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Obama Says His Economic Plan Will Be Refined
Yahoo News / AP ^ | 01/09/2009 | EagleUSA

Posted on 01/09/2009 12:48:36 PM PST by EagleUSA

Slideshow: President-elect Barack Obama Play Video Barack Obama Video: Illinois House impeaches Gov. Rod Blagojevich AP Play Video Barack Obama Video: Web only: Obama names intelligence team WRAL Raleigh Reuters – President-elect Barack Obama arrives to make a speech on the economy at George Mason University in Fairfax, … WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that he and Congress will "hone and refine" his nearly $800 billion economic recovery plan, as he seeks to patch fissures with senior Democrats over key features of the still-emerging plan.

The job was made more urgent with the release of a Labor Department report showing job losses of 524,000 in December and a 7.2 percent unemployment rate, the highest in 16 years.

Obama said he welcomed input from lawmakers in both parties. His plan is getting off to a rocky start, with top Democrats openly slamming key provisions, especially the design of his tax cuts.

"If members of Congress have good ideas, if they can identify a project for me that will create jobs in an efficient way that does not hamper our ability over the long term to get control of our deficit, that is good for the economy, then I'm going to accept it," the president-elect said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; 4earmarks; 4pork; bhoeconomy; bhostimulus; carter2; earmarks; obamanomics; porkbarrels; sham; socialism; starkravingsocialism; taxation; welfarestate
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Right out of the socialist (liberal) playbook. Good cop -- bad cop. Obama says "TAX CUT" -- the other socialist dims say "NO TAX CUTS". With the net attempt to make Obama look "centrist" in his plans, even though it will all change. It is a sham. None of these radical leftists want anything to do with ANY tax cut, in spite of the fact that is exactly what the nation needs....reduced government spending and taxation to boost the economy.

Socialism is not interested in the improvement of a capitalist society. Only a socialist society with the government at the top of the pyramid. More taxation to move more public and corporate wealth to the government is essential if Obama is to live up to his campaign promises and his ideology and mentorship.

Might as well rubber-stamp this scenario. Good socialist -- bad socialist. With Obama always SAYING what people want to hear, then only to have it changed like he wants it. The socialist freight train is coming. Thank you liberal voters.

1 posted on 01/09/2009 12:48:37 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: EagleUSA

refined caca


2 posted on 01/09/2009 12:49:57 PM PST by Welcome2thejungle
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To: EagleUSA

obama’s acting isn’t very convincing, either.


3 posted on 01/09/2009 12:52:42 PM PST by the invisib1e hand (revolution is in the air.)
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To: the invisib1e hand
obama’s acting isn’t very convincing, either.

uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh.

4 posted on 01/09/2009 12:55:45 PM PST by ilgipper
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To: Welcome2thejungle
refined caca

[Best Homer Simpson voice]: "New and IMPROVED caca!"


5 posted on 01/09/2009 12:55:45 PM PST by COBOL2Java (Obamanation: an imploding administration headed by a clueless schmuck)
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To: EagleUSA

Meaning his advisors have no idea how to fix this...


6 posted on 01/09/2009 1:01:04 PM PST by GauchoUSA
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To: Welcome2thejungle

Refined to the old “Five Year Plans” of the USSR.


7 posted on 01/09/2009 1:07:47 PM PST by unkus
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To: EagleUSA

Earth to Obamaloon:

To refine your plan, you might try coming up with a plan first.


8 posted on 01/09/2009 1:09:48 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: EagleUSA

Who thinks Obama doesn’t know what he said yesterday, or what he plans to say tomorrow? Who thinks the only thing true about Obama is he is in way way over his head.


9 posted on 01/09/2009 1:15:17 PM PST by Tarpon (America's first principles, freedom, liberty, market economy and self-reliance will never fail.)
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To: EagleUSA

in other words, he realizes his other plan isn’t gonna fly.


10 posted on 01/09/2009 1:18:22 PM PST by hoe_cake (" 'We the people' tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us." Ronald Reagan)
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To: EagleUSA
This video is a great. Fred Thompson, former US Senator, Actor, and Presidential Candidate, delivers a wry, tongue-in-cheek (although sad) admonition for all America to have a Happy Holiday Season.

Click below:

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11 posted on 01/09/2009 1:21:40 PM PST by Evil Slayer (Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war)
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To: Tarpon

I’m losing track...is he on the flip or the flop?


12 posted on 01/09/2009 1:24:26 PM PST by hoe_cake (" 'We the people' tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us." Ronald Reagan)
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I think he is in over his head and he knows it. Obama hasn’t a clue.


13 posted on 01/09/2009 1:29:07 PM PST by Tarpon (America's first principles, freedom, liberty, market economy and self-reliance will never fail.)
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“Obama hasn’t a clue.”

Unfortunately, same applies for a tad more than half the voting population of this country (with the help of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck).


14 posted on 01/09/2009 1:31:51 PM PST by hoe_cake (" 'We the people' tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us." Ronald Reagan)
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Who thinks the only thing true about Obama is he is in way way over his head.
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He is way in over his head....but like all DemoRAT thugs and liars, he is adangerous, radical, anti-American socialist who was mentored by a host of America-haters including criminals and terrorists. To say nothing of the “invisible” support of Islam....how stupid could ANY REAL American be to put this combination in our White House? This situation makes the Clintons look like conservatives....


15 posted on 01/09/2009 1:33:14 PM PST by EagleUSA
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I like your ‘cop’ analogy. Sounds right. Republicans might win a $100 tax cut for those earning 80K and under, in return for supporting the welfare checks and massive FDR public works deficit programs. Problem is, republicans have no winning message. They should be scaring the public over the deficit, but they are scared to get called on their own past behavior.

When I hear and read Obama’s words I always think about clueless people who think this sounds good. Last night Pelosi was bragging about bill will be passed because 80% of public is for it. She was asked what is in the bill and claimed she didnt know. She the Speaker didnt know, but Public likes it. Idiots!


16 posted on 01/09/2009 1:34:17 PM PST by sickoflibs (GWB : "Give me a 700B blank check to save the UAW until Obama takes office")
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To: Tarpon

I tend to think your observation that he is “in over his head” may be true. What in the heck is going to happen as this sad fact becomes increasingly obvious. This clown had better appear in public and on video much less frequently. The greater the public exposure the faster the realization that this poor soul simply does not have what it takes. The recent PR photograph(seeDrudge) makes him look even more out of place.


17 posted on 01/09/2009 1:38:58 PM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: EagleUSA

Ah yes, before you can have refined stimulus plan, you must make stimulus plan beer, which calls for stimulus plan hops, barley, yeast, and taxes to be filtered and stored in pork barrels.

Once you have stimulus plan beer, then the refining starts. Next on the menu, stimulus plan mash, which has generous helpings of rhetoric and more taxes added to it.

To help the refining process, sometimes you need to refine a ‘fortified’ stimulus plan. This requires printing ginormous amounts of paper money to add to the brew.

Finally through the heat and pressure of congressional debate, you get a refined stimulus plan!


18 posted on 01/09/2009 1:51:42 PM PST by TC Rider (The United States Constitution - 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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Yes it does, the last election proved it’s very easy to make idiot voters out of ignorant people. But even ignorant people understand being laid off, galloping inflation and sky high interest ala Jimmy Carter.


19 posted on 01/09/2009 2:00:16 PM PST by Tarpon (America's first principles, freedom, liberty, market economy and self-reliance will never fail.)
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“being laid off, galloping inflation and sky high interest ala Jimmy Carter”

The same folks who are in denial about Obama think Jimmy Carter hung the moon.

And unfortunately, layoffs, high interest, and inflation will be blamed on Bush.


20 posted on 01/09/2009 2:05:10 PM PST by hoe_cake (" 'We the people' tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us." Ronald Reagan)
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