Can Obama Restore Our Belief in Government? By E. J. Dionne Jr. Wednesday, February 25, 2009 President Obama’s message to the nation Tuesday night was plain and unequivocal: The era of bashing government is over. So, too, is the folklore of a marketplace capable of producing abundance without regulation, government oversight or public intervention. Addressing [...]
Archive for February 25th, 2009
25 Feb
Obama’s Big Bets
When Agenda Meets Reality, What’s Plan B? By Ruth Marcus Wednesday, February 25, 2009; Page A19 President Obama’s plan to put the country on a sustainable fiscal path hinges on three huge bets. First, that the government can get health-care costs under control even while expanding coverage. Second, that enacting a cap-and-trade emissions plan would [...]
25 Feb
Obama Makes a Persuasive Pitch for His Progressive Agenda
By Dylan Loewe, Huffington Post. Posted February 24, 2009. What was most impressive about his speech was the way he framed his progressive arguments to Congress. In 50 minutes last night, the president of the United States used his first speech to a joint session of Congress as a launching point, a chance to transform [...]
