There has been a great deal of talk about Obama's plan for America and his first 100 days. From universal this and that to bailouts, new era WPA, and mandatory civilian service...not much to like in that list frankly. His advisor's have actually used the term New New Deal.
My hope is this type of thing will go by the wayside in the same way privatizing a tiny part of Social Security failed with the Bush administration. This country doesn't need any of that and the last thing this country needs is dependence on the federal government to provide life support.
It's hard to say how much political capital there is to spend for Obama, but there could be a great deal as long as our current economic status is compared to the Great Depression. It'll be interesting to see what signature line will be chosen for his inauguration speech...some type of "...nothing to fear but fear itself." line is what some speech writer is agonizing over somewhere.
I will celebrate inauguration day by paying bills. Not my bills but those of my mom's. While she would certainly qualify to have some of your money, we decided it would not be right to take your money unless you offered it first. We're funny that way.
Let's hope Obama's call for change isn't just turning back the clock to the 1930's.
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He used the "nothing to fear" line in his Democratic radio address yesterday.
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