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To: JohnM who wrote (103330)	2/6/2009 11:30:19 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541842

Above all, he must not shy away from pointing out that those who stand in the way of his plan, in the name of a discredited economic philosophy, are putting the nation’s future at risk. Obama said pretty much exactly that yesterday, so what's the problem? The problem is a frustrated faction in the Democratic Party that wants to see Obama and Pelosi and Reid use their clout from the election to emulate Sherman laying waste to Georgia and just burning down every Republican in their path, on the road to doing 110% of what one party in Washington wants. We know what follows that kind of scorched earth campaign. That's how Obama ended up in office. And he knows that too. I really enjoy watching Obama behave better than those like Krugman want him to.

To: JohnM who wrote (103330)	2/6/2009 1:05:42 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541842

A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to economic recovery. A not so funny thing that happened on the way is the stimulus package (and the bailout bills before it). Seeking to throw money around to every Democratic pet idea they've had in the last 40 years, while propping up certain industries by taking resources from the rest of the country, and so delaying adjustment of the economy to meet the needs of the future, while trying to politically manage what adjustment there is, rather than having producers restructure according to the information they gain from the market.

To: JohnM who wrote (103330)	2/6/2009 4:37:57 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541842

<<<It’s time for Mr. Obama to go on the offensive. Above all, he must not shy away from pointing out that those who stand in the way of his plan, in the name of a discredited economic philosophy, are putting the nation’s future at risk. The American economy is on the edge of catastrophe, and much of the Republican Party is trying to push it over that edge.>>> The economic philosophy of the previous administration is clearly a failure. What has been the cost of that failure? The saving grace is that we have elected to change course before the situation spirals completely out of control. If people intent on doing harm to our country succeeded doing a fraction of the damage the outrage would be frightening. I do not want a witch hunt. We have to be magnanimous. I don't want to see people punished, but I do want the truth to be known. The economic philosophy of the previous admininstration was wrong. President Obama can not let those that supported the failed policies to continue preaching the failed economic philosophy with impunity.