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Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos —
Monday, already? Can we find any pundits on the right willing to mention George W. Bush, or is he still persona non grata? EJ Dionne: On Bipartisanship. Paul Krugman: Question: what happens if you lose vast amounts of other people’s money? Answer: you get a big gift from the federal government — but the president says some very harsh things about you before forking over the cash. Robert Samuelson: Put more stimulus in the stimulus. Roger Cohen: What Obama ...
Judging The Stimulus
TalkLeft —
... nothing more important to his political future and the future of the Democratic Party than enact stimulus measures to revive an economy spiraling into depression (I think the he has already done the most important thing he could substantively, end torture as sanctioned US policy.) And of course, it is extremely important on substance. How should we judge Obama's performance on the economic stimulus plan? I think politically and substantively, the criteria is the same - will it work? E.J. Dionne writes a good piece ...
Morning Skim: Judd Gregg's Choice; Obama's Mettle; Crisis of Faith in the U.K.
Opinionator —
... draw a clear line in the sand. If anything like the Buy American clause inserted by the House survives in the bill president Obama gets on his desk, he must veto it. The questionable value of the fiscal stimulus is overwhelmed by the unquestionable domestic and global harm caused by the Buy American clause. If president Obama fails to veto a protectionism-laced bill, it will be clear that we have a wuss in the White House. If such is the case, God help us all. Washington Post : E. J. Dionne says “the coming week will test the strength of President Obama and the Democrats: Will ...
The Bipartisan Tango
The Moderate Voice —
... Pointing out Obama’s belief that “economic recovery is about psychology as well as money and that Americans will have more confidence in the future if they see the nation’s politicians cooperating to resolve the crisis,” E. J. Dionne Jr. notes in the Washington Post: ...
Even though the years won't be kind
The Sideshow —
... should pass the smell test, it's true, but the act is that the first is something that started in the Reagan era, while the second is the one that George Walker Bush's administration started and Obama has committed to shut down. The Washington Post isn't fooling me - the only way they'll be satisfied with any bill that comes out of Congress is if it's a bill the conservatives would have written on their own. Then it will be "bipartisan. Meanwhile, E.J. Dionne asks, "Just how high a price is Obama willing to pay for a handful of Republican votes? ...
Opposition to Stimulus Isn't Tough to Figure Out
Sound Politics —
... wrong...or at the very least should be kind enough to acknowledge the legitimacy of opposition. Example: Dave Ross began his radio show today pondering - without much success - about why anyone could be opposed to the "stimulus" plan. His earnest discussion, however, was left devoid of really understanding objections to the bill (or conservative ideology in general, but that's another post...some other day). Left-of-center columnist E.J. Dionne was kind enough, however, to shed further light on the subject in today's column : The real test is whether Obama will fight for a ...
