Has Barack got the midus touch to fix the conomy?

[barack the house]

Poll question: Has Barack got the midus touch to fix the conomy?

Barack raises money effortlessly. Does he have the midus touch to fix the economy?

[applegrove]

1. I don't know if he does or doesn't.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. No president can "fix" the economy.

It's far too complex, will require a lot of changes by Congress, the private sector, the Fed; there are also a lot of things going on elsewhere in the world that the US has no control over but that greatly affect our economy. I do like what Obama has said about re-regulating the financial sector (investment banks, etc.), but he can't single-handedly do much about this mess.

[gateley]

4. Agree. Midas couldn't fix the economy.

It's going to be a long and undoubtedly painful process.

It's my hope that our nom lays it on the line for the American people as to what to expect, and explain HOW/WHY we got to this point, so s/he isn't held accountable when it really hits the fan after we're in the WH.

[dogday]

3. How did he do for Illinois?

That would be a good starting indicator of whether he can do the job....

[cliffordu]

5. Who knows? I'll bet he can spell "Midas" though.

[kentuck]

6. I fear that no one has the Midas touch...

When we hit the rough waters, we can only hope we have a wise and intelligent leader. That is all we can realistically hope for.

[dogday]

8. You know I have to second this

Thanks for saying it....

[RichardRay]

7. Nope, the economy just has to work this out...

But what he can do, and what I believe he will do, it to ameliorate some of the more disastrous effects of the 'working out' when they land on folks who didn't get the benefit of the rise that preceeded the fall.

[anonymous171]

9. GRASSROOT TAXES!