Hah: Obama Advisers Urge Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations

A top economic advisor to Obama had a glum warning for the rest of us Thursday morning: Neither the job market nor the stock market will be turning around any time soon.
"This might be a long haul," said Robert Reich, who was President Bill Clinton's secretary of labor. "2009 is going to be a very hard year. Some economists say we won't be out of this for two years, others are saying it may be three, or four, maybe five years."
Now on Obama's transition team, Reich worries about what happens after the new president is sworn in Jan. 20.
"We all have to be very careful about the expectations that we are putting on this man, our president-elect," Reich said. "If we all assume it's going to be the first 100 days, we're going to be disappointed."
The man who was Obama's chief campaign strategist is moving to lower expectations, too.
"We are inheriting an array problems unlike any president has faced, maybe since Franklin Roosevelt in 1932," David Axelrod said. "It's not going to be easy, not going to be quick."

Sorry, I'm expecting the earth to be healed and the seas to fall almost immediately.

I was promised.

Hey, as long as Obama's first 100 days are as energetic and positive as the 2006 Democratic Congress' first 100 days, everyone should be pretty damn happy.

Posted by: Ace at 02:19 PM

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1 Screw expectations, I was promised a unicorn, dang it. I want my unicorn.

Posted by: IC at November 21, 2008 02:24 PM (jZNCU)

2 Ya know, if there is any silver lining in this debacle it is that Obama might be hamstrung from doing a lot of the crap he has proposed. Here's hoping for no change.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 21, 2008 02:25 PM (VW9/y)

3 Fuck these cocksuckers and their pissy excuses; we were promised hopey and changey. Where's my green job, you numbnuts. Put up or get the fuck outta here.

Posted by: Captain Hate at November 21, 2008 02:25 PM (m2sQh)

4 *sniff*

Either Ace showered the hobo stank off with the Old Spice body wash, or that's schadenfreude I smell.

Posted by: CrankyProf at November 21, 2008 02:27 PM (waYsO)

5 Ummmm, he's still gonna pay my mortgage though, right? I mean, I was kinda counting on that when I bought my new Hummer.

Posted by: wiserbud at November 21, 2008 02:27 PM (wWwJR)

6 "It's not going to be easy, not going to be quick."

Government intervention will make the depression worse, and make it last longer.

If the government stopped interfering in every market known to man, the economic crisis would be over in about a month.

Posted by: Phinn at November 21, 2008 02:27 PM (4DIx7)

7 Bush inherited the Clinton downturn. I don't remember anyone on team Bush
laying the groundwork for reduced expectations.

I do remember something catastrophic happening 8 months after Bush was elected but for the life of me I can't remember what it was.

This thing ripped something like 3 Trillion dollars out of the economy and took years to get back to full steam. I can't remember team Bush throwing a pity party or trying to place blame elsewhere.

They can always rely on the, "it's Bush's fault," mantra for at least the next 4 years.

Posted by: McLovin at November 21, 2008 02:28 PM (RwvN1)

8 Don't forget about my rent, food and gas!

Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie at November 21, 2008 02:31 PM (1hM1d)

9 <i>I was expecting...the seas to fall almost immediately</i>

Don't be too disappointed Ace. You may think you have found a position at high ground, but are you sure the tsunami won't reach that high.

Posted by: Pascal at November 21, 2008 02:34 PM (Xrsq/)

10 "Robert Reich said in a short statement."

That is precious. He is precious. Just a doll. Don't ya just wanna pick him up and squeeze the ever lovin' shit outta him?

Posted by: Dang at November 21, 2008 02:36 PM (XFyLb)

11 The bitch better have my money

Posted by: toby928 at November 21, 2008 02:36 PM (evdj2)

12 They can always rely on the, "it's Bush's fault," mantra for at least the next 4 years.

Don't you mean the next 20 years?

And hooo boy are there going to be some disappointed folks out there. I heard two women at the grocery store two nights ago rejoicing that, "This time next year we won't have to worry about paying for our groceries. Obama's got it!"

They were deadly serious. I cannot wait to rub it into these types faces a few years from now when they're still pathetic losers.

Posted by: nightwitch at November 21, 2008 02:37 PM (vQPBu)

13
Wait a minute...

So the Bush administration screwed everything up so badly that even the Lightbringer of Hope & Change can't fix it?

WTF?!?!?? But he promised!

Here's to hoping they don't get a damn thing done...

Posted by: Hurricane Mikey at November 21, 2008 02:38 PM (OmIEH)

14 "It's not going to be easy, not going to be quick."

Isn't that the last words you hear from your rapist?

Posted by: CUS at November 21, 2008 02:39 PM (+p7v2)

15 beep...beep...beep

What's that?
The sound of Obama backing out of all his hopeychangey promises.
Reality is a bitch ain't it?

Posted by: MrsPaulsFishSticks at November 21, 2008 02:39 PM (iYbLN)

Seriously I would want whoever was the President to express his confidence that the economy will rebound and that we should expect rainbows and unicorns in every pot.

Perception and consumer confidence is a big part of what moves our economy and if the President is knocking it down it will prolong whatever cycle we are in.

Posted by: polynikes at November 21, 2008 02:43 PM (m2CN7)

"We all have to be very careful about the expectations that we are putting on this man, our president-elect," Reich said. ...

Shit! We're going to have to listen to this neckless little suppository Reeeiiiicccssshhh for the next 4 years. Fuck!!

Posted by: Mr. Pissed at November 21, 2008 02:43 PM (X7Ey1)

18 Don't worry people the new meme is in, 2012 we're all dead (http://tinyurl.com/58kkeg), be it aliens or otherwise, so, like, the shit we're about to go through, is uh, ya know, relative. But hey, at least we got one black guy into the presidency before it all ended right?

Posted by: Dash Rendar at November 21, 2008 02:45 PM (/TEUM)

Considering that every idea he's proposed is a bad one, I'm happy with him backing out of all of them and doing precisely nothing.

The question is, how long will Soros be content to let him stay idle? Soros paid good money for that Presidency . . .

Posted by: PalinFan at November 21, 2008 02:48 PM (IzUmo)

Hey, we broke it, why should He (pbuh) have to fix it for us?

I mean, exactly who was it that elected a Marxist running on a platform of higher taxes, soaking the rich, erecting trade barriers, increasing the power of unions, and generally withdrawing the steadying hand of the US in the world, totally overlooking what was obvious to your kid's pet gerbil, that it would cause the stock market to crater and slough off trillions of dollars of our retirement savings?!

We did!*

*"We" used in a special ironic sense that excludes virtually everyone who will read this here, and actually means "You. fucking. idiots."

Posted by: sherlock at November 21, 2008 02:51 PM (h6sl7)

21 My new general purpose toast shall be: Confusion to Apophis!

Posted by: toby928 at November 21, 2008 02:53 PM (evdj2)

22 Oh, God, I can just see it now. "Bush fucked up the economy so bad that I'll need a second term to fix it. OBAMA 2012!"

*vomits*

Posted by: Angry Beaver at November 21, 2008 02:56 PM (mhCCp)

23 Don't worry people the new meme is in, 2012 we're all dead

New meme? Where have you been? Obviously not listening to Art Bell over the last frickin' decade or so.

Posted by: Anachronda at November 21, 2008 02:58 PM (3K4hn)

And hooo boy are there going to be some disappointed folks out there. I heard two women at the grocery store two nights ago rejoicing that, "This time next year we won't have to worry about paying for our groceries. Obama's got it!"

My prezident's black and my lambo's blue and I'll be damned if my rims aren't too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffh9xDf2S9c

Posted by: Fo' Shizzle at November 21, 2008 03:00 PM (W0B71)

25 New meme? Where have you been?

O I've certainly heard it. But now it's in major movie form for all the masses.

Posted by: Dash Rendar at November 21, 2008 03:00 PM (/TEUM)

26 I would not mind Obama not getting the economy back on track if he would parade Al Gore - naked, tarred and feathered on Constitution Avenue in freezing cold, while pouring buckets of ice-cold water on him to ward off Global Warming from getting him hot and bothered..

Posted by: Tushar at November 21, 2008 03:03 PM (PTWes)

27 Well it's obvious to me that we need more billions... and bailouts - let's not forget the bailouts. (Yeah - some unicorns would be ok too, I guess.) But billions, for sure...and bailouts.

Posted by: Kae Gregory at November 21, 2008 03:03 PM (RkRxq)

28 Looks like, all that Hopey-Changy, Land of Unicorns and Lollipops, has changed to "I've fallen, and can't get up"

I never thought I'd live to see the day, the American electorate would vote themselves into a Depression.

Posted by: franksalterego at November 21, 2008 03:07 PM (GKyIE)

29 Don't forget that Reagan inherited Carter's mess, too. Did he say that we could expect more gloom and doom from the economy? Hell, no! He said that he would find a way to turn things around. And he did, even with a Jackass, er, I mean, Democrat dominated Congress. The Great Optimist (aka the Great Communicator) put us on the right track. Optimism does that. Zero is optimistic. Optimistic that he can reshape our nation into a communist stronghold.

It's my theory that Zero and his minions have no intention of rescuing the economy. They want to torpedo it and just turn it into a planned economy, like Lenin and his putrid ilk did. Zero's agenda doesn't necessarily reflect any of his campaign promises. Campaign promises were made for the sole purpose of either shaming or duping people into voting for him. Now that he's in, he's going to reshape the USA into the USSA (United Socialist States of America).

I weep for the future.

Posted by: The Other Shoe at November 21, 2008 03:17 PM (Pus2I)

O just picked NY Fed Tim Geithner to be Treasury Secretary. The market bounced up to 260 for a while, and now it's up 179.

Posted by: sassypants at November 21, 2008 03:27 PM (ctyYI)

31 What?!?! The Messiah won't be able to wave his historic hand and make all of our problems go away? I thought that just his majestic gaze could cure the sick. Does this mean the rest of the world won't fall on their knees in adoration of him and love us? Does this mean Peggy Joseph will have to pay her own damn mortgage and gas bills?

Posted by: TheQuietMan at November 21, 2008 03:35 PM (1Jaio)

32 Holy fuck...the "Malaise Speech" already?..Muther fuckers got 'til, well with the mail being slow and all, one fucking week after he sewars on the Koran to get me my check!......I want my money, Pimp..Kick the cash down, or get fucked up by your own Nazis that put you in there...You prepared to tell all them freaks bastards, that gave their soul to you, to fuck off?.....He'll have this country so fucked up and divided, we could run Manson against this prick in '12, and beat him like that $2 whore wife of his.

Posted by: hutch1200 at November 21, 2008 03:41 PM (e9cdI)

Save us, Obama Wan Kenobi. You're our only hope!

*fades briefly*

Save us, Obama Wan Kenobi. You're our only hope!

Posted by: Warden at November 21, 2008 03:56 PM (QoR4a)

34 As a long time Leftist and devout Satanist, I am deeply concerned with the direction President Elect Obama is taking.

He has a very inspiring past that made me believe that his election would usher in a bright future of redistributing wealth and killing babies. However, his recent comments and those of his transition team lead me to believe that PE Obama is not the Revolutionary Savior of Mankind and Other Living Things. In fact, I'm beginning to doubt the fact that he is "the One."

I may be forced to start a blog about these recent events where I will explore my concern and disillusionment. I urge all of you other 'concerned' citizens to do the same. Or at least post your concern on leftist blogs because this is too good to pass..I mean...Dissent is Patriotic!!

Posted by: Dex Astrosock at November 21, 2008 04:43 PM (kIjlp)

"We are inheriting an array problems unlike any president has faced, maybe since Franklin Roosevelt in 1932," David Axelrod said. "It's not going to be easy, not going to be quick."

Oh really? When Reagan became president, what were interest rates? Unemployment was how high? How many hostages were being held in Tran for how long? Our military was in shambles? Etc, etc, etc. Axelputz - pull your fucking head out of your ass!

Posted by: AZDREAMER at November 21, 2008 05:02 PM (VMUpX)

36 Seems it may take another war to drag us out of the mess, so long as the Obamacrats are in charge of things.

Obama in 08
going down together
hang on
it's going to be great!

Posted by: drfredc at November 21, 2008 05:10 PM (9jraf)

37 So... no unicorns? Dammit.

Posted by: Squatch at November 21, 2008 05:15 PM (COZb8)

38 So...that check wont be arriving at my mailbox anytime soon? CRAP!...I wanted a new SKS!

Posted by: billygoat at November 21, 2008 05:43 PM (iWyUx)

39 Iowahawk has big expectations though: http://tinyurl.com/6g5o26

Posted by: Aldo at November 21, 2008 06:33 PM (sBRGc)

40 Hope = disappointment
Change = same old shit

Posted by: Purple Avenger at November 21, 2008 06:53 PM (OqXyp)

40 Hope = disappointment
Change = same old shit

PA -- That is one righteous bumper sticker right there!

Posted by: billygoat at November 21, 2008 06:56 PM (iWyUx)

42 I am really really angry at McCain for failing to point out how the mortgage meltdown happened.

Posted by: qrstuv at November 21, 2008 08:06 PM (iLavX)

May I assume now that there will be no unicorns?? How about faerie dust in every pot?? Is that still on??

Heh, its gonna be a fun 4 years.

Posted by: Gen. Sherman at November 22, 2008 12:29 AM (blNMI)

44 I can just see it now. "Bush fucked up the economy so bad that I'll need a second term to fix it. OBAMA 2012!" --Angry Beaver

Oh, no doubt whatsoever about that line.

Here's an amusing side-bet: If the economy stubbornly refuses to recover after a couple of years of The One's magnificent "rule" (now that was a revealing word by his staffer), will The One Himself be blaming it on Bush, or will he leave that to his cabinet members, press spokesperson and other underlings? In other words, will He find it too much like whiny excuse-making if he Himself actually blames Bush?

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