Reply #20: You said it yourself [View All]

[tularetom]

It does not matter what Obama proposes, Boner Cantor & co. will vote against it anyway.

So he might as well go for the gold.

Instead of some tepid, half assed proposal that neither reduces unemployment, reduces the deficit, or improves the economy, propose something bold, something of epic proportions, something that catches the attention of every pissed off American and makes them even more pissed off at the Republicans for opposing it.

It's universally acknowledged now that the original stimulus package was a middle of the road, middle sized, politically safe proposal designed not necessarily to save the faltering economy. but to piss off as few republicans as possible. It did neither.

The president is running out of time. He's going to be judged on how things are perceived instead of what gets done because nothing is going to get done. He has to draw the biggest contrast between what he is proposing and what the loonies are willing to support and point out at what neverending tax cuts are what got us into this friggin mess in the first place.

He might fail. But if you're going to fail, at least go out with a bang.

So I'll reiterate, this speech is not for the likes of Boner and Cantor, it';s a political speech aimed at the voters.