(CNN) -- Things I learned Tuesday night from President Obama's press conference: Obama and congressional Democrats are angry that greedy Wall Street executives took $165 million in bonuses that the president and congressional Democrats gave them. We have made them give it back, but they have to keep the trillion-dollar bailout. Apparently, our education system is worse than we thought. Neither the president nor Democrats in Congress actually read the bailout-bonus bill. Per-family household debt more than doubled from 1989 to 2007, going from $42,000 per family to $97,000 per family, in inflation-adjusted dollars. Most of it, 85 cents of every dollar, is home equity or mortgage debt. This is not the consumer's fault for borrowing it, nor Congress' fault for legislating it, nor the Fed's fault for enabling it, nor Fannie Mae's or Freddie Mac's fault for packaging it. This is all Wall Street's fault. It is also all George W. Bush's fault. If there were an inheritance tax on problems, Obama could pay off any deficit. Taxpayers living next to a toxic waste dump is a bad idea. Taxpayers buying a trillion dollars worth of toxic assets is good idea. Taxpayers borrowing a trillion dollars to buy those toxic assets is an even better idea. Though it is still Bush's fault. Obama isn't on the ballot next year, but Democrats in Congress are. You can make money betting they will lose more than 25 seats, but not as much money as by purchasing toxic assets with taxpayer dollars. The problem with America's economy is that the last bubble, the "home-mortgage, derivative, credit default swap bubble" popped, as all economic bubbles eventually do. We must never let that happen again. It is imperative that we re-inflate this bubble immediately. If we all loan a lot of money we don't have to each other, we will all be more prosperous. An Obama press conference offers hope to everyone. Both those who want to drive the deficit up and drive it down receive encouragement. A dollar when given to failed auto companies or hollow banks has great stimulative value for the economy, but there's almost no dampening cost to the economy when the dollar is taken from taxpayers, who will have to pay our debt back. If he does not drive the deficit down, within this decade, interest on the Obama debt will total more than a trillion dollars a year. Bush was laughed at for saying, "Yes, we are getting the job done. It's hard work," though it's OK for Obama to say only hard decisions reach his desk. Enhanced border security was a bad idea when Sen. John McCain and Republicans proposed it but a good idea now that Obama is for it. Trickle-down economics from Republicans got us into this mess. Trickle-down government from Democrats will get us out of it. Washington was doing such a great job making things work before the meltdown that we should give it more to do, like running health care, the energy industry, banks, Wall Street and the car business. Our economy is so complex that millions of Americans can't plan for it, but Timothy Geithner and a couple of other smart guys in Washington can. Political greed is more noble than corporate greed. We have to short-change charities that help people, so government can help people. Wall Street and the U.S. government are too big to fail though the American taxpayer isn't. The Barack Obama experiment, conducted by this 47-year old man, is the riskiest economic wager the world has ever seen. Next year, when this experiment in European-style socialism isn't working, the Democrats up for re-election will panic and make the spending this year look like an appetizer. To appear responsible, they then will raise taxes on "upper-income taxpayers" to the stratosphere, paralyzing investment and the economy. Obama's communications gifts are powerful and poetic -- but round-the-clock campaigning on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," "60 Minutes" and this press conference won't save bad policy. Nothing kills a bad product quicker than good advertising. iReport.com: What did you think of Obama's press conference? Obama has never built a business, created real wealth or produced tangible prosperity. His understanding of our economy is theoretical and academic. Obama is a privileged young man who has not yet made many mistakes in his life. Having a president who belongs to the Harvard elite and the community-organizer streets is not the same as having a president who has lived a long life among middle-class Americans and understands them. Impatience lies not deep beneath the surface of Obama. There is no shortage of self-confidence in this young man. It is a short step from such confidence to arrogance. Arrogance in a politician is not healthy. Hubris, combined with inexperience, can be fatal. Obama could be a one-term president. Obama is looking a little older. There would be nothing wrong with acting like it.
I said a few weeks ago that Obama's destiny was to be another Carter not FDR. (http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2331285#post2331285) Cult of personality that developed with Obama is one of the big problems I have with the presidential system of government. Obama was assigned greatness before he stepped into the oval office. Greatness is earned posthumously. But not for Obama. Pelosi&Co think they got another FDR and with some federal government spending 50 years of democratic dominance will ensue. Fat chance. US economy is not what it was in the 1930s, and for a debt leveraged economy, spending some more will not create diddly squat. End result of "stimulus" will be 22 trillion national debt. People like to throw the word "socialism" around. Ultimate socialism is expecting the federal reserve to manufacture economic recoveries.
even if obama is vulnerable there has to be an alternative for him to lose. as long as the republican party promotes idiots like rush and palin as the face of the republican party he has little to worry about.
He and his backers in the media took great pains not to expose his Socialist history in 2008. Now he has a record and he can't hide from it. He couldn't get relected today, much less in 2012. Jeb Bush and Rominey (sp) will be the next President/VP John
You have to be out of your mind to even mention anyone with the last name of Bush without vomiting. Jeb Bush? Wtf?
LOL, You were out of your mind for voting for Obama. Jeb Bush will make a great Prez. Maybe as as good as GW.
Too early to tell. The economy turns around half way decent by this time next year...the Repubs will be wandering in the wilderness for quite some time. Things stay the same or get worse...Dems will get slaughtered in 2010 and Prez O. will be gone in 2012.
things are getting better already.In 2012 things will look much better Obama will be a 2 term prez Romney is his biggest threat,but re-pubs wont back him due to his religion.Palin,Jindal,Jeb etc don't stand a chance Obama at 60% on intrade.Being on the side of intrade is always a good thing