Reply #14: Yes we are in a recession and yes, it most certainly is Bush*'s recession.

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And now it's up to President Obama AND US to fix it. The first thing that Team Obama can do is stop pandering to the corporatists and banksters. Their bloody hands are all over this recession. It's time to take a long, hard look at actions taken so far to lift us out of this financial morass and reinforce what is working and jettison that which is not.

It's time to help the homeowners stay in their homes. And this time, truly help the homeowners. Not the banksters, who are still limiting credit and hoarding cash. Those "toxic assets" are still on the books, they have not been dealt with, only band-aided for the time being.

President Obama's plan to spend $50 billion to upgrade and repair infrastructure is not enough. It should be TEN TIMES THAT AMOUNT, and that is just a start.

Another thing Team Obama can do is curtail military spending as much as possible. The Pentagon/MIC is bleeding this country dry--literally. And I don't mean limiting soldier's pay or Veteran's benefits. Far from it. We owe these men and women a tremendous debt, and shamefully, this country has not dealt fairly with them or their families.

And finally, President Obama: skip the bipartisan Kumbaya bullshit. Nice effort, but epic fail. The rethuglicans and their money masters don't give a shit about honoring any other agenda but their own money-grubbing agenda. They do NOT have the benefit of the Republic at heart. We are not republicans nor are we republican lite. We are Democrats. We are the party of FDR and JFK. We stand for the common man and woman. Learn it!

Oh, and it's time for your Chicago financial boys and politicos to go back to the Windy City. They had their chance. We want ours.