Posted on 10/21/2009 4:06:31 AM PDT by CutePuppy
President Barack Obama urged Republicans to help clean up the mess the Bush administration left behind in comments at a Tuesday night fundraiser.
Obama, speaking to donors to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), said he didn’t have sympathy for those “sitting on the sidelines and rooting for failure.”
He then embraced a new campaign by the DNC that invites Republicans to “grab a mop” and help clean up what Democrats say is a mess created by the Bush administration.
“I don’t mind cleaning up the mess that some other folks made, that’s what I signed up to do, Obama said. “But while I’m there mopping the floor I don’t want someone saying ‘You’re not mopping fast enough or you’re not holding the mop the right way.’ Grab a mop! Why don’t you help clean up?”
The president also noted the support healthcare reform has garnered from big-name Republicans such as the former Senate GOP leaders Bob Dole and Bill Frist.
“You’ve got a whole bunch of Republicans who are saying ‘Yeah we should do this” except those are all retired Republicans – Bob Dole and Bill Frist - and last time I checked they are not socialist,” Obama said. And they think it’s important to get this done. That’s a model for what everyone needs to be thinking.”
Obama, singled out the Senate Finance Committee bill after praising all of the healthcare bills that have been moved by Congress.
“All the bills that have been passed, despite the various differences, all of them would provide help to millions of people who don’t have coverage,” Obama said.
He noted that the Finance bill would provide health insurance to 29 million people now uninsured.
The president also urged Democrats to fall in line and not lose focus on passing reform.
“There are going to be some fierce arguments in the days ahead, that’s how it should be, that’s how our democracy works, Obama said. But I want all the Democrats who are in the house to understand what a profound potential achievement this is and stay focused on the goal line.”
The president said lawmakers are coming to the table because reform is inevitable.
“We’ve got people who are engaging even if they don’t want to engage because they realize it’s not a matter of what, it’s a matter of when,” Obama said.
The simple answer to this "campaign" is : "After 2010 elections Republicans will need a mop to clean up the mess of debt, deficits and the unemployment left by Obama and his Democratic party which were in charge of the economy since 2007 and helped cause the worst global financial crisis in generations".
I urge Obozo to get a mop and shove it up his butt.
The last thing I would want is Obama’s sympathy. Go, failure, go!!!
I second that motion!
I detest this pretender-in-chief more and more every day.
Clean up the GOP mess? That’s funny, I always thought Barney Frank and Dodd were dems. Must have been mistaken.
Real classy, Zero. Lock the Republicans out of every conference on every major bill, reject by straight party line vote every single Republican amendment, then accuse the Republicans of sitting on the sidelines.
Absolute, totalitarian control over every citizens flesh and blood? Stalin would be so proud.
The correct analogy is to the streetcorner bum who wants you to pay him off so he won’t mess up your windshield with his filthy, oily rag.
“Clean your windshield, Mister?” Yeah, right.
No difference to Obama except he’s upped the game.
Odumbo don’t know what end of a mop to use
SIDEWAYS!!!!
Let's debate that. Maybe not socialists but RINO's for sure.
Same here. Just as I think I couldn't detest him any more he does something to make me detest him more.
Right now its what he is doing to our military in Afghan. Nobody is mentioning the troops there NOW. They need HELP! ! ! !
I heard a good suggestion for future Tea Parties, attendees bring a broom and signage along the lines of “Sweep the Bums OUT!” I liked it.
Incompetent boob. Most people get a 90 day review when they start a job. Obama has been an epic fail ever since he started. This is HIS economy, his mess.
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