I would love to see Obama approach Paul Krugman, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient in economy, and offer him an advisory position to the administration. Here’s part of Krugman’s latest:
Right now, many commentators are urging Mr. Obama to think small. Some make the case on political grounds: America, they say, is still a conservative country, and voters will punish Democrats if they move to the left. Others say that the financial and economic crisis leaves no room for action on, say, health care reform.
Let’s hope that Mr. Obama has the good sense to ignore this advice.
It took America a dangerously long time to learn. We saw the failure of Reagenomics affect us when we went into a recession in the early 90’s. It took Bill Clinton to turn that around. George Bush was given an economy on the road of greatness and he destroyed that. The Republican ideals of fiscal responsibility are irresponsible.
It’s time for a change, and that’s what America wants. The Republicans still want us to believe this is a center of right nation – it’s not. They have seen a massive repudiation of their ideals this past week, so instead of embracing the will of the people and looking at ways to change their own party platform, they choose to lie to the American people. If Republicans ever want a glimmer of hope of being significant again, they need to listen to the American people.