Subterfuge

Wow, another stimulus? No joke. The economy is already on shaky legs and when the Peak Oil bomb really hits we are gonna be even worse off. Krugman is right today. Obama and his supposedly "transparent" administration must level with the American people:

What Mr. Obama needs to do is level with the American people. He needs to admit that he may not have done enough on the first try. He needs to remind the country that he’s trying to steer the country through a severe economic storm, and that some course adjustments — including, quite possibly, another round of stimulus, may be necessary.

This is all fine and dandy for political posturing for 2012 but that's not honesty for the real challenges that will be arriving shortly. We need to be honest about Peak Oil and Climate Change if we ever stand a chance of passing through it peacefully.