[Superman]

John, I understand your point, and I accept that many things are beyond the president's control. Oh, and I know about FDR and the nation's recovery from depression. If you also know about that, then you know what an eye-opening impact government can (and has a duty to) have on the economy of the nation in time of need.

But unfortunately there is a disagreement in our land today about who should be the target of the government's benevolence. Haliburton......or schools? Exxon.....or families? As can plainly be seen, not only does Dubya favor corporate profits over people (of course he does, silly), he appears to be willing to spend more on them, than dems spend on families. So, it is both a question of how much to spend (and the republicans have won that contest HANDS DOWN over the last few decades), and who to give it to.