{"id":356,"date":"2009-03-09T09:26:09","date_gmt":"2009-03-09T13:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/000af36.netsolhost.com\/wordpress1\/2009\/03\/09\/thank-you-mr-dionne\/"},"modified":"2009-03-09T09:26:09","modified_gmt":"2009-03-09T13:26:09","slug":"thank-you-mr-dionne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/griendling.com\/wordpress1\/2009\/03\/09\/thank-you-mr-dionne\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank you, Mr. Dionne"},"content":{"rendered":"

Readers of this blog know I think CNBC, the financial news network is a sham<\/a>, a collection of right-wing apologists for Wall St. and an attack dog against labor unions.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s nice to have mainstream columnists getting on board<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Wall Street conservatives — well-represented on the financial cable shows and the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page — are arguing that the stock market is collapsing because Obama wants to institute a relatively modest set of tax increases on the wealthy, starting in 2011. <\/p>\n

But these voices supported lower taxes on the rich when the economy was bad, when the economy was good and when the economy was so-so. They have no credibility. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Also, there weren\u2019t too many progressive bloggers expressing disappointment in Obama\u2019s address to Congress last month.  I thought the president fell short<\/a> in explaining our economic problems to the public.  Mr. Dionne also seem to agree.<\/p>\n

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Obama and his speechwriters need to seek inspiration, again, from FDR’s fireside chats — and explain what’s happening to a petrified nation and world. His aides promise more of this, and they need to get moving.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

CNBC is important because it speaks to an influential audience.  We need to hold them accountable.  And Obama needs to better explain his plans and how they will help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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