The Mess That Greenspan Made: A day for idealism

A day for idealism

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

There are at least another 1460 days left for pragmatism in the Obama Administration.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...: looks like the stock market is already being very pragmatic; January 20, 2009 10:35 AM
Anonymous said...: I'm not even sure today's a good day for idealism. In fact, the sky high hopes of millions of people regarding the Obama administration are a bit frightening to me. I don't foresee him being able to effectively combat this economic crisis, especially with people like Geithner in positions of power.

What happens when reality sets in after all this fanfare? I'd be much happier to see tempered optimism from the public, not a messiah complex. I'm afraid the pendulum will swing too far the other way when their hopes are dashed.

I've long watched public opinion in post Soviet Russia with interest and the last thing I want to see is a repeat of their wildly swinging public opinion on our soil. In a short time, Russians went from thinking that America, the West, and capitalism are the coolest things ever to idealizing Stalin and even Hitler, along with endless debates of whether Putin is too weak (but rarely whether he's too strong). Scary stuff.; January 20, 2009 10:35 AM
Anonymous said...: "So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause"

Queen Amidala, Star Wars III; January 20, 2009 11:02 AM
Dan said...: • Get recovery package passed and implemented
• Implement foreclosure prevention program
• Improve bank bailout efforts
• Turn in a budget request
• Decide automakers' fate
• Meet with world leaders to rethink regulation

How many of these action items are within the purview of the Constitution? (the thing he swore an oath to preserve, protect and defend today); January 20, 2009 2:07 PM
Anonymous said...: Welcome to the "Error of Change".; January 20, 2009 2:10 PM
Chuck Ponzi said...: Disinter,

How fitting. And, too bad most won't understand until it's too late. The good thing is there are alternatives to this "Empire".

Chuck; January 20, 2009 2:49 PM
Anonymous said...: Cheer up; he's not a Clinton, a Kennedy or a Roosevelt. Nor a Bush the Younger.; January 20, 2009 3:20 PM

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