Contrary to the conventional wisdom that the crisis would severely limit what he could do, aides to Mr Obama are suggesting it could provide a unique opportunity to bring the kind of change he campaigned on. Full Article at The Telegraph
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You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.
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It's about the American people demanding that we embrace change and work with the president on critical issues of climate change and energy and health care.
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You have to spend a lot of money to do this right
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We're going to need impetus for the economy for two to three years
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Infrastructure spending has permit requirements and nimby problems. In the real world these are typically things you can't do very quickly
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The next two years are critical
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Things that we postponed for too long, that were long-term, are now immediate and must be dealt with. This crisis provides the opportunity for us to do things that you could not do before.
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In the context of getting the economy going Barack Obama can do a great deal more to move his agenda forward
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It's an extraordinary opportunity and he will have enormous public support for being bold, though he will have to explain that deficit spending is needed, and point out that our national debt is still lower than Europe and Japan.
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There are no quick or easy fixes to this crisis, which has been many years in the making, and it's likely to get worse before it gets better
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