President Obama responds to Republican calls for more tax cuts in the stimulus with the now familiar refrain of "I won in November." But he can't ignore this: public support for the stimulus package is plummeting. Charles Krauthammer believes that Obama is being more hurt by his support of the bill than by the controversy over his appointments.
That's because Congressional Democrats see the bill as a vehicle for unrestrained spending. The American people are smart--and as more details of the package are reported, they see a lot of pork and very little stimulus.
Trying to revive support for the measure, Obama sounds a populist note by trying to limit executive salaries. But Ana Marie Cox--founder of Wonkette--twittered this morning: "I'm not a conservative but I think if I was this whole capping-salaries-government-will-run-failing businesses would be freaking my s**t out."
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