# The Oracle praises Obamanomics

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oracle-praises-obamanomics/561008>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 17, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oracle-praises-obamanomics/561008 "2010-11-17T18:44:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oracle-praises-obamanomics/561008/1 "2010-11-17T18:44:10Z")

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[This op-ed](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/opinion/17buffett.html?ref=opinion) from the NYT surprised me. Warren Buffet is arguable the most successful stock analyst to come along. His opinion that the actions taken by not only Obama appointees, but also by George Bush, saved the nation from total economic collapse will be seen by many as vindication of those actions.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oracle-praises-obamanomics/561008/2 "2010-11-17T18:49:50Z")

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Buffett was a big supporter of Obama during the election, so it really shouldn’t surprise you.

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**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oracle-praises-obamanomics/561008/3 "2010-11-17T19:17:20Z")

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Financial bloggers have been [quick to point out](http://fridayinvegas.blogspot.com/2010/11/thank-you-uncle-sam.html) that Buffett was a [huge beneficiary](http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/buffetts-bailouts/) of government policies during the crisis.

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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oracle-praises-obamanomics/561008/4 "2010-11-18T00:28:50Z")

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When you can’t prove anything either way, it’s a pretty safe statement

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oracle-praises-obamanomics/561008/5 "2010-11-18T00:43:08Z")

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> [@Markxxx](#):
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> When you can’t prove anything either way, it’s a pretty safe statement

Hey, it didn’t fix itself.