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Abbreviated Pundit Round-Up
Daily Kos —
... So we have a choice to make. We can once again let Washington's bad habits stand in the way of progress. Or we can pull together and say that in America, our destiny isn't written for us but by us. We can place good ideas ahead of old ideological battles, and a sense of purpose above the same narrow partisanship. We can act boldly to turn crisis into opportunity and, together, write the next great chapter in our history and meet the test of our time. E.J. Dionne calls the Republican critics of the stimulus plan: ... relentless, ...
'The normal rules don't apply'
Political Animal —
... : "[L]et's admit that what we have here is a media and Congressional Republican assault on economic common sense. No one expects an assault on common sense. No one expects the Spanish Inquisition either. But when either comes, you'd better react." And while I find the notion of a president who's been in office for two weeks mounting a "comeback" a little silly, I do think the White House realizes its misstep. A top Obama advisor told E. J. Dionne , "We didn't give it as much air cover last week as we should" have, adding, "We lost a week." Hirsh didn't specify what Obama ...
The Battle Is Joined
The Mahablog —
We knew it wouldn’t be easy. We knew President Obama would make mistakes. Let’s make a quick assessment of where we are now.
First, you may have seen headlines that the popularity of the stimulus bill has tanked. Nate Silver says this is not so. It may have slipped a little in popularity, but a majority of the public still supports it.
Second, E.J. Dionne writes that President Obama is not fighting back hard enough against the hysterical and mostly frivolous and misleading charges being made by Republicans against the stimulus bill. I ...
Command and Control
Comments from Left Field —
... and E.J. Dionne, Jr., in the Washington Post — that rather bluntly advise Pres. Obama to start advocating for his economic stimulus measures with an urgency that matches the urgency of the crisis we’re facing. ...
Hardball
The Reaction —
... "It's time to play hardball," advises the WaPo's E.J. Dionne today, echoing the sentiments of many who think Obama needs to fight back against Republican anti-stimulus spin. (See ...
Hardball
The Democratic Daily —
... “It’s time to play hardball,” advises the WaPo’s E.J. Dionne today, echoing the sentiments of many, including myself, who think Obama needs to fight back against Republican anti-stimulus spin. Dionne concludes: ...
