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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (454668)	2/6/2009 1:39:22 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573682

Hard to say when the "center" is tough to nail down. If both the extreme left and the extreme right are equally pissed, that's one thing, but "center" these days means only meeting Pelosi and Reid halfway and calling that "concessions to the right." The new "gang" is a start. But WTHDIK? I'm an advocate for doing nothing, but politically that will never fly, and we live in a political world. You are in a very small minority... especially when you read the economists. But I'm not at all unsympathetic. I'm not sure we're not just patching a dam that is going to give way anyway.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (454668)	2/6/2009 1:40:46 PM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 1573682

"Hard to say when the "center" is tough to nail down. If both the extreme left and the extreme right are equally pissed, that's one thing, but "center" these days means only meeting Pelosi and Reid halfway and calling that "concessions to the right."" What about meeting gop wingers half way too? FLA Repubs onboard for this bill because of local issues in FL. You cant do nothing Ten. Just like its not supply side now, neither is it time to fret about national debt. We can grow ourselves out of debt over time by reducing the percentage it is to GDP. Unlike supply side, demand side increase GDP by boosting the consumer. Sometime supply side works, sometimes demand side and sometimes your idea of prudence in spending and you nailed the problem when you said Bush runaway spending which compounded the other structural problems we face based on those mortgages and the securitization of same.