NY Times columnist Frank Rich boldly stated in his weekend OP-ED Column that despite being in office for only 62 days, President Barack Obama has already reached his “Katrina Moment”. Saying “A charming visit with Jay Leno won’t fix it. A 90 percent tax on bankers’ bonuses won’t fix it. Firing Timothy Geithner won’t fix it. Unless and until Barack Obama addresses the full depth of Americans’ anger with his full arsenal of policy smarts and political gifts, his presidency and, worse, our economy will be paralyzed. President Obama may not realize it yet, but his Katrina moment has arrived.”
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President Obama will address the nation tomorrow via a nationally televised press conference, and his words are expected to be critical in the success or failure of both our economy and his presidency. But with all the Obama administration inherited from 8 years of George W. Bush, is “Katrina Moment” a fair assessment? Is it right for the country to expect quick fixes and instant miracles almost overnight, or is it more realistic for the public to be more patient? Is President Obama and his team doing all it can as quickly as it can to fix our economic disasters, or are they failing miserably? YOU DECIDE!
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obama's no magician and cant be expected to turn everything around in 62 days. give the guy a break. all these problems were inherited from gwb and is gonna take time. be patientm people!
I agree with Anon. It's much too soon for to determine whther or nor the Prsident's economic plans will succeed or not.I happen to like Frank Rich. But his "Katrina Moment" comment is the kind of blather so typical of the media echo-chamber. Rich et al (meaning cable news blather-mouths) really need to go somewhere and SIT. DOWN. On the issue of our economic crisis, they bring nothing save their egos to the table.The American people seem willing to give him more time_BUT they want to see a much more vigorous and substantive effort on the part of the President and his economic team to GET. THE. JOB. DONE. We want it done in a timely fashion but also a fair and equitable manner.BTW: I agree with Obama’s REFUSAL_via Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner _to endorse what I call the_ “OH SH*T! Americans are REALLY angry. Let’s throw something together real quick to tax Wall Street to save OUR own azzez” bill.America is such a “Reactive” society and as such, tends to do stupid sh*t in response to some UNintended consequences of NOT having done "the right thing" in the first place. This is especially true when it comes to the government and Wall Street. How many times over the past 25 years have our “elected” officials FAILED miserably to simply do their job? How many times have they RUSHED through a vote on a piece of legislation WITHOUT reading the d*mn thing first? And/or without seriously considering the possible adverse effects it would have on this country and the American people???!Most of our politicians appear to be sorely LACKING in ALL areas of essential KSAs needed for effective governance. The fact that the majority of them seem utterly incompetent, at best, should surprise no one these days. Does Obama have his work cut out for him? Yep.But I’m giving the man more time to show me what he’s working with.
Ooops the first line shouls read:I agree with Anon. It's much too soon to determine whether or not the President's economic plans will succeed or not.