Obama Meets With Gordon Brown on Global Economy Fix

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has the right idea but if the world can get together to fix the global economy, the G 20 (group of the largest 20 economies) ought to get together to figure out Darfur and ways to tackle world poverty. The G 20 summit is April 2.

NPR: Brown, who is in Washington this week to meet with President Obama and address a joint meeting of Congress, told NPR's Steve Inskeep that the financial crisis is "a global problem. It needs global solutions."

"There is a global banking collapse that we're dealing with consequences of in every country," Brown said. The British leader has in recent weeks invoked former U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt in calling for a "global New Deal" to fix the world economy.

"I think there is a general understanding, whether you talk to China, whether you talk to the European Union or you talk to our great friends here in America, that we need to show that the world can come together," he said.

A fiscal stimulus alone is not enough, Brown said. The international community needs to set standards "that if people are not able to meet, we would have a mechanism by which we would say, 'Look, this is not good enough,' and people would lose their status in the international community."

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Former Hillary Supporter Says Obama Would Boost Economy

Andrew Young, former Atlanta Mayor and U.N. ambassador, backed Hillary. Now, after doing some learning about Obama and observing Obama overseas, he says this: 

And because Obama would be welcomed by global leaders, Young believes his presidency would have a dramatic beneficial impact in the United States.

“Nothing would have more impact on the economy and the price of oil than his election as president,” Young said. “There would be a boost of 1,000 points on the stock market the first week after he’s elected. This would be better than a chicken in every pot.”

People have had a good laugh about Obama's overseas trip, thanks to McCain's attempts to belittle the trip out of sheer jealousy. But to discount Obama's ability to inspire and get along with world leaders, would be ignorant. America's economy is tied to the global economy and global relations. Read the whole story. 

Obama Connects the Dots on Global Visit

People still questioning, doubting. Obama's presumptious.
What the heck?
Obama explains that in order to be successful in Afghanistan and Iraq, we need to have allies in Europe. How America moves forward in the world is all related to how much we spend on the economy vs. war.
We are all connected -- and that's not cumbaya stuff. It's practical. If we have more allies, we'll reduce the chances of war and we'll keep our money at home.
Bush has neglected the economy because all our taxes are going to the war!
If Americans knew how much money was going to be spent on the war, perhaps they wouldn't have been so anxious to elect George Bush.
The average person having a tough time filling up their gas tank (that would be me and millions of other) ought to think about who they voted for?
The guy who wanted to dominate the world? The guy without a vision?
It's time for the U.S. to recognize its new role in the world and that will keep us safe and improve the economy.