Here is the whole article which is an interesting read. But this is the part that really resonated with me:

Obama also wants a $50 billion emergency economic stimulus plan. The money would go toward 1 million jobs for rebuilding infrastructure and schools, and helping local governments avoid budget cuts.

"This would obviously be targeted spending, as opposed to the scattershot of this summer's economic stimulus plan, but that plan was also three times as big as what Obama is proposing here. So you can draw your own conclusions about the bang he might get for these bucks," Foreman said.

Additionally, Obama wants to change bankruptcy laws to make it easier for people who go bankrupt to stay in their homes.

It sounds very New Deal to me which is exactly what I feel we need.

The question - if FDR, who is widely considered one of our country's greatest Presidents, were running today would he be elected?