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An untold fact of the Obama administration is that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the stimulus) not only worked, but also laid the groundwork for much of Obama's campaign promises during his 2008 election bid. Grunwald's book can be summed up pretty concisely: the stimulus worked, but the Republicans won the message war.

Although Grunwald undoubtedly leans to the left, a careful examination of the current political climate probably reveals that he just leans towards reality - something Democrats have done a much better job living in than Republicans. Even with this being said, Grunwald is very much a critical supporter of the Obama administration, pointing out flaws in messaging, assumptions in politics, and the punting of key pieces of legislature down the road. In all, Grunwald attempts to be unbiased and bipartisan, but maintaining balance in politics when one side has veered off towards crazytown is a trying endeavor.

The New New Deal follows the stimulus from its roots prior to the Obama presidency to its beginnings in political gamesmanship to its ultimate influence on the economy and infrastructure in the United States. The book is guaranteed to be filled with notes on the stimulus of which most people aren't aware, which only drives home the point that Democrats did a poor job selling it and explaining it. Instead, Republicans were able to twist facts, lie outright and obscure the general public's view in an attempt to obstruct Obama's attempts at helping the country along towards a greater recovery.

Despite the negative perceptions of the stimulus, it pulled America out of the Great Recession (preventing another depression), helped states right their finances, put people to work with shovel-ready jobs and extended benefits to the poor and unemployed - all while laying the foundation for a clean tech industry, providing solar and wind power, and greater biofuels. Investments in education and transportation have begun to transform key pillars of society, while a heavy investment in energy research and development (such as ARPA-E) is leading towards cleaner, renewable energy, at lower costs, built on United States soil.

Grunwald touches on every aspect of the recovery effort, including failures. Solyndra rears its ugly head, but it's noted inside the context of the greater energy investment in America. Failures were expected on cutting edge programs, and the stimulus accounted for this in its financing. Many other clean energy ventures have moved forward into profitability. In fact, the stimulus single-handedly rescued the industry from the brink. Grunwald also makes us witness the sad story of the high speed rail, as Republicans in states killed stimulus-funded railway initiatives like the Orlando-Tampa high speed line - even when the program was 100% funded and was virtually guaranteed to be a driving force in local commerce. We even get to hear about the political savvy and enthusiasm of Vice-President Joe Biden - the sheriff of the stimulus.

Obama essentially used the stimulus package to fulfill most of his campaign promises while jump-starting the economy and preventing greater pain; however, Republican obstructionism (with better messaging) not only prevented a more substantial recovery, but also twisted public perception of the greater change that has been occurring because of the stimulus. In fact, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act might just be the greatest piece of legislature in modern political history. It's just a shame no one is talking about it.


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The New New Deal The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era Michael Grunwald 9781451642322 Books Reviews

In 60 years some author will write a bestseller on President Obama and/or "The Great Recession," and much of its contents will be sourced from this book. The New New Deal will be cited by historians and studied by political scientists as a definitive resource to showcase how America began to rebuild itself. As a Chief Strategic Officer in the energy industry I have witnessed the recovery act since day one and was humbled by how much more I could learn from this read. I could not put this book down. Thank you, Mr. Grunwald for providing such a wonderful snapshot in history. I am grateful to include this book in my library.
This books gives you the details of Obama's response to the financial debacle that he and his administration inherited. The American Recovery and Investment Act was so much more rich than I could have possibly imagined. I mean I knew it was "saving our financial butts" but I had no idea that it contained countless other economic reforms and measures to rebuild America and mend it's social fabric for the future. After reading this book, I felt like I really saw President Barack Obama's vision. And now looking back, it's only in these early days, to thwart a global crisis could he force his message through. Very enlightening whether you agree with Obama's positions or not.
We've been through a few very trying and complex years. During the lead up to the election there was a lot of noise about whether Obama's administration had done enough for the American people. One major component of what they did that creates a lot of confusion is the Recovery Act. What was it? What did it include? How is it different from TARP or the various bailouts?

This book is an easy to follow walk through what was included in our New New Deal and how it will continue to impact the States for years and even decades to come.

Know the facts before you dive into partisan hackery.
Wonderful book! I only hope that Michael Grunwald does an updated edition at the end of the 2nd phase of the Obama presidency. If you had any doubt about all the tricks pulled on President Obama in his first years, this book will curl your hair. "Obstructionism" does not even begin to cover it. I give the President all the more credit for maintaining his cool in the face of ideologues who's only mission was to bring Obama down...not to concern themselves with saving the U.S. Economy after the Great Recession. Everyone should read this book.
An untold fact of the Obama administration is that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the stimulus) not only worked, but also laid the groundwork for much of Obama's campaign promises during his 2008 election bid. Grunwald's book can be summed up pretty concisely the stimulus worked, but the Republicans won the message war.

Although Grunwald undoubtedly leans to the left, a careful examination of the current political climate probably reveals that he just leans towards reality - something Democrats have done a much better job living in than Republicans. Even with this being said, Grunwald is very much a critical supporter of the Obama administration, pointing out flaws in messaging, assumptions in politics, and the punting of key pieces of legislature down the road. In all, Grunwald attempts to be unbiased and bipartisan, but maintaining balance in politics when one side has veered off towards crazytown is a trying endeavor.

The New New Deal follows the stimulus from its roots prior to the Obama presidency to its beginnings in political gamesmanship to its ultimate influence on the economy and infrastructure in the United States. The book is guaranteed to be filled with notes on the stimulus of which most people aren't aware, which only drives home the point that Democrats did a poor job selling it and explaining it. Instead, Republicans were able to twist facts, lie outright and obscure the general public's view in an attempt to obstruct Obama's attempts at helping the country along towards a greater recovery.

Despite the negative perceptions of the stimulus, it pulled America out of the Great Recession (preventing another depression), helped states right their finances, put people to work with shovel-ready jobs and extended benefits to the poor and unemployed - all while laying the foundation for a clean tech industry, providing solar and wind power, and greater biofuels. Investments in education and transportation have begun to transform key pillars of society, while a heavy investment in energy research and development (such as ARPA-E) is leading towards cleaner, renewable energy, at lower costs, built on United States soil.

Grunwald touches on every aspect of the recovery effort, including failures. Solyndra rears its ugly head, but it's noted inside the context of the greater energy investment in America. Failures were expected on cutting edge programs, and the stimulus accounted for this in its financing. Many other clean energy ventures have moved forward into profitability. In fact, the stimulus single-handedly rescued the industry from the brink. Grunwald also makes us witness the sad story of the high speed rail, as Republicans in states killed stimulus-funded railway initiatives like the Orlando-Tampa high speed line - even when the program was 100% funded and was virtually guaranteed to be a driving force in local commerce. We even get to hear about the political savvy and enthusiasm of Vice-President Joe Biden - the sheriff of the stimulus.

Obama essentially used the stimulus package to fulfill most of his campaign promises while jump-starting the economy and preventing greater pain; however, Republican obstructionism (with better messaging) not only prevented a more substantial recovery, but also twisted public perception of the greater change that has been occurring because of the stimulus. In fact, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act might just be the greatest piece of legislature in modern political history. It's just a shame no one is talking about it.