As we all know, the US economy is a wreck. Unemployment up, consumption down, credit tightening, foreclosures rising etc. Hard times are coming, and in true Keynesian fashion, we need some sort of government stimulus to prime the pump and keep us and the rest of the world afloat. At the moment, Pelosi, Reid and the rest of the Congressional leadership want to come back to Washington and do something, even with the lamest of ducks looming with a veto pen gripped in his clueless hands. President-elect Obama understands the urgency of the situation, and it seems he is moving behind the scenes to get something done. What he is doing, however, may be a sign of pure political genius, and forebodes greatness in the years to come.
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