The Problem With The War

Donald Trump Has Done More For Getting People To Understand The Importance Of Public Policy That Respond To Public Needs In An Affirmative Way Than Anything We Could Have Done On Our Own.

In America, Unlike England, Unlike Israel, Unlike Japan, Other Democracies, We Have Elections That Have Staggered Terms.

Trying To Avert Foreclosures, Once You Can't Just Force The Banks To Do It As A Condition Of Getting Aid, Means That You Have To Put Some Public Money Into It Or You Have To Do Other Things That Are Politically Unpopular. From The Macroeconomic Standpoint There Is Overwhelming Need To Help People Reduce What They Owe So That We Don't Get The Foreclosures And We Don't Get People Kicked Out Of Their Homes. On The Other Hand, There Is Great Resistance Politically To Helping People, Not All Of Whom Would Be Worth Recipients Of The Help.

If Bob Barr (conservative Republican Congressman From Georgia) Caught On Fire And I Was Holding A Bucket Of Water, It Would Be Great Act Of Discipline To Pour It On Him. I Would Do It, But I'd Hate Myself In The Morning.

While I Was Pleasantly Surprised By The Relatively High Number Of Jobs Created In April, The Fact Is That Job Creation During This Recovery Period Has Significantly Lagged Both Historical Experience In Recovery, And The Projections Of The Bush Administration.