We just handed a trillion to the big banks under the Bush + Reid + Pelosi + Obama + Paulson bill.

[ ] Very tepidly voting for Obama [ ] ?????. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.

Like this:

A liberal looking at the current situation says "if I go to real universal health care the US economy will save 5% of GDP, I know this because every single country in the world that has done it has gotten those savings." And he tells you, "your taxes will go up, but because you will not have to pay for insurance your spending income will actually go up. And if your employer pays for insurance I will make him give you half that as a pay raise. And as a result, ordinary Americans will actually have more money to spend as well as better health care."

Funny, that 5% of GDP is about a trillion -- what Obama worked the phones to get the big banks. Too bad he can't work the phones to get people the life saving health care they need.

[ ] Very tepidly voting for Obama [ ] ?????. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.

And Congress is already doing it, they say--

"... the first test for a President Obama with a Congress controlled by his own party: whether to insist on a pay-as-you-go rule for the budget.

That rule, which provided the discipline behind the Clinton administration's balanced budgets, was abandoned by the Republicans -- with disastrous fiscal results. Pay-go was revived last year when the Democrats took over Congress. But the requirement that any new or increased spending be offset by comparable cuts or new revenue has been a source of frustration for many in the party. And it will pinch much harder if applied next year. ..." -- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...

He's "inspiring a generation". OK, I don't quite buy that, but many people are coming of age and Obama will be setting a view of the Democratic Party that will last a generation. By pissing all over liberalism in order to fellate Reagan's legacy of being a change agent, many young people will see liberalism as the BS post-partisanship feel good hopey changey nonsense that Obama preaches from the mountaintop or as he enters the city on his ass (donkey).

Obama will make it harder for liberal policies if he continues on his past. Up until he stole the election, that was one of the things that has worried me the most about Obama. Incidentally, this is part of the reason--again, sexism and stolen elections--why I'm of the view that McCain is the lesser of two evils. Failed faux liberalism will severely weaken liberalism.

Digby is so hoping against hope, here. I'm not sure how many more hints he has to give that what he hopes to accomplish with the presidency is little more than to inspire the populace, but towards no particular end. If he could, his years as presidency would be absolutely stacked with rallies and speaking engagements.

I can't stand here and tell you what makes him tick, but I think I can tell you what doesn't, and that is progressive and liberal policy-making. You know, in another time, I'd probably have seen Obama as a great candidate for the presidency. My problem is that at the point in our history where we most need a wonky policy-maker we had an ethereal philosopher-king forced upon us. In a time when we needed a David, we're forced to take a Solomon.

it's obvious he won't do anything good or big like healthcare--but will he even stop the horrors Bush is still doing?

http://theboard.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/1...
-- President Bush, Holding Firm on Signing Statements --

"...On Tuesday, he objected to parts of two more bills. In one, a military authorization bill, he objected to a section that required negotiations for an agreement to make Iraq share the cost of American military operations in the country.

In another bill, he objected to sections that give internal watchdogs within federal agencies more protections against political interference.

Mr. Bush’s signing statements undercut the roles the Constitution has set out for the three branches of government — hardly the only time he has done that. ..."

statements?

Can we get an Amendment going to do that?

We can admit that we’re killers … but we’re not going to kill today. That’s all it takes! Knowing that we’re not going to kill today! ~ Captain James T. Kirk, Stardate 3193.0
1 John 4:18