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Stimulating talk
Political Animal — ... enough to slow the descent, not stop it. Meanwhile, deflation is setting in, while businesses and consumers start to base their spending plans on the expectation of a permanently depressed economy — well, you can see where this is going. So this is our moment of truth. Will we in fact do what's necessary to prevent Great Depression II? It's a fair question. Obama's priority needs to be the effectiveness of the rescue plan, not its ability to pass with huge bipartisan majorities. As Kevin Drum noted , "The American public really doesn't know or care if this bill passes by one ...

Obama's clever fiscal stimulus strategy
The Next Right — ... .  Kevin Drum says this attempt to win bipartisan support (rather than just the few Republican votes he absolutely needs to secure passage) is a bad idea, because Obama is making concessions he doesn't have to make and diluting Democratic policy. ...