The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Alex]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I think Obama was trying to mislead regarding the Caterpillar stuff. He wanted it to seem as if this bill would make an immediate impact if passed in putting pressure to act immediately.

Unless, as has been suggested (though I don't know the provenance of it) the CEO of Caterpillar had told him that passage of the stimulus would result in them holding off on some of the announced layoffs.

In which case Obama was lead out on the branch and then had it cut off behind him.

If that was not said to him then yes it was misleading.

[Stan4dSteph]

I think Obama got told something and then the CEO decided to go back on what he said.