[Excaliber]

From what I have seen, read, considered, the massive spending is indeed warranted, painful though it may be. The alternatives, cut spending, tighten the belt, let companies fail, does not seem like a logical approach.

What would I do different? HA! Like ANY of us are in a position to make THAT call! We can arm chair quarter back till the cows come home, but we lack the necessary data to make the "call". When the economy is this bad it matters little WHO is at the helm when it comes to "popularity". Could be McCain right now, I gaurentee he would to would be taking some serious heat over all his "stupid" decisions. The POTUS is in a no win situation here. One thing I DO know, it's the economy that put Obama in office, THAT alone is the fundamental reason he won, McC lost.

Would McC have CONTINUED the same policies that contributed to this massive economic perfect storm? No question! We had no choice but to go for "change". How's that working out for me? A helluva lot better than if McC was steering the ship, we'd all ready be sunk.