The Atlantic: It's Not the Economy, Stupid

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31. I ask AGAIN... where was anything in my post wrong?

Are you that defensive that if I merely ask for someone to flesh out a claim that makes me a GOPer? Economically I'M LEFT OF FDR DEMs.

Now I ask again... what was wrong with what I wrote? And put up or shut up and retract... WHERE DID I GIVE OBAMA ZERO CREDIT.

So in your book if I merely look at the fact the economy is getting THREE big economic infusions that are propping it up... then I'm denying any credit to Obama? Of course the economy's doing better than 09. Duh. That doesn't change the fact. It's not like we have a good economy and tax rates sufficient to not run a deficit. It's not as if we have a good economy that can stand normal interest rates. And it's not that we have an economy that can stand $70-80 oil. But then when we hollow out an economy so we don't have to meet our own industrial needs... we should expect it to be weak.

I personally think we're still in trouble and I don't like the debt/interest trends or the fact the FED lost a key tool in its arsenal. And F**k you if you think that's GOP talk. The GOP never took ANY responsibility for destroying the economy and they want to do it all over again on steroids. Dems need to get over the idea that neolib ideas that destroyed the economy can also save it.