Reply #417: That is what he's doing now & good. However, in Feb 2009, he said the stimulus bill would keep...

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unemployment from going over 8%. It didn't. Anyone with a basic knowledge of economics knew it would not produce that result and President Obama avoided the question of further stimulus later, leaving the distinct impression he felt the stimulus that passed was adequate. He then spent several months agreeing with the deficit hawks. When he convened the jobs' summit in December of that year he said, "We have limited resources for this,' still giving quarter to the deficit hawks instead of pushing for robust stimulus in the face of the jobs' crisis.

It was a miss. I was glad when he and Bernanke finally saw the train heading for them and began to tell Congress that cutting spending now would be a mistake but, by then, it was too late. The deficit hawks had control of the message.

Yes, it's nice to see the President on the campaign trail and saying we have more work to do and I hope he's making a difference. But the fact is the 'movement' liberals had the right ideas and the right message all along. We were shouted down by the 'action' liberals and that's why we're in such a close fight now.