Is the "stimulus package" a fresh approach to actually growing the economy, or is it just the same old stuff? Here's Newsweek's Bob Samuelson weighing in on the question, "Will Obama's Stimulus Work?":
The decision by Obama and Democratic congressional leaders to load the stimulus with so many partisan projects is politically shrewd and economically suspect. The president's claims of bipartisanship were mostly a sham, as he skillfully maneuvered Republicans into a no-win position: Either support a Democratic program, or oppose it—and seem passive and uncaring.
But in fact, the BAUI is not convinced that the Obama is good politics--the latest Gallup poll calls its popularity into question.
So bad politics AND bad economics? Wow.
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