It’s time to be lied to

Tired of hearing the grim truth about their economic future, Americans demanded that the bald-faced lies resume immediately, particularly whenever politicians feel the need to divulge another terrifying problem with…

President Obama’s Rather Remarkable Address

I’ve been trying to think of what to say about Barack Obama’s economic speech today and have decided not to say anything except to tell you all to read it. The whole thing. Even though it’s long. It is not inspiring, except for the fact that the President of the United States is speaking to us all as adults. It is not a persuasive speech, but rather a explanation. The President is telling us the reasoning behind what his administration will be doing in his first term and why they will be doing it. He explains why they do not want to nationalize the bailed out banks, and why deficit spending is necessary in their view. He narrates the chain of events that led to this crisis and explains why “health care reform is entitlement reform.”

Here is the speech below the fold.

Monday’s Open Thread

Today's a traveling day for me, but if you're looking for inspiration check out DV's imagine if you changed one word post here, DelawareDem's posts and insightful analysis here and…

Sunday’s Open Thread

The Obamas get a dog and the newspapers write the obligatory "pet" articles. Pastor Warren is too exhausted to talk.  Hey, maybe miracles really do happen! And it's really a…

My Response II

Dave continues to deny that his rhetoric has downstream consequences. My response to his response is here in case anyone wants to comment, but would rather not have to deal…