Klingsor
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I want to know one thing the president has done that he can truly hang his hat on. Healthcare? Ya that one worked out. Good luck having it even stand in court. They passed an ineffective bill.
Granted, it could have been a better bill if it had included a public option. Then we wouldn't have needed an individual mandate (that dubious Republican idea).
As it is, the bill still has many strengths, which the Republicans themselves acknowledge. Their official party platform during the last round of elections had them promising to repeal the bill--and then reinstate several of its best features.
The only difference is, the Republicans cherry-picked the attractive parts without giving any indication how they would make them work.
Stimulus? Whoops, that one was a gigantic waste too. So much for unemployment staying below 8%
A waste? Depends who you listen to. If it's economists, the only problem with the stimulus is that it wasn't big *enough* to counteract the financial collapse.