Well, that’s the Recovery Act. What I just listed, that’s what this was. And so I think that one of the challenges we had two years ago was we had to move so fast, we were in such emergency mode, that it was very difficult for us to spend a lot of time doing victory laps and advertising exactly what we were doing, because we had to move on to the next thing.
And I take some responsibility for that. I mean, our attitude was we just had to get the policy right, and we did not always think about making sure we were advertising properly what was going on. But I think that we have the opportunity now that the economy is more stabilized to be as clear as possible with folks about what we’ve done.
After 90,000 speeches, Obama still thinks that the reason the public is opposed to the stimulus plan (and Obamacare, and cap and tax) is that he hasn't explained it well enough to us rubes.
That's right, Mr. President. Those of us who don't have Ivy League degrees can't possibly fathom your plan to borrow trillions of dollars from the Chinese and from future generations to fund "shovel-ready projects" that were not ready. Hayseeds like us just can't understand the brilliance of you and your team.
A suggestion: from now on, use one-syllable words, and speak verrrryyyy slowly. Maybe it will work.