Nobel Prize goes to Obama...

[Kev]

Playing devil's advocate here:

If you had a migraine, your head is unbearably hurting... you know the tablet will start to alleviate it in about 15 minutes.

But you wouldn't think to yourself 'my head is fucking killing, I need a pain killer in 15 minutes time...' you'd need it 'now'

I'll admit I don't know a great deal about this stimulus, but saying that something is needed right now isn't the same as saying something will work right now, is it?

Like I say, I'm just being devil's advocate here and I probably won't have as much insite into this as an American would, but from the logic I've seen in this thread... Obama saying that something is needed right now isn't the same as saying that it's a quick fix, just that things need to be put into motion right now.

If I was going to piss my pants in 30 seconds time, I'd need to start walking to the bathroom... right now! It wouldn't be safe to piss as soon as I started walking there though

Sounds like you are saying America is just moments from going down the toilet and Obama is rushing to find a potty.

I think though being about to piss yourself or already being in agony are things that demand a quick fix, actually the opposite of the point you were trying to make but I get what your saying.

A better analogy maybe to imagine you have you are on a nice camping trip with the plan to hike many miles. You have a target destination to reach by sundown but you're stuggling in rough terrain and are a few miles away still with only an hour of sunlight left. As the region is pretty treacherous and it may not be safe at night it might be more prudent to make a camp for the night where you are, putting you behind schedule and slowing your immediate progress but it will prevent any possibly accidents or disasters with you and your fellow campers wandering on these hilly slopes, in the dark.