[Parley Baer]

This guy has a serious mental problem. He does not deal in reality.

[La Lydia]

I believe his mental state is referred to as “whistling past the graveyard.”

[whitedog57]

Keynesian economics is a cult. It either leads to 1) extended depression, 2) eventual hyperinflation or 3) both.

Also, Keynesian economics is code for giving money to your friends and donors.

[kittymyrib]

Robinson has always been more African than American and would fit in very well with the Marxists governing various hellholes on that continent. However, he likes to eat and have air conditioning, so he’s not about to hop off Uncle Sap’s affirmative action gravy train.

[hinckley buzzard]

Most economists would contend that right now, given the level of economic distress throughout the nation, those goals are mutually exclusive.

No economist worth his salt would say that, but no sense telling the affirmative action stooge who never took one course in either econ or history, or read one book on economics in his life.

He still knows best.

[Zeppo]

Most economists would contend that right now, given the level of economic distress throughout the nation, those goals are mutually exclusive.

This assertion uses a reference-to-authority argument backed by - absolutely nothing.

Robinson embarasses himself with virtually every column that he writes.

[2ndDivisionVet]

This guy’ll still be talking about “this historic presidency” when BHO is in prison, in exile, impeached or run out of office on a rail. He's a one-trick pony and the trick smells like a raccoon coat left in a roofless shed in Seattle for eight months.

[whd23]

I thought it was the Democrats who were the party of "no."

• No wealth
• No jobs
• No security
• No future

[SnuffaBolshevik]

"If Americans who might have been hired by the federal government .... are out of work, they won't have money to spend on goods and services .."

Sweet! Give EVERYONE $100K per year federal jobs and our problems are solved.

This guy is brilliant! /s

[justiceseeker93]

Eugene Robinson, the author of the posted piece, must have learned his economics from Keynes. What he says is standard Dummycrat doctrine (with the exception of JFK) since the New Deal era. Contrary to commonly held leftist dogma, government spending and deficits never cured any recession or depression. Tax cuts - particularly cutting marginal tax rates - on the contrary, have helped.

I should hope that Robinson's editorial does not represent the position of Investor's Business Daily.

[okie01]

Most economists would contend that right now, given the level of economic distress throughout the nation, those goals are mutually exclusive.

Eugene, ol' buddy, ol' pal, most liberal economists might contend that.

But most intelligent economists would believe the exact opposite.

Eugene is obviously spending too much time with Paul...

[Elsie]

Party Of No's Numbers Just Don't Add Up

(They will in NOVEMEBR, Gene)

[KansasGirl]

The Rat Congress won’t even create a BUDGET!

[RichInOC]

Okay, Gene, tell me how spending even more in the hole than Bush and the GOP does add up.