The New York Times headline reads: "New Consensus Sees Stimulus Package as Worthy Step." One then reads in the article:
While some conservatives remain as skeptical as ever that big increases in government spending give the economy a jolt that is worth the cost, Martin Feldstein, a conservative Harvard economist who served in the Reagan administration, said the problem with the package was that some of its tax cuts and spending programs were of a variety that did little to spur the economy.
Are these guys as absurd as they sound? Yes, I believe they are. So, first, some conservatives remaining skeptical doesn't undermine the consensus? I guess not. And, second, Martin Feldstein criticizing the consensus for using the wrong type of tax cuts and spending programs somehow doesn't count as, er, criticizing the stimulus?
What is going on here? Isn't it obvious? The Times sees that Obama is losing popularity, much of the concern is about the stimulus and the economy, and so they are lying about the support for the stimulus.
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