Open Thread

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Thou shalt be saved, just not as many of you nor as quickly as I promised.

[President Obama] repeated his mantra that the country's economic picture would likely get worse before it got better and seemed to hedge a bit on how many jobs his proposals would create and by when.

In Saturday's address he said his stimulus package would save or create at least 3 million jobs "over the next few years." During his address on January 10, before he had taken over the presidency from Republican George W. Bush, Obama said an analysis by his advisers showed up to 4 million jobs could be saved or created by 2010 through the package.

Isn't this called a bait and switch?