For the love of all that is holy!

You just REFUSE to answer my question directly, and Im convinced it's because you cant!

First off, Jambo is DEAD WRONG. Bush is the "same man" we supported invading Afghanistan as when he issued the bailouts. Must we then sport support the bail outs? What kind of simplistic rationale is that? And why cant you grasp that supporting many of FDR's war efforts, yet opposing New Deal is exactly the same thing? That's not inconsistent. What? In for a penny in for a pound? Is that it? Thats ridiculous on the face of it.

Secondly, you didn't give me a cut off line! What percentage must unemployment hit, mortgages fail , etc, before you feel New Deal style policy justified? Wasn't FDR's point that these government initiatives should have been established before those numbers got that bad ? Or shall we always wait till the machine gun nests are in place? I mean if New Deal WORKS as a sound economic theory, why wait till the economy is at full crisis to implement it? This is double speak of the worst kind ... not too hot, not too cold, the porage must be "just right", then New Deal "works" & is justified. Maddening.

Third, doesnt it logically follow that if New Deal was capable of correcting such staggering numbers that such an agenda could easily fix piddly (in comparison) numbers we are experiencing now?