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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

But saying "let's keep trying fiscal conservatism. It might start working, for some reason" is the sort of magical thinking that lost John McCain the election.

Nobody has EVER tried fiscal conservatism. And it wasn't what McCain was proposing.

Cutting spending is a recipe for a deeper recession, and most people understand that at the moment.

And your recipe for a shorter recession is to spend money on things that have absolutely nothing to do with reviving the economy? Because that is exactly what Obama is doing.

Bailout ACORN, GM, AIG....numerous other companies that need to die and start over from scratch.

Not a recipe for success. Then again, I'm maintained from the beginning that Obama is using the 'recession' to enact his agenda, and spend money like a bunny on crack.

There is a way to spend responsibly even when money needs to be invested into the economy.

Billion here, billion there.....trillion here, trillion there.....and we all know how the government manages its budget. If they can't even control AIG bonus contracts, when they still could, why should anyone expect them to be able to properly look after a budget that is a thousand times bigger?

In the end, neither is particularly fair: my own view is that the President usually deserves less of the blame and less of the credit for the economic situation than he usually gets--but that's the way it's been in U.S. politics at least since "It's the economy, stupid" and perhaps before.

It is fair to blame Obama for spending money he doesn't have. It is fair to blame him for not implementing a SINGLE policy that would stop future bank problems.

Then again, he has no idea what he's doing......which probably explains why he 'economic team' isn't talking to the public or being open about what they're doing.