Also the fact that a much higher percentage of Republicans voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than did Democrats.

Go get um Michelle!

If Mr Kudlow says something rest assured, the opposite is most likely true. This is one guy who reads financial data and is clueless as to what it means. He also is clueless that most of the data he reports is highly suspect.

Good column but the reason Obama proposed this is twofold. 1) Trying to buy the college vote in 2012 2) So college professors, administrators etc can continue to get rich at the expense of the working class

I always enjoy Mr Barone's columns, but he fails to see that some of the "experts" he cites are nothing of the sort. Timothy Geithner is a .200 hitter at best. Having him lead the Treasury is like calling up a high school player to bat cleanup in the World Series.

Once again Walter hits it out of the park!

I think we are finally catching on. Demand those celebrities including Obama, Pelosi etc start redistributing their wealth. Incidentally Oprah and the others named I am sure of CEO's of their own companies. If they want class warfare give it to them!

Dear Birdman, I agree with your analysis, but as for Limbaugh's... nonsense. A call for unity. He missed the point. How can anyone seriously believe the "Republicans" in Washington will now draw a new line in the sand and stick to it. Let's face it every Republican who voted for this fiasco should be voted out of office. There is no way that they can ever raise enough revenue to pay off the debt they have amassed under the current tax code without severe inflation (see post WW! Germany). And the "markets" they claim to know so well are aware of this and dropped like a rock as anyone who understands economics knew would happen. Boehner and Mc Connell couldn't throw up the white flag fast enough and Limbaugh seems to be glossing over that.

Is anyone really surprised that this legislation is nothing more than cover for a bunch of financially illiterate fools who we have allowed to lord over us?

Two points. 1. Economics Adviser Chairman Christina Romer," is too smart to have made a prediction whose failure to come true would prove politically embarrassing." Disagree, too many of our politicians are hooked on the kick the can down the road and pray scenario and Ms. Romer is no different. 2. "Administration economists are now making the point that it takes longer to recover from a recession caused by a financial crisis than from a recession that occurs in the more or less ordinary operation of the business cycle. There's some basis in history for this claim." Hate to state the obvious but every recession is caused by a financial crisis.