Do you know that is now illegal to protest outside Downing Street or the Houses of Parliament? did you hear that an 82 year old was arrested under anti terrorism laws for heckling the prime minister during a speech at their parties convention. Or that an opposition Member of Parliament was arrested for being in possession of information leaked to him by a whistle blower, again under anti terrorism legislation? Or that the UK govt used its anti terrorism powers to freeze the assests of Iceland when that country was going bankrupt.

Power corrupts.

I truly believe in the special relationship between our countries, I just don’t think we have been using it for good

The only thing you have to fear, is fear itself.

Why not buy it as as re-election strategy? When as he ever done the job he was elected to do? As far as I can tell, he gets elected and then starts running for another office.

(only partially kidding).

I don’t buy it as re-election strategy nor do I think it fair to use a March 2006 comment on the economy in January 2009.

Short-term “stimulus” does not work. Most economists agree on this. Short term financial gain usually leads to saving or paying down debt, neither of which create a multiplier effect, which is the idea behind “economic stimulus” or its other name “trickle down economics”.

As for the Republicans currently in office, I’m not exactly a fan of them either. They have spent and spent and spent and they disgust me.

had he picked a liberal cabinet you would have had a go at him, he picked a cabinet which is pretty moderate and you still have a go at him

Perhaps your ideal cabinet is Ann Coulter as Secretary of State, Bill O’Reilly as Treasury Secretary, Rush Limbaugh as culture secretary and Dick Cheney as CIA director?

Across the world different governments have come up with different strategies for fixing the economy. No one knows which plans will “actaully help the economy”, they might all work, they might all fail.

Senator Obama was right in March 2006 but then again the world and the economy looked a hell of a lot different back them. And who wracked up this huge debt, yep the Republican White House, Republincan Senate and Republican House. Bet you still voted Republican didn’t you, well done.

Perhaps the stimulus package will work, will secure jobs, allow people to pay their mortgages the country might survive the recession, but this is needed before the national debt can be tackled

Or lets look at it the other way, how about paying back the national debt but abandon the workforce, let there be higher unemployment with more people losing their homes. Nevermind, social security is not allowed, there is plenty of place to camp out and build shanty towns in Central Park

You could be right though, shame on you Barack Obama, you only want to stop a new depression to get re-elected