del
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I just saw that on the news and it was followed by a ton of clips of him saying how there were shovel ready projects.
So this $787 billion dollar stimulus was supposed to be paid back largely by the shovel ready projects that Obama promised were waiting and now he says ooops there is no such thing.
I cant' imagine how his supporters are going to defend him on this one.
He also said in that interview that he didn't realize how difficult it would be implementing policy by trying to coordinate with all other factors that get in the way, i.e., state governments who put roadblocks (no pun intended) in the way of the shovels (paraphrasing his comments.)
Do I fault Obama for being naive about how Washington works? Yes, I do. But that naivete is an affliction for any new president. They all think they can just walk into the Oval Office and start making changes and everything (and everyone) will just fall in line. Quickly. Obama was also naive to think he could end lobbying influence.
bullshit. do you really think that lbj or nixon or kennedy or even ford were this *naive*?
not hardly
obama believed his own pr, pure and simple, and there's no one around him willing to discuss the emperor's wardrobe..