The economic war

A Reuters article says President Obama's aides are warning that economic stimulus will take awhile; they should learn something from the last administration.

After the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush went to great lengths to stress that the war against terrorism would be a struggle measured in years instead of months. The public said it understood, but it did not. In short order, we were expressing doubt in Bush's leadership ability because the war on terrorism was, indeed, taking years.

Obama needs to keep that message out there that an economic turnaround is slow. And he must have an answer when people want to know about his exit strategy.