> CB: Wishy-washy , conciliatory reforms. like the Pay Equity Act or
> permitting stem cell research ? Defending Roe vs Wade with Supreme
> Court appointments ? ending the war in Iraq ? health care reform ?
> Saving GM and Chrysler ( and the UAW) ?
I'm actually starting to side with Charles on this: Nationalizing AIG and GM, increasing demand (through training, tax breaks, etc.), taking more of a lead in industrial policy (e.g., $50 billion investment in green energy and modernization), longer unemployment benefits, reregulating finance. A lot of this stuff is that socialists said should have been done. It might be quantitatively less than they wanted, but it's not qualitatively different.