I don't think Obama could do it even if he were Emperor.
As for Russia tanking, the only people I know who have been affected work for foreign architectural firms and in real estate, but that's just me. My company just hired a bunch of people and gave raises. We must be special. ;)
--- On Fri, 2/20/09, Wojtek Sokolowski <swsokolowski at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> [WS:] Obama is the POTUS, not an emperor, for dog's
> sake. His hands are tied. Any serious attempt to
> nationalize a significant part of the US economy would end
> in an open revolt of the business class, supported by half
> of the US populace - just like in Chile in 1973, when the
> economy "screamed" and the military "rushed
> to the rescue."
>