Posted on 07/11/2009 5:27:56 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner
President Obama is stepping up efforts to maintain public support for his agenda as rising unemployment presents him with the biggest test of his political strength since taking office.
Faced with an economic downturn that has proved deeper than the White House initially projected, Mr. Obama asked Americans on Saturday to remain patient, arguing that his $787 billion stimulus plan had saved the economy from collapse and put it on a gradual course to recovery.
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Behind the scenes, the White House is working to calm nervous lawmakers. Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, urged House Democrats in a private meeting earlier in the week to take note of polls showing that Democrats were in much stronger shape than Republicans on the issues of taxes and economy.
Mr. Emanuel assured them, according to those attending, that the White House “has their back” as they are being asked to take tough votes.
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In an interview, Mr. Emanuel criticized Republicans for assailing the stimulus package and said voters understood the depth of the problem and how much time it would take to turn around.
“I think the public knows three things: We inherited a total mess; we’re working hard on it; and we’re not going to get out of it overnight,” he said. “Here’s the deal: The key to what this year is about is rescuing the economy from falling off the cliff and trying to put in place the building blocks of recovery.”
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Fine, I’ll just tell my hungry kids to be patient.
I expect a speech about being black, being inspired by the civil rights movement and the economy any day now...
There he goes with “inherited” again. We’ll be hearing that in Year 4.
President Øbama is still delusional, his policies are failures for the economy, and have made a bad situation worse.
The is no recovery until Republicans control Congress.
Democrats are hostile to doing business, if they still have majorities after the 2010 elections, the rest of the businesses that survive will consider moving off shore or closing down.
Have a nice term, Mr President.
"Faced with an economic downturn that has proved deeper than the White House initially projected been exacerbated by Obama's wasteful spending spree"
There. That's better.
Along with "I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I...", as in:
"I won"
"I am the President"
...ad nauseaum...
>> Mr. Emanuel assured them, according to those attending, that the White House “has their back” as they are being asked to take tough votes.
Really, Rahm? Tough votes like what?
The dual taxpayer rape of “Cap ‘N Tax” plus “Health Care ReFraud”?
That right there ought to show the sheeple that Bambi and his admin are NOT serious about fixing the economy.
He is giving 63 billion to Africa....remember when he told the reporter on TV that we don’t have any more money?
Well, believe him, we don’t. The average worker fears a lot these days, and THE ONE’S rhetoric is getting stale. His magic is waning. Can the staterun media prop him up???
Not for Africa, for Ghana. That is 1 1/2 Ghana's GDP and he wants to give it to them. He wants to give them your money.
Let the democrat/liberal wealthy pay the liberal tab for what has occurred:
“As Economic Storm Brewed, Congressional Wealth Grew 13% Last Year”
“With a collective net worth of $3.7 billion, most of Congress’s 535 members have fewer financial concerns in a recession than their constituents.
McCain remains one of Senate’s many millionaires, and Obama joins the club.”
...
“One of the big gainers in 2007 was Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, who leaped from being the 70th richest senator in 2006 to the 31st in 2007.”
...
“The wealthiest member of Congress in 2007 was again Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), whose net worth CRP estimated to be $397.4 million, up approximately 1.5 percent from 2006.”
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/10/as-economic-storm-brewed-congr.html
Also from OpenSecrets:
“Most Delinquent Filers (trips), 2005-2008”
#2 Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del)
From Forbes:
“Obama’s Billionaires”
Claire Obusan
“Ever since he ran for the Senate in 2004, Barack Obama has had a wealth of 10-figure tycoons advising—and funding—him.”
you meant to add,”yet again”
2000 population of Ghana: 18.4m
Tell your children to be very patient. His schedule for the destruction of America and his establishment as dictator will take time.
Zero and Congress aren’t playing well with anyone I know. How about you? All I hear is, I’m not voting for anyone that’s an incumbent!
You’ll be waiting til hell freezes over before there is an economic rebound on Obama’s watch.
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