Posted on 01/29/2015 6:14:59 PM PST by Olog-hai
Declaring an end to mindless austerity, President Barack Obama called for a surge in government spending Thursday, and asked Congress to throw out the sweeping budget cuts both parties agreed to four years ago when deficits were spiraling out of control.
Obamas proposed $74 billion in added spendingabout 7 percentwould be split about evenly between defense programs and the domestic side of the budget. Although hes sought before to reverse the sequester spending cuts, Obamas pitch in this years budget comes with the added oomph of an improving economy and big recent declines in federal deficits.
Taking a defiant tone, Obama vowed not to stand on the sidelines as he laid out his opening offer to Congress during remarks in Philadelphia, where House Democrats were gathered for their annual retreat.
We need to stand up and go on offensive and not be defensive about what we believe in, Obama said. Mocking Republicans for their leaders newfound interest in poverty and the middle class, he questioned whether they would back it up with substance when it mattered.
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The only time anytime in the MSM or Washington asks “who’s going to pay for this” is when the subject of a tax cut is raised.
I was thinking this was satire also, and then I saw it was reported by the AP. Maybe it is.
Naw, he is to much of a narcissist and carnival barker to ever go away.
Step Right Up!
Bargains Bargains! We got the bargains.
The recovery is always over there, just beyond the horizon.
Don’t see it? Keep looking.
Look some more.
More.....
If it is mindless, Obama knows about it!
“Mindless Austerity”
Barack “My administration doubled the national debt and have had the highest spending deficits in the history of the galaxy” Obama
Apparently he thinks of the economy as Dracula — and wants to pound the wooden stake of taxes into its chest to kill it once and for all.
But, hey, the GOP wants to work with the guy and get stuff done.
What rising economy?
Ironically the unexpected drop in oil prices will eventually cause the economy to rebound. Too bad for Obama. He wants the economy to tank.
This is how liberals think:
Economy goes down, government spending should go up.
Economy goes up, government spending should go up.
How can the idiot overspend a trillion/year and call it mindless austerity,?
must be a muslim language, it sure isn’t english.
Obama’s Legacy , “World’s Biggest Spender Of Other Peoples Money”
government spending surges == state controlled economy
you know how well those always work.
FUBO! I’m staying my course of rice and beans and vastly limited economic activity until your sorry ass is GONE!
“This guy will be the center of attention for the rest of our lives.”
OMG! Nailed it! We’re STILL not free of Carter or the Clintons, not to mention all the damage that was done by Democrats post-Depression!
Why does STUPIDITY/EVIL have such a friggin’ long shelf-life?
I sense a pattern here. *SPIT!*
Seriously, I was looking for the humor/sarc tag :(
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