Mark Shields and David Brooks over at PBS tonight were more than just inquisitive over proceedings down at the White House and Capitol Hill. Brooks claims that the hefty health reform bill is down to a mere 20 per cent chance of passage and he believes that Obama needs to lose the populist image and get back to being the real Ivy League scholar that he is. The banter hosted by Jim Lehrer reminded me of the deep disaffection between political power brokers and mainstream America. The outright disillusioned like Stewart Dougherty who believes that the financial problems now facing the U.S are too great to overcome will unlikely ever be awarded with a PBS appearance - yet must be heard from in the interest of balance. Mr. Stewart, also educated at Harvard, has done an admirable job at breaking down the numbers with a shock and awe approach to opening the eyes of those awake at the wheel. Everywhere I turn when reading analysts of alternative economics, John Williams from shadowstats.com is complimented for his credibility in exposing actual economic data versus government sponsored delirium. Mr. Stewart's work make reference to Williams.
The Stewart Article
