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To: Brumar89 who wrote (293128)	2/19/2009 10:30:43 AM
From: Peter Dierks	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793931

Obama's 'Hair of the Dog' Stimulus The president's spending plan asks us to go against instinct. FEBRUARY 19, 2009 Medical science long ago debunked "hair of the dog" as a cure for hangovers. This truth, however, does not stop even the most intelligent on occasion from trying a wee nip of more-of-the-same to mitigate the symptoms of prior excess. We may call this the Paradox of Pleasure. The American economy is about to explore on a grand scale a morning-after elixir ... The Obama hair-of-the-dog strategy, however, may be running into a values-altering headwind. ... Another problem for the stimulus is that Mr. Obama himself is an unconvincing evangelist for spending our way to economic salvation. Bill Clinton could sell it. But Barack Obama's austere persona reminds ... online.wsj.com