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The War On The Economy (TWOTE)

Posted on March 10, 2009 | 6 Comments

Warren Buffet last fall labeled the financial crisis an “Economic Pearl Harbor.” This week he added that both Democrats and Republicans have an “obligation to recognize the current situation as an economic war” and support Obama’s plans to combat it. The symbolism is significant. It is also a vast departure from the language used by the Obama Administration to date. Continue reading →

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Polls: Obama Won the Night

Posted on February 25, 2009 | 1 Comment

Check out HuffPo’s coverage of our focus group last night with 29 voters.  http://tinyurl.com/dhdwzv.  More on what we found to come shortly.

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Was throwing down the bill really necessary?

Posted on February 17, 2009 | Leave a comment

If you want to persuade, you need to be credible. 

Watching John Boehner throw down the stimulus bill in front of what was undoubtedly a mostly empty House of Representatives makes me wonder what was the point?   What was the strategy? 

If he was trying to get on TV he succeeded.  So I guess he has that going for him.  

 

If he was trying to rally the people who already agreed with him to agree with him more, he probably succeeded as well.  

But if he was trying to convince even one person who is on the fence, did it work? 

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