Thoughts on the Inauguration

[nova_one]

For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger

Comments

[ami_b]

Hey, at least he mentioned "non-believers", and in a way that didn't make them out to be the barbarians raging at the gates, at that.

Also, while Obama - being American - leans further right than I'd like to see in leaders up here, he does have a certain rock-star political charisma that Canada could do with a shot of...I think Trudeau might have had it at one point, but people were dead sick of him by the time he left office. It's been a long time since there was anyone on the scene here that people could really invest their hopes in.

[vovat]

Hey, at least he mentioned "non-believers", and in a way that didn't make them out to be the barbarians raging at the gates, at that.

Yeah, that's about how I feel. It's still not great, but it's a step in the right direction.

As for the spending issue, as ridiculous as it might sound, getting out of an economic slump does generally require a certain amount of extra spending. It's where the money goes that matters. The general wisdom seems to be that investing more in the infrastructure is a good idea. Really, while I don't mind getting the extra money, I think the stimulus check idea is too indirect, and not that likely to actually stimulate the economy.