I can picture Botox Nancy as Frau Blucher (horse whinny) with no problem. That woman would give Bela Lugosi the creeps.

But who would Barney “Banking Queen” Frank be? Certainly not Dr. Frankenstein – more like Dr. Frank ‘N’ Furter from the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” in my opinion.

Regards,
Peter H.

I say again: Obama will enjoy a wonderful little period of seeming recovery and loud hosannas from the media – sooner, rather than later – followed by “the 1970s on steroids”. Keynesianism / “stimulus” policies are the economic equivalent of methamphetamines: they only work in the short run, while multiplying your long-run problems. And we’ve already been on meth, like, 8 decades.

Dont underestimate the power of Democrats and their minions in the media and academia to blame Republicans…

It’s up to Republicans / economic conservatives to get their stuff together and put a different, more plausible story out there.

Just because The fact that

oops, i really hate it when I begin writing one sentence, change my mind, then leave part of the original behind.

So, when the default (or hyperinflation) comes, reflecting 8 decades of Democrat-socialist philosophy (that Republicans like Bush went along with cravenly), Democrats will finally own it.

Dont underestimate the power of Democrats and their minions in the media and academia to blame Republicans. Just because The fact that Democrats control everything is but a trifling detail. Republicans may gain control of one or both houses by then, but even if they dont, theres always Bush, corporations, and Republican obstruction to blame.

I add that, to a line that jumped out at me from This AP article.

If Congress fails to enact a big economic recovery plan, Obama’s advisers estimated that an additional 3 million to 4 million jobs will disappear before the recession ends. Obama’s team also noted that with or without the plan, the jobless rate by 2014 would be the same.

Basically, they are admitting that all this spending will have no effect on unemployment. It will only increase the debt. Which begs the question of why spend it in the first place.

I write in more detail at the serious blog.

The end game is Argentinian-style hyperinflation, sometime before the Obama years run out. I think by 2012; but if not, then certainly Obama is re-elected – and it happens by 2016. Either that, or Obama surprises us all by radically turning the ship around, as in my P.S. at #19; in which case he will deserve great credit. But I doubt he’ll do that.

Let’s call Obama’s stimulus what it is, Bush’s economic policies with a face more friendly to the MSM. And a larger price tag.

A silver lining in all this, and an opportunity for Republicans (if they are smart enough to seize it), is that our nation’s ruinous Big-Spending-Bailout policies are finally going to have the Democratic face they deserve.

Take this recent GP thread: http://www.gaypatriot.net/2008/12/30/where-the-gop-is-could-be-better-off-than-the-democrats/
The left-liberal commentor (Erik) took implicit moral ownership of Bush’s spending and bailouts. He put himself in a position of defending them. Because he knows they’re Obama’s policy and philosophy, and he wants maneuvering room for Obama.

So, when the default (or hyperinflation) comes, reflecting 8 decades of Democrat-socialist philosophy (that Republicans like Bush went along with cravenly), Democrats will finally own it.

There is only one possible endgame to all this debt the Democrats are racking up: Default. The Six or Eight Trillion Obama proposes in deficit spending his first term is never going to be repaid.

Einstein said: “Things should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” It sure looks like Obama has gone crazy for fattening the economy on pork.

We have the largest decline in employment in the retail sector since WWII. Do you know why? Businesses are drawing down on expenses in order to survive. Do you suppose that the California government is laying off a single worker? Not possible.

It is a terrible thing to be a “marginal” employee. But every person with the least concept of the market should understand that when the economy constricts unemployment follows. Just how you go from making lattes to building bridges is curious to me. Oh, sure, a certain number of bridge builders may buy lattes as long as your shop is the closest one.

We are on the cusp of the biggest whirlwind of socialist spending since FDR. It will rip through the economy in micro seconds and have minimal positive affect.

Most of us got creamed by the Freddie/Fannie bubble. Now we are carefully deciding how we will proceed. New car, remodeling, big vacation, etc. are not just on hold, we are not considering them. Obama promises a $1000 tax credit in his first budget which will kick in October of 2010. Remember when Bush”s tax rebate was snorted at as being no more than a new muffler for your Lexus?

The fact is, recessions cure themselves by the invisible hand doing the cutting and the aiding. The bright guys who want to rush in with scrip and deficit dollars are on a fools errand and they will only succeed in dragging out the recovery while sinking us further into eternal debt.

We are in for radical chemo therapy conducted by the cast of Young Frankenstein. Think Barney Frank and Nancy Pelosi as leading the cast.

The Democrat Chief Executives of all three are officially crooks.

(And at least one was praised by PEBO as an “outstanding” mayor.)

Let’s call Obama’s stimulus what it is, Bush’s economic policies with a face more friendly to the MSM. And a larger price tag.

I agree with your larger point, and by no means approve of Bush’s response to the economic meltdown, but lets make an important distinction, the bailout fiasco Bush and congress passed was aimed at the major lending institutions that most economists, even though I disagree, seemed to believe was essential to rescue.

Obama’s Jillion dollar obamination is focused primarily on make-work jobs and passing as much of the Democrat agenda as possible under the guise of “urgent financial rescue” and a whole hell of a lot of fear mongering. Yet, I am still waiting for Obama to explain why tennis courts, national pre school and television converters are necessary to save the economy.

No one’s gonna listen to me, but with the GOP needs to do is take out a clean sheet of paper and start over. Instead of picking which old model to use, they should go in and write a new constitution for themselves. Make a list of every challenge facing the country and come up with a new solution, instead of recycling an old solution. I’d even give the RuPaulians a say, if they brought good ideas to the table.

They should rechristen themselves the New Republican Party, and brand themselves as the Party of Solutions (‘Solutions’ being a much more substantial word than ‘hope’ or ‘change.’)

But, they’ll probably just muck around, dither, and wait for the democrats to stumble.

How long before corporate bailouts are in the form of Monopoly money?