Editorials & Other Articles

Swede Atlanta

(3,596 posts)

7. What a terrible way to run a country......

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 12:20 PM

Feb 2012

The President should have had access to all credible, relevant information regardless of how politically acceptable or unacceptable that information might be.

Many, many economists said that the stimulus was too small by at least half and we have seen the anemic growth emanating from that fact. It is kind of like getting a prescription and only taking half the prescribed dose. You may keep from getting worse and you may get better but it will take a lot longer and eventually you will run out of pills before you are fully recovered.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

44 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

EXCLUSIVE: The Memo that Larry Summers Didn’t Want Obama to See [View all] kpete Feb 2012 OP

A President should never fight for something MannyGoldstein Feb 2012 #1

exactly. barbtries Feb 2012 #3

Yup, why let Obama see something that goes against Summers' et al's joeybee12 Feb 2012 #6

Just imagine what cable news would say! _ed_ Feb 2012 #39

du rec. nt xchrom Feb 2012 #2

Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #4

She was right - projected $1.8T to return to 7% unemployment, and they leveymg Feb 2012 #5

Such a shame they lost Romer. She was their only hope n/t jtown1123 Feb 2012 #16

Obama kept Larry and Rahm, instead. leveymg Feb 2012 #20

Less than full employment is when you can't get a job JDPriestly Feb 2012 #18

Agreed! I just wanted to interpret for non-economists what Romer was actually referring to, and leveymg Feb 2012 #21

That might be a good idea. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #34

What a terrible way to run a country...... Swede Atlanta Feb 2012 #7

Summers was even worse than that. Fuddnik Feb 2012 #8

Actually being kind zipplewrath Feb 2012 #9

Larry Summers and president should never be in the same sentence unless yurbud Feb 2012 #10

Love your comment! Says it all perfectly n/t sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #22

if I said what I really felt about that guy, I'd be in the dog cage in Gitmo yurbud Feb 2012 #23

Lol, you and me both! sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #28

it wasn't even a matter of intelligence but of intent and lack of conscience on the part of yurbud Feb 2012 #32

Ah, yes, Ms. Born! chervilant Feb 2012 #41

The same for Geitner. Scruffy1 Feb 2012 #27

criminality and economic terrorism seem to be primary qualifications to direct our economic policy yurbud Feb 2012 #33

Bravo!! hifiguy Feb 2012 #30

so larry summers is a asshole... Javaman Feb 2012 #11

What else? Jakes Progress Feb 2012 #25

those are the million dollar questions. nt Javaman Feb 2012 #31

see my economic hitman comment. also, the brooksley borne incident makes it clear yurbud Feb 2012 #38

Summers should never work in government again. Renew Deal Feb 2012 #12

on whose advice did Obama appoint Summers? grasswire Feb 2012 #13

And that is the question of the day. Good guess. jwirr Feb 2012 #14

Summers thinks women don't have the "aptitude" for science, engineering MsPithy Feb 2012 #15

What would people think if we asked for something that would JDPriestly Feb 2012 #17

so nice of Summers to do Obama's thinking for him. Bill USA Feb 2012 #19

I just realized Summers is the domestic equivalent of an Economic Hit Man yurbud Feb 2012 #24

He was a global hitman before he turned his attention to the US economy. He restructured Russia. leveymg Feb 2012 #35

Liery Summers Dont call me Shirley Feb 2012 #26

Ultimately, it's on Obama for hiring Summers and giving him such a key role. girl gone mad Feb 2012 #29

True, but worse that he keeps him. Jakes Progress Feb 2012 #36

He has done this so many times, why are people here still surprised? SugarShack Feb 2012 #37

Obama hired Summers _ed_ Feb 2012 #40

k&r I find it hard to believe to Mrs. Romer didn't go .. Hotler Feb 2012 #42

I wonder what else he kept from Obama. Beacool Feb 2012 #43

Spam deleted by uppityperson (MIR Team) dsgerhe Feb 2012 #44