Today's Wahington Post contains an editorial (linked to the title of this post) that strongly criticizes the so-called "stimulus package" as passed by the House. According to WaPo, there is too much unneccessary spending on items that will do little to create jobs or stimulate the economy and too much delay in spending the portion of the funds which might actually help the economy. The Post calls on President Obama to get involved to reshape the contents of the bill so that there will be quick spending concentrated on items that will generate jobs and growth.
Clearly, the Post is correct. So far, Obama has limited himself to posturing so that the bill will pass quickly and left the content of the bill to Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. The problem is that Americans did not vote for Reid and Pelosi to be in charge. We were promised change by Obama, not the dictatorship of the proletariat of Reid and Pelosi (which in this case means power hungry, vindictive loonies who only seek to help their political allies to a bigger share of the spoils without caring much about the fate of most Americans.) After all, Reid and Pelosi are the main reasons why Congressional approval rating fell below 10%, making the Bush approval ratings like those of a rock star.
It is amazing to see that the media which campaigned so blatantly for Obama is now seeing him for what he is. My guess is that they still do not believe that his strength is in public relations but not in policy. Hopefully, the President will realize that he can no longer ignore the content of his policies as details while concentrating on the PR side of things. The country cannot afford four years of a Reid/Pelosi presidency.
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