I only text my sister and Barack*

Does Barack Obama read this blog?

But it may be time for him and his still forming team to ignore the "-elect" and start taking control. While he is very good at providing reassurance, it may take some real arm twisting to get Congress and the Treasury to start doing something. Anything.

Why, yes he must!

WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama signaled on Saturday that he would pursue a far more ambitious plan of spending and tax cuts than anything he outlined on the campaign trail, setting the tone for a recovery effort that could absorb and define much of his term.

In the Democrats’ weekly radio address, Mr. Obama said he would direct his economic team to craft a two-year stimulus plan with the goal of saving or creating 2.5 million jobs. He said it would be “a plan big enough to meet the challenges we face.”

Mr. Obama said he hoped to sign the stimulus package into law soon after taking office on Jan. 20. He is already coordinating efforts with Democratic leaders in Congress, who have said they will begin work next month.

Seriously, this is the first time that light at the end of tunnel may not be the oncoming 18 wheeler.

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