In the Feb. 23rd edition, David Bauder, AP Television Writer, states: “Of the 681 people who appeared as guests on a dozen cable news and four network Sunday morning talk shows in the three weeks the ended last Sunday, only 41, or 6 percent, were economists…That count alone indicates a lack of effort in tracking down what was most important about the story….”
WATCHDOG: Not necessarily. Few economists took issue with the need for hundreds of billions that will provide economic stimulus over the next two years. The big issues had more to do with political science than economics. The Stimulus Bill, like the Patriot Act of 2001, resulted from scare tactics and unnecessarily included numerous items requiring in depth study.
Thus commentary focused on the faulty process of approving important new initiatives without time for individual consideration, if indeed even reading!
