Thursday, November 26, 2009

Opinion

Economy Could Actually Turn Around Under Barack Obama

January 06, 2009 10:16 AM ET | Bonnie Erbe | Permanent Link | Print

Reader Comments

HAIR LOSS CREAM

Salut! Informative, good design, well done!.

I am from Cameroon and now study English, tell me right I wrote the following sentence: "This popular casino game comes home for you to play for fun on your pc, without losing your shirt."

Thank you so much for your future answers :(. Tin.

Reflecting on the past ten years or so I can personally say that many of Americans have been living in a "recession" as many of you say. In regards to the comments made in many blogs, including these, many people seem to fail to realize that by purchasing with credit cards and buying with hopes that they could rely on income that is not necessarily concrete they have written a check that they can't cash so to speak. And we all know that crap rolls down hill. Greed has no doubt brought the economy to this point and it's disgusting that you people don't want to give your soon to be president a chance to clean up the corruption, deceit, and greed that has infected our democracy. But time will tell. I can say that Bush didn't help the "little people" any.

Wow

Jerome Idaszak and Bonnie must be on drugs. Even The Drudgereport has the quotes from Barry Soetoro's (aka B. Obama) own mouth how we will be having "trillion dollar deficits" for years. Couple that with a congress that spends money like a drunken you know what and our economy is doing OK? Will even turn around? Either they are economic dumb dumbs or very naive. The banking and housing bubble are just the tip of the iceberg. Wait for municipal bonds to start tanking as cities around this country start to tank or those who own commercial and retail buildings and properties who are leveraged at far greater levels than the common Joe home-owner. How far will the dollar fall now that we printed ungodly amounts of paper value? Look at what interest the treasuries are paying. These are all clues as to the direction we are headed. Some who think the Weimer Mark was worthless should wait to see what the potential is for the dollar as we have private banks print it who wont tell congress where they spend it. Down with the unconstitutional Fed Reserve! Methinks Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds has been slipped into the drinks of these trust B. O. supporters!

Economy "Could Actually Turn Around"

Of course our economy will turn around. But it won't be due to laws made in Washington or stimuli packages, no, it will be because most Americans want to succeed, and, this being America, they eventually will. Sometimes bad things happen, but in the end the spirit of everday Americans, not a messiah with a big spending plan, will pull this country through.

Turn Around?

Yeah. those million plus job losses per quarter, the 5-6% collapse in GDP in Q4-08 and likely 5% drop in Q1-09, the massive deflationary cycle we find ourselves in, the ever expanding deficit, the erosion of confidence, the wave of bankruptcies, coming bubble in Treasuries.....

Nothing to see here people. Obama is going to save us by spending even more money we don't have, expand government even more than Bush, demand that banks lend money to people who can't pay (CRA anyone?) and if we can get the children to sing songs of praise to the Great One all will be well.

Folks, we are screwed.

Keep The Faith!!!

I have faith in our new President and his group of administrative gurus to turn our nation around but it will take time, patience, and acceptance. America must allow President Obama to make mistakes without condemning him as he is treading water in a sea full of sharks. No President has faced such a calamity since FDR and it took a world war & 12 years plus his death to put America on the road to recovery. President Obama at least is presenting plans, prioritizing, soliciting inputs, bouncing ideas and is open to everything except political polarization. Thus far we can be mighty proud of our new President even before his inauguration simply by virtue of his demeanor and dignity. Please give him at least two years before burning him at the stake!!!

Add your thoughts

All comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive. For more information, please see our Comments FAQ.
U.S. News Weekly

Subscribe Now

Order the new U.S. News Weekly digital magazine at a special low introductory price!

About Bonnie Erbe

Bonnie Erbe is a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report and hosts PBS's weekly news analysis program, To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe. She also writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column for Scripps Howard News Service.

advertisement

NEWSLETTER

Sign up today for the latest headlines from U.S. News & World Report delivered to you free.

RSS FEEDS

Personalize your U.S. News with our feeds of blogs and breaking news headlines.

U.S. NEWS MOBILE

U.S. News daily briefings are also available on your mobile device.

FAVORITES

advertisement

People who read this also read ...

Thomas Jefferson St.

GOP Can Be Thankful for Strong Polls

But they cannot get complacent.

5 Reasons for a Democratic Thanksgiving

Michael Steele and healthcare reform top the list.

Women Have Say on Health Reform

If it's the year of the women, why are there so few of them?

Turkey Tax

Uncle Sam is joining in on your Thanksgiving dinner.

Ideological Labels Just Don't Fit

Hard-liners don't understand that some of us don't toe an ideological line.

A Decade in Biased Review

How well does the video sum up the last decade?

GOPers Push European-Style Litmus Tests

Some RNC members want strict party platforms. Why do they hate America?

Cartoon Gallery

Editorial Cartoon

Political Cartoons

Check out our most recent cartoons.

Public Opinion

Should the GOP Have a Litmus Test?

Should the RNC exclude politicians who don't match the party's platform?

Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.
Make USNews.com your home page.