immediate interest in the faithful and vigilant performance of the trust." [Federalist Papers #59] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
