President Barack Obama, elected with a great deal of goodwill and hope in 2008, is now caught like a deer in the headlights. He knows that what the economy needs in the short run is different from what needs to be done to manage public debt in the long run, but he is unable to provide decisive leadership.
2008年肩负着美好愿望和期待上任的巴拉克·奥巴马总统现在就像被车灯照着的野鹿般不知所措。他知道经济的短期需要与国债管理的长期需要相左，但是他无力提供果断的领导。他寻求妥协的错误举动只能进一步激起反对者的狂热。