Obama Gets a Pass - What if Bush had done that?

[Beet]

You're comparing the coverage Obama got in his first year to the coverage Bush got after Katrina. The coverage of Bush wasn't all that critical in 2001-2003. And where is this article appearing? The Politico- which is part of the media itself.

The nation's highest circulation daily newspaper, the Wall Street Journal, is consistently critical of Obama.

The nation's top rated cable news network, Fox, is consistently critical of Obama.

 The nation's top business news network, CNBC, is consistently critical of Obama.

The nation's top rated talk radio shows universally criticize Obama every day.

The left criticizes Obama: SNL blasted Obama a few weeks ago (from the left). Even the Huffington Post is criticizing Obama on lackluster support for the public option, DADT, and executive privilege.

And this is just his first year, generally the year of least skepticism.

[Beet]

If the economy grows, then a larger debt can be paid off even without increasing tax rates. If the economy shrinks, then even a fixed level of debt that seems low at first can become crippling and painful.

So the important thing is that the money to spent towards investments that will help the United States economy in the long run. Can we look back in 25 to 30 years and say 'I'm glad we spent money on that'? Infrastructure, science, and education improvements all come to mind. Simply encouraging more consumer spending is not the answer.