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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (67335)6/23/2009 3:52:16 PM
From: JakeStraw2 Recommendations  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 224750
 
"The likelihood of severe unemployment extending into the 2010 midterm elections and beyond poses a significant political hurdle to President Obama and congressional Democrats, who are already under fire for what critics label profligate spending. Continuing high unemployment rates would undercut the fundamental argument behind much of that spending: the promise that it will create new jobs and improve the prospects of working Americans, which Obama has called the ultimate measure of a healthy economy."
washingtonpost.com



To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (67335)6/24/2009 9:55:13 AM
From: JakeStraw2 Recommendations  Respond to of 224750
 
Barely half of Americans are now confident that President Obama's $787 billion stimulus measure will boost the economy, and the rapid rise in optimism about the state of the nation that followed the 2008 election has abated, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
washingtonpost.com