tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post1272015018250462920..comments2024-03-23T19:16:01.555-07:00Comments on Can it happen here?: President Obama: Betrayal or Failure?janinsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-2224593365121666592009-07-03T06:02:46.001-07:002009-07-03T06:02:46.001-07:00Time Magazine's latest issue features the bold...Time Magazine's latest issue features the boldness of Roosevelt in getting his legislation passed. It also points out his failures. If Obama doesn't learn from that history we are all doomed to failure. <br /><br />Paul Krugman has an op-ed piece this morning in the NYT on the failure of the stimulus package and that much more is needed.<br /><br />Obama is aware of what needs to be done. His words tell us that. What he is lacking, so far, is audacity. It has been proven to him that the Republicans are going to be obstructionists and that bi-partisanship is out the door. He must give that goal up soon or his whole presidency and the country are down the tubes.<br /><br />In all fairness to Obama, we must remember that it was Bush who signed the first stimulus package where billions were doled out to the money lenders with no strings attached. However, Obama should have reigned in the banks with more restrictions the second time around. I hope the latest job loss statistic is a wake up call for him.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.com