tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294580951502585066.post8957023791545529059..comments2023-10-18T19:32:44.252-07:00Comments on It's just my opinion, I could be wrong: Fear and loathing in the USNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05587036619182019599noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294580951502585066.post-34060462860424931242009-07-07T17:33:02.798-07:002009-07-07T17:33:02.798-07:00Nick,
Great post. For everything they've lea...Nick,<br /><br />Great post. For everything they've learned from Bush, they've figured out how to one up him though. The stimulus was an investment in the US, cap and trade is a jobs bill, health care is a way to cut deficits, and financial regulation is a way to bring fairness and accountability to the private sector. <br /><br />If Bush had the press in his pocket like Obama the Patriot act would have been an improvement on phone quality and the war in Iraq an investment in middle eastern peace.conservative generationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614578478747561732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294580951502585066.post-74775259162013097532009-07-07T10:52:42.645-07:002009-07-07T10:52:42.645-07:00You are completely right about the uncanny similar...You are completely right about the uncanny similarity between the way fear was used to promote the stimulus package and the way President Bush used fear to promote his agenda. In both cases people were scared to death for vague reasons. <br /><br />I have not noticed fear being used to promote environmental measures, healthcare overhaul, and financial regulation, although I may just have missed the fear-stoking rhetoric. <br /><br /><b>Environmental measures</b>: I hear facile solutions to this rather than fear. "Stop global warming" "Save the planet". Actually putting a dent in global warming is a huge task. Al Gore rightly likened it to the task of entering and winning WWII when the US was starting with no air force. Moreover, we won’t "win". The "victory" will be lower costs for future generations. So I don't blame politicians for boiling that down to "save the environment". <br /><br /><b>Healthcare overhaul</b>: I hear more sob stories about people who can afford their medicine than fear. When you dig into the stories, you find pieces are missing. They focus on healthcare, but these people are spending the same amounts on transportation and food. Why aren’t they carrying on about transportation or some other cost of living? <br /><br /><b>Financial regulation</b>: They don't need to use fear. If you accept that we'll keep bailing out people who screw up, then it's obvious we need more regulation. Giving government <b>responsibility</b> for people's lives means gov't needs <b>authority</b> to manage their lives.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824987036580158137noreply@blogger.com