tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214720874193394920.post7805592435275670010..comments2023-10-31T11:54:43.310-04:00Comments on The Purple Center: Obama and Democrats need to step upJ. E. Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08682657792334163396noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214720874193394920.post-83460542642938722002008-11-24T21:25:00.000-05:002008-11-24T21:25:00.000-05:00I'll be blogging on both the stimulus proposals co...I'll be blogging on both the stimulus proposals coming soon and the auto bailout. Thanks for your comments.J. E. Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682657792334163396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214720874193394920.post-6337212433898109212008-11-24T17:24:00.000-05:002008-11-24T17:24:00.000-05:00OK, let the record show that Publius doesn't agree...OK, let the record show that Publius doesn't agree with the WSJ's opposition to an auto bailout or its skeptical view of Federal "stimulus" spending. But WHY he disagrees remains a mystery.wumhenryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05860504115918792071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214720874193394920.post-33043305148280107432008-11-21T19:30:00.000-05:002008-11-21T19:30:00.000-05:00I read the entire WSJ comment but don't agree with...I read the entire WSJ comment but don't agree with the Journal's negative view of an auto bailout or a stimulus package. I linked it because yesterday it was typical of a growing sense in the face if a deepening crisis that the Obama team should not wait until the Inauguration to take at least some steps toward reassurance. The "leak" today of Tim Geithner's pending appointment was just such a step. What's needed now is a clearer picture of what Obama will do come January.J. E. Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682657792334163396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214720874193394920.post-15395016507663785862008-11-21T11:50:00.000-05:002008-11-21T11:50:00.000-05:00You missed the part where the WSJ said "what Ameri...You missed the part where the WSJ said <I>"what Americans don't hear is anything that would encourage investment or risk-taking"</I> after noting that "what they mainly hear are demands to raid the Treasury's $700 billion bank rescue fund for a mortgage bailout, or an auto bailout, <I>or promises to spend several hundred billion dollars more under the guise of "fiscal stimulus."</I> .wumhenryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05860504115918792071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214720874193394920.post-36226372926171253682008-11-21T11:39:00.000-05:002008-11-21T11:39:00.000-05:00Don't just stand there -- do something! is not goo...Don't just stand there -- do something! is not good advice if you're talking to a politician.<BR/><BR/>Get a clue:<BR/>"Why Spending Stimulus Plans Fail" <BR/>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122663413095027641.htmlwumhenryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05860504115918792071noreply@blogger.com