So are you saying that you are ideologically driven?
J, no where did I say that. I even gave a republican example that doesn't bother me. Why do you do this?
Justification is something that is human nature. I am sure that many feel that boosting the deficit nearly four times that of any other President for what you yourself term as a "short term" fix is equally disturbing. BTW, can you point to any documentation of torture other than the three men that were water boarded in GITMO that was excused by Bush or his administration?
You're fudging your numbers, likely gathered from a unreputable source, just as Obama did, doesn't help your case. But sure, we all pick what we see as important. Those who don't see torture as important probably don't enter in this discussion much.
Also, it doesn't matter if he excused one, three or a million. Once you excuse, you've excused tortured. And we did quite a bit of torture, some where people died before we stepped forward and held anyone accountable.
No, that is not quite true is it now? In fact, he touted this as a fix that would keep unemployment under 8% did he not? In fact did he not say that this stimulus was needed to keep America from falling into depression? And then splayed out the spending of this for two years hoping that the fix would hit in time for this election cycle? That's short sighted, not short term is it not?
Keeping was short term, not long term. He was wrong or failed, however you want to look at it. But it was ashort term attempt and not a long term one. Like all presidents, as they don't control the economy, he was hoping the economy would imporve while he was helping in the short term.
That's a shame. If there were only something that Academia could do themselves to stave off the pain to students. Oh, I see you named only the students, will the staff suffer as well?
Yes, we will. We'll increase work loard for less pay. Classrooms will be larger. Some programs will be done away with despite demand, this means lost jobs. But students will suffer more. They will incure more debt. Tuition will be higher. Programs and classes will not be available for them. In short, everything will be more difficult.
Again, not a fix then is it? More a band aid, and a Trillion dollar one at that.....I don't know about you, but that isn't what America thought they were getting.
j-mac
I never claimed it was a fix. I said jobs were saved, and clarified for you in the short term. I can't say what America thought. After all, too many, including some conservatives here, think the government controls the economy, meaning government is the answer (that makes me laugh). I only know the circles I run in did not think the stimulus was anything more than a short term aid.