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Jeremy "UncleHoot" Praay wrote:
> was paranoid, etc. Carter just didn't seem to know what to do. But Bush
> seemed to do whatever the **** he wanted, and never bothered to explain why
> to anyone, least of all the American people. World opinion could have been
Sure he did. Very frequently. They were all dumbed down and very
unconvincing to intelligent people, but for quite a while they succeeded
in convincing many. They didn't re-elect him for no reason, you know.
Besides, who listens to the president any more? Pundits break it down
and are the ones to go to. How many people do you know who are more
likely to watch the president give a press conference than they are to
listen to a summary with commentary on some TV station?
> Obama will not be pulling out of Iraq any time soon. Dates will lapse. New
> reasons for staying will be given. Left-wing activists will begin to
> realize that, "OMG! He's a politician!" The economy isn't going to pick up
> any time soon. Lucky for him, at least, it has probably bottomed out now.
> But in the meantime, he gets the benefit of being a very new fresh face that
> appears to be 180 degrees from Bush.
I dunno. Never could get a good grip on the economy, but I strongly
suspect that it has a long way to go before it bottoms out. And that may
finally be the reason to leave Iraq. Things are pretty scary. Krugman
claimed that the job loss rate is now at half a million per month (I
didn't bother verifying). If it continues, 2009 will be far worse than
2008. Of course, if you actually listen to Krugman, his predictions are
far more dire. I hope he didn't earn that Nobel Prize.<G>
But yes, I think that they're so happy Bush is gone that he'll have
some leeway for at least a year or so to do whatever he wants.
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