Posted on 09/04/2011 7:24:27 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature
President Obama started his reelection campaign last Spring. But things will really get going next Thursday night.
That’s when Obama will offer a series of small scale proposals that at best will help the economy on the margins. But they may help Obama get reelected.
Here’s why.
The White House itself, in a report released yesterday, predicted that economic growth will remain weak through much of next year and that the unemployment rate will be about at 8.5 percent on Election Day.
OBAMA HAS ALREADY FAILED TO FIX THE THE ECONOMY. IT’S OVER.
So what’s going on here?
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The Republicans are being set up.
The White House has recognized the fun of blaming George W. Bush for the disastrous economy is over. They need a new boogeyman. Enter John Boehner, the Tea Party, and the House Republican caucus.
Obama must make his proposals as big a deal as possible, so that everyone knows how hard he’s “trying to help.” That’s why he’s scheduled an address to Congress. No higher profile than that.
And he must calibrate his ideas as carefully as possible so that they seem like they should be palatable to the GOP. He’ll offer ideas that some Republicans have supported, but which in the current high-deficit environment will be rejected.
Then he will talk about his largely meaningless initiatives every chance he gets. And then later, every chance he gets, he will talk about how Republicans rejected them and ruined his noble crusade.
It’s a huge gamble, because Obama has already decided not to take the sweeping measures needed to help the economy. Instead, he’s been running for reelection.
Absent major fiscal reforms that take a significant bite out of entitlements, the government’s fiscal picture and the overall economic outlook are not going to improve. Stimulus has not worked. What the economy needs is confidence, and to build confidence we must get a handle on the federal debt. And a president who has shown no leadership on the issue – who in fact has vastly increased spending and the debt – and who is instead trying to politicize the debate, is not going to lead us to that particular Promised Land.
So if things are not going to improve, there really is no choice other than to blame someone else.
Get ready for the nastiest political campaign season you’ve ever seen. From the people who brought you hope and change.
And where's Moochelle??
Obama’s ideas will all have the words ‘spending’ or ‘investing’ in them. Nobody but the Commie Left and the Takers are open to those two words. The population is coming around pretty hard toward no more spending.
Because he only knows how to play one tune on his fiddle, Mr O is in a bit of a pinch for ideas.
The State Run Media will drum the "mean Republicans sabotaging Recovery", and "rich bastards won't pay their fair share to torpedo the election" from now until November 2012. Plus, you can count on the smear machine running in overdrive for the next 14 months, too.
Not to sure of that, see this...Hispanic Approval of Obambi
Yeah, but neither have the Congressional Republicans.
You REALLY believe that illegals in Arizona, California, Texas, New Mexico, and Nevada ALL don’t vote (with Dem’s assisting with busing and ballots to submit)?
His setup will fail.
Obama must attempt to buy votes with his economic plan, so once again his elixir will be “targeted” and “focused”. The economy is screaming for broad-based, systemic, and permanent reforms.
The American people will smell (another) rat, and Republicans will be seen as blocking measures that have already failed.
If this is Obama’s plan, it’s another bad plan.
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