I don't share your assesment of what happened to our economy. There are LOTS of things that affected it & not just what Reich said happened in the 70's. Most of it DID happen because of the housing meltdown & BOTH parties are to blame! They had a chance to reign in these mortgage companies like Fannie & Freddie & they didn't. You can find anyone who supports your viewpoint. The real reason why the majority of Americans aren't supporting this stimulus plan is because there is too much pork & government involvement! It looks more like a government refurbishment plan & Dem wish list than a job creation or mortgage relief plan. Read the articles below about what's packed in the bill. More pork & payoffs then stimulus. THAT is why we are not getting behind this bill! It's not that we don't think we need a stimulus bill, but not THIS one! When will lawmakers get it that it's time to put partisan politics & special interests aside & just pass a bill that will offer true relief to the taxpayers, private sector & small businesses well as job creation & economic stimulus?

http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/research-stimulus-bill-full-of-pork-and-payoffs

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123310466514522309.html

Hey Guys, read Bill Dyer's article refuting everything that David Talbot has written in this article! It's so false & distorted that another journalist (who actually knows Alaska politics) felt the need to set the record straight. This is purely a smear piece & shows Talbot's ignorance &/or bias toward Palin. Talbot, you either don't know the facts or you purposely set out to distort them! But then, I guess you're one of those media clones who are in the tank for Obama.

http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/blog/g/0d495ec4-a02e-4802-a14f-bc98e31047e0

Sarah Palin more politically savvy than you thought? Say it isn't so? Sounds like typical leftist politics to me. What are you whining about? Coming from a slash & burn, character assassination type of politics that you all espouse, don't you think it's a little hypocritical that you are accusing Sarah Palin of doing what you all have done to her & anyone who might get in your way of being on the wrong side of your politics? Sara's baby isn't hers, SNL jokes about Todd Palin & incest, criticism of having a downs syndrome baby & poor prenatal care, parsing every word she says but giving Biden a pass every time he opens his mouth & makes a gaffe. Hmmm, it looks like she can swim with the sharks after all! BTW, isn't is ironic that Obama's Senate win came on the heels of a perfectly timed scandal of his opponent's affair? Hmmm, we know that it's only a coincidence, don't we?