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Like him or hate him, at least Obama seems like he understands

Posted by Dan

November 25, 2008 |

You may not have voted for Barack Obama in early November. You may still be pining for the McCain-Palin administration that never will be.

But you have to like the fact that at least our incoming president seems to understand that many, many U.S. residents are suffering these days.

This story highlights Obama’s recent calls for Congress to take quick action to revive the U.S. economy. Obama was scheduled to address the issue again today in his his second news conference in as many days. Obama is asking members of Congress to set aside their differences to come up with a new economic stimulus plan that will be ready as soon as Jan. 20 so that the new president can sign it on his first day on the job.

All right, I’ll admit my bias here. I can’t stand George Bush. Can’t stand him. Besides his horrific decision to start a war for no real reason — costing thousands upon thousands of lives — I think he and his administration, while not at fault for the economy’s slide, did absolutely nothing to at least cushion the blow for U.S. taxpayers. You may not like Obama’s ideas, but at least he has some.

I’m hoping that the economy will turn around now that we have new leadership at the top of the country. Eight years of the mumble-mouthed, flat-footed leadership of the Bush administration brought us nothing but war, a shrinking economy and rising unemployment. Time for something new.


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