Although I disagree with some of the details in his proposal for economic stimulus in his Washington Post op-ed, Martin Feldstein makes a very important point: whoever is elected president on November 4 doesn’t need to wait until inauguration day to propose an economic stimulus and/or reform plan. He will be a member of the Senate and can use that as a base for getting things rolling.
The first 100 days start November 5.
Well, not really–Congress rarely convenes after an election until new members are sworn in, and I have my doubts that a Democratic congress would reconvene to suit the whims of President-Elect McCain…
I’d like the President to be getting ready to run the government. Wasn’t that one of the discussions in the 9/11 report — GWBush was still trying to staff his team well into 2001. I’m sure Clinton was no better.