Reply #11: Here's your answer

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The "state of the nation" is, in fact, the "problem" of the president regardless of who it is or how long they've been in office. What is especially disappointing is that, right out of the gate, Obama decided to let the minority party, a mere radical rump of what it used to be, dictate the terms of the stimulus bill. And by doing so, he allowed it to be written in a way to almost insure its failure with its insane continuation of the long-discredited "trickle down" ideology of more tax cuts for the rich and keeping worthwhile spending below the level necessary to have a long-lasting positive effect.