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SCSUScholars — ... -- the immediate stuff like aid to state governments -- and $475 billion in public health programs? At the time no one except a few progressives thought such a question was particularly relevant. Note that the economy has seemed to stabilize, more or less, and well under ten percent of the stimulus money has been spent to date. Moving forward, if no further major programs will be put into place, how would you like to spend the rest of that cash? Tyler Cowen this morning. I'd vote for a simple rescission, and offer Mr. -- oh yes, Barb, ...

Did the GM Bailout Kill Healthcare Reform?
Yahoo! Finance: Tech Ticker — ... unpopular. So his political capital has taken a hit, but the other problem is that Congress isn't nearly so popular. Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi, Chris Dodd. These are not popular people, folks! In fact, these are some of the least popular people in Washington, and they're the ones Obama has to stand side by side with. Add to them the thoroughly establishment characters like Geithner and Summers, and it's clear that Obama's glow doesn't spread beyond him, at all. For more reading, see Tyler Cowen and ...