Sunday, August 02, 2009

Larry Summers on Meet the Press Aug. 2

Larry Summers does a good job of explaining why criticism against the stimulus is wrong. I'm sure the republicans will continue to call it a big flop, because that's what they do, but at least Larry Summers did his job in making clear the purpose of the stimulus. I think this is complicated stuff for most Americans--some of whom are barely paying attention--to understand. That's why we see the poll numbers on health care drop--they figure if the stimulus isn't working, how is health reform going to work? If they keep hearing the republican message above all (they're so good playing politics), they'll be swayed, unless the democrats can come with a message that's easier to chew on:
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