Democratic Governor: GOP Wants to Hurt Economy to Win in 2012

FOXNEWS ^ | July 16, 2011 | Associated Press

[Son House]

But the charge from Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is evidence of the political nervousness among Democratic governors looking ahead to 2012 after their ranks were thinned in the last election.

It also hints at the tenuous control the president has over jobs and the economy, the issues certain to dominate the elections.

"I think that there is an extreme wing within their party who have as their primary goal not the jobs recovery, but the defeat of President Obama in 2012," O'Malley said in an interview. "They know that their formulations, their policies of less revenues and less regulation badly failed our country and plunged us into this recession. So their only way of evening the playing field is to keep the president from being successful in the jobs recovery."

He contended that key Republican members of Congress, "through their intransigence, cleverly set up a situation for America's economy to fail, either by needlessly driving us to default, or needlessly driving us into massive public sector layoffs."

"I think that they are disgracefully cynical," said O'Malley, who has a prominent profile as head of the Democratic governors' group.

O'Malley, who some believe has national aspirations for 2016, acknowledged that it's rare for one elected official to accuse others of trying to hurt Americans for political gain.

O'Malley spoke openly about something that has troubled top Democrats for months. With unemployment at 9.2 percent, a further decline in the economy could make it difficult for any prcontemplated challenging Obama. "Campaigns are supposed to be about an incumbent's record."

Gov. Terry Branstad, R-Iowa, defended the Republican debt negotiators, especially Cantor. Obama carried Iowa easily in 2008, after winning the Democratic caucus.

"We launched him," Branstad said of Obama, "but we can sink him."

[Son House]

So it wasn't the failed Stimulus policy promise of "3.5 million jobs, and 90% in the private sector"?

And it isn't the energy policy as Walz D-Mn promised 'efforts by the Democratic Congress to boost renewable energy and expand off-shore oil drilling will stabilize energy prices'? And by the way, on that strategic reserve, could you have Obama release more, my gas price is went back up?

Or the Health Care Insurance bill that nobody has read because HHS Secretary Sebelius is still writing it? And business knows what to expect because we've all seen the opposite of that policy, higher prices. Besides, it is the one bill that seems was underestimated by the CBO, but has racked up cost so fast we are prematurely at the debt ceiling.

And ignore them record revenues that came into the treasury after the Bush tax cuts, the state run media does.

And Gov Branstad has national aspirations for 2016 as he misses the obvious? It's no wonder he doesn't run now. Better catch up on the new media Mister, your cliched Democrat world is ending as we know it, thank God, Free Republic, TEA party, Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Sean Hannity, Foxnews Conservatives, ect

[cranked]

Another libtard idiot-bot named O’Malley, who has been actively moving Maryland so far left it is not even funny. =.=

[doggieboy]

I thought that was the Democrat strategy? Destroy the economy so we would all have to be taken care of by the government. You mean they are trying to fix it?

[jimfree]

Tax Hike O’Money has nothing to say to me about economic stewardship.

[Son House]

And Gov Branstad has national aspirations for 2016 as he misses the obvious?

Correction, should have been And Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has national aspirations for 2016 as he misses the obvious?

but don't expect me to do that again, I prefer when DU lurkers think we are really stupid when everyone knows what was really meant

[gusopol3]

needlessly driving us into massive public sector layoffs. Here it is, Obama (again) protecting government workers at expense of everyone else; that's the reason for "I don't know if Social Security checks will be sent out." O'Malley's panicky rant gives up the game.

[EQAndyBuzz]

We need to take a survey.

Are the liberal leadership really this blind that they actually believe this stuff. Or are they criminals, stealing from their treasuries while having the ignorant and the mentally handicapped run around spouting this nonsense?

It was always my belief that Communism is nothing more than a criminal enterprise that uses collectivism and the concept of the egalitarian paradise as a front for their criminal activities.

[ripley]

Dontcha know that all Democrats are brilliant, that they know all answers, are all-wise, all-knowing, without fault and saint-like.......and that all Republicans are evil, heartless, mean, stupid, knuckle-dragging morons who can be trusted with no amount of government responsiblity?

Hmmmmmmm? Donthca know that?

/sarcasm/

IMHO

[CPT Clay]

The projection of democrats is mind-boggling.

[silverleaf]

LilMarty is the liberal intellect who, when running for guvner, said our President George Bush was a worse threat to the USA than Osama Bin Laden

Of course, LilMarty never offered to lead a band of patriots against this extreme national security threat, might have wrinkled his Brooks Brothers shirt

He is a photogenic idiotic Uriah Heep, so watch for him in future democrat national politics

[VanDeKoik]

Who was the guy that said something about how with every rise in % the unemployment rate went up, the Democrats pick up a seat in the House?

Oh yeah, Dick Gephart.

But it’s really the GOP that wants to hurt the economy, right?

[hal ogen]

...and like this o’mally fool is doing as good job in Maryland, the ultimate Freak state? o’mally continues to smoke something or other as he is delusional and an epic-fail gov.

[all the best]

The Democrats are doing everything that they can to hold back, control, hamper, regulate and steal from businesses and those who start, own and run them. Ergo they are doing everything they cab to destroy the economy.

[SECURE AMERICA]

IDIOT.
Typical lib Doesn’t have a valid argument for his position so he lies about the other sides position

[RayChuang88]

Somehow, that three-point economic recovery plan I've written about several times on FR doesn't seem to make sense to that governor.

[BobP]

And I'm sure he also thinks ATMs are the real cause of America's unemployment.

A nanny state is not sustainable.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Memo to Gov. O’Malley:

Barkey doesn’t need any help. The evidence is already in.

[scamsam]

One really has to wonder do these leftest hate conservatives so mush they ignore everything obvious?
This president is totally unqualified for dog catcher.

[scamsam]

One really has to wonder do these leftest hate conservatives so mush they ignore everything obvious?
This president is totally unqualified for dog catcher.

[Erik Latranyi]

A clear demonstration that liberals have no ideas to fix the economy.