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Barack Obama

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5. The "comforter in chief" lacks emotional connection?

Reply to SleeplessinSoCal (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 12:23 PM

Jan 2015

Don't agree with that part. Even the cited Ebola case, he was seen hugging that nurse. He's not all Spock.

Paul Krugman devoted much of Obama’s first term to flaying the inadequacy of the administration’s fiscal response, and its failure to nationalize the large banks.

Really, that sounds insane to me. Is there any ground on which the banks could be "nationalized" even if Congress went along? They talk about that as if it could be done with a snap of the fingers.

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"History Will Be Very Kind To Obama" [View all] SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2015 OP

Good article. Love the picture there. Thanks for posting, Sleepless! freshwest Jan 2015 #1

History doesn't need to be "kind," just "truthful." n/t TygrBright Jan 2015 #2

+1 sakabatou Jan 2015 #3

I tend to agree. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #4

The "comforter in chief" lacks emotional connection? treestar Jan 2015 #5

Mandatory digs at Obama, no matter how disingenuous, is how writers genuflect to their bosses... freshwest Jan 2015 #6

Krugman must have been misquoted; he's generally supportive of Obama's actions. Hekate Jan 2015 #9

He's Cool Handed Luke, he doesn't brag on himself, just get the job done. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #7

I think in his head he applies skills of Chess and Poker SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2015 #8