In the continuing saga of Obama losing the thread of the thing, it now appears that in the teeth of massive unemployment and a populist uprising, he is proposing a freeze on discriminatory spending -- i.e. symbolic gestures to placate the Republican story line. Who does he think this is going to satisfy? It will just give him the continuing reputation as a compromising ditherer out of touch. This is not good, even for supporters of Obama in general (of which I am one!)

As various commentators have pointed out, this is essentially recapitulating 1937, and ensuring that the grim news among the citizens will continue to play itself out. Meanwhile in an interview, he suggests that he would rather be a good one term president than a mediocre two term president. Er, Barack, you are heading for the obvious third alternative....

Meanwhile, back in folk music....

yours,

Peter T.