Jared Bernstein said something interesting today

[Armstead]

Bernstein (former economic advisor to Joe Biden) said on MSNBC he thinks (hopes) it's possible that after this debt ceiling stuff is settled Obama might turn to the real economy, and propose a set of important initiatives like infrastructure work, and various other initiatives to get the economy going and putting people to work.

He added (paraphrased) "I really hope he does these things because that's what the country really needs right now. Of course, he wouldn't get any if of it through Congress, but even fighting for these things is important."

[AnnaLee]

1. How will he get Congress to allocate the funds?

[Armstead]

2. The question of the week

[Enrique]

4. he won't

according to the OP:

Of course, he wouldn't get any if of it through Congress, but even fighting for these things is important."

[Pirate Smile]

3. Actually, President Obama has essentially said the same thing.

[Armstead]

5. Waiting for it

[gateley]

6. Yeah, that when you step outside the beltway, the concern

is jobs. Don't know why they just don't get that in their bubble. I understand that if we default, creating jobs will be even harder, but boy, it seems to have fallen off the radar lately.

[gateley]

7. I wish he was advising Obama. I read he left because although

Biden is more liberal, he realized the Administration would be moving in a different direction than what he liked. :(

[Armstead]

8. I got the sense that he was doing a bit of prodding with his statement

[gateley]

10. Yeah, but I'm not sure those messages get through. They

are so buried under stuff that I'm not sure they look beyond their circle of advisors. Not sure they have the time. Ideally, your advisors would present all options, but it's got to be limited somewhat.

Says gateley, DC insider. :eyes:

Hope you're right and that it was heard loud and clear! :hi:

[CrispyQ]

9. "...but even fighting for these things is important."

Something this president doesn't understand.

[MadMaddie]

11. Hey I got an idea why not scream at Boehner and the Repugs in the

House to come up with a jobs bill? What's that you say?...They don't have time...but isn't that what they ran on?

We can prove they have not introduced one bill but they have managed to get more people on the unemployement line.