Bridget and I were talking over the weekend about how everyone is freaking about the economy and ohmygod Barack is screwing up, Geithner this, and stimulus that, does he know what he's doing, the tides turning, we're gonna lose, blah blah blah. Sound familiar?
One of many great quotes in this piece:
But he is aware that some Republicans think they can gain "political advantage" if they can "enforce conformity" within their ranks and thus "invigorate" their base.
He
declined to judge whether this strategy will work for the Republicans, but President Obama 2.0, the version slightly chastened since Inauguration Day, did not mind explaining how their approach has affected him.
"You know, I am an eternal optimist," he said. "That doesn't mean I'm a sap."
2 comments:
That is the perfect post, Ilsa (and I apologize, sincerely, if I was a bit un-chilled -- if not d*ckish -- in any posting last week).
I love that closing quote (but of course, out of context, my favorite part is, "Yet on the continuum of Japan to Sweden, Obama is clearly closer to Sweden").
His reminding folks that he is an optimist, but not a sap, sums him up. It's why I think we'd all rather have him in the Oval Office right now over anyone else we could think of.
Thanks for the post, Ilsa. It's been a weird week. Politically, I think Barack is running rings around the Repugs right now. Rather than spending political capital, I think he's accumulating it.
That said, I do worry about what economist like Krugman have to say about the failings of the plan. If and when we reach the point that more must be done, I certainly hope that Barack drops the hammer on Boehner and the boys.
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