In his New York Times Article, Radical In theWhite House, Thomas Friedman is calling for a change in the way our government is ran. He called the election and inaguration of the 44th president, Barack Obama, a radical moment in our nation's history. In a time where businesses are just staying afloat but still paying multi-million dolar bonuses, President Obama seems to have the average American tax-payer in mind. After paying top executives bonuses on Wall Street, President Obama responded by promising financial reform. The new stimulus pacjage could be a start if planned and executed well-unlike the bailout for the American auto industry that was poorly executed. The bailout hearing when the executives from the top American auto makers was a joke. Flaunting their arrogance, these execs arrived by private jets to ask for tax payers to bail them out of their financial crisis.
I too share Mr. Friedman's veiw and hope that President Obama delivers on his "Change" promise made on throughout his campaign. I belief this new bailout bill is his chabce to deliver. Just as President Bush's terms in office were defined by the waron terror, this bailout bill could set the tone President Obama's term in office.