Tag: Democrats
2009 Will Be More Like 1933 than 1993
The Stim will soon be passed with fractional Conservatron support. The sample size is small, but two situations similar to this one offer potential guidance on how the politics of this will play out.
Example One is 1933 when FDR passed a substantial part of his New Deal legislation with minimal GOP support. The media back [...]
Posted: February 13th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Tags: 1933, 1993, 2009, congress, Conservatrons, Democrats, elections, Great Depression, Great Economic Collapse, health care, Obama, recession, Republicans, senate, stimulus, tax cuts
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I’d put it this way.
Alterman:
David Brooks puts it this way: “Say what you will about President Bush, when he thinks a policy is right, like the surge, he supports it, even if it’s going to be unpopular. The Democratic leaders, accustomed to the irresponsibility of opposition, show no such guts.” Here ($).
I’d have put it this way: “Say what [...]
Posted: March 15th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Alterman, Brooks, Bush, Democrats, Iraq, Liebermann
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