As I am listening to the radio today, I hear the news that Obama is proposing spending something like 6 trillion dollars over the next 3 years. That is an unbelievable number. I almost think this plan will meet less opposition than the recent 900 billion dollar stimulus. If only because of the new number's sheer unfathomability. Something about "billions" seems more conceivable than "trillions." The opposition will be blown over by the sheer magnitude of this proposal. The momentum behind it is huge. Obama has political capital and he's using it. Using it and hoping to generate wonderful things out of it. Things that will continue to pay him dividends into the future. And grow, not diminish his capital.Much like the theory behind the spending plan itself, no?
