Obama, With Defiant Tone, Vows to Push Agenda

NY Times ^ | 1/23/10 | Carol Stolberg

[pissant]

ELYRIA, Ohio — President Obama, striking a no-retreat, no-surrender posture in the wake of his party’s humiliating defeat in the Massachusetts Senate race this week, vowed Friday to press on with his expansive domestic agenda — including a health care overhaul and tough new restrictions on banks — even if it meant he had to “take my lumps” from political critics.

Mr. Obama came to this Cleveland suburb for the second stop on his White House to Main Street Tour to spread the word that his administration is about jobs, jobs, jobs. With his approval rating down to about 50 percent, a bruising season of midterm elections ahead and Democrats reeling from the resounding note of disapproval in Massachusetts, the ordinarily cool and cerebral Mr. Obama sounded unusually defiant, even fiery, at a town hall-style question and answer session at Lorain County Community College here.

The president used the word “fight,” or some version of it, more than 20 times.

Mr. Obama vowed to “never stop fighting for policies that will help restore home values.” He promised that he was “not going to stop fighting to give our kids the best education possible.” He pledged he would not “stop fighting to give every American a fair shake,” to continue fighting for a new Consumer Protection Agency and for openness in government. And of course, Mr. Obama pledged to fight for jobs.

[pissant]

Dear Mister Obama. We love this country, it's history, it's God given wonders, and our inspired forefathers much to much to allow you to succeed with your marxist agenda.

We will die fighting, if we have to. And that ain't no bullsh*t.

[BuckyKat]

The president used the word “fight,” or some version of it, more than 20 times.

Yeah, that phrase worked really well for John Edwards.

[AlaskaErik]

A hardcore Marxist to the bitter end.

[sickoflibs]

Jeeze this is fun. Obama is so out of it. Still thinks he’s the master like Bill Clinton was.

[goldstategop]

I'd say let him go ahead. Its already cost his party Virginia, New Jersey and now Massachusetts. Pressing ahead with his Far Left policies will probably cost the Democrats Congress and control of most of the country's statehouses. That will be significant for reapportionment next year.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Why am I reminded of the “new sheriff” scene in “Blazing Saddles” who holds the gun to his head and threatens to pull the trigger if he doesn’t get his way?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upvZdVK913I

2:47 LOL.

[Southack]

LOL! He still hasn’t realized that he has to back down.

He’s going to be eating all of these words of defiance that he’s uttering.

[spodefly]

This megalomaniacal narcissist is only going to get more and more dangerous as the tide turns against him. We haven’t seen the worst from this administration yet.

[Jet Jaguar]

BTTT!

[blackbart.223]

" The ordinarily cool and cerebral Mr. Obama.

This was said with a straight face? Obama is a moron who can't see the ice melting under his feet.

[unkus]

Amen!!!!

FUBO

[berdie]

I fear eating his words is above his pay grade.

[unkus]

He might end up hunkered down in the bunker like Hitler.

[blackbart.223]

"This megalomaniacal narcissist is only going to get more and more dangerous as the tide turns against him. We haven’t seen the worst from this administration yet."

Maybe. But Like Carter he will be his own undoing at some point. I don't think it will be too long.

[dalebert]

you mean he is still going to push racism and stealing tax dollars

[the invisib1e hand]

this is good news. really good news. Keep pushing. don't give an inch on abortion. it'll all go down in flames in good time.

but whatever you do, don't give an inch!

[ThunderSleeps]

Go ahead, make my (election) day... I seriously cannot wait for the next elections.

[John-Irish]

“And that ain’t no bullsh*t’’ Damn straight! Obama reveals himself for the Marxist thug he is. A president of the United States of America and he speaks to the people like some street-brawling Brownshirt. OK punk, bring it on!

[FrankR]

"The president used the word “fight,” or some version of it, more than 20 times. "

I hate to be brutally blunt, but I doubt barry obama ever won a fight in his life that EEO didn't hold the victim while obozo punched.

He reminds me in the enept Inspector Clousea in "Pink Panther", wielding deadly karate chops in thin air.

I don't think - but I may be wrong based on the last election - but I don't think that the office of President is an EEO job...it's an elected position, with voting from ALL Americas, all colors, all creeds and all religions. Based on that, I shouldn't think the Congress should worry about lawsuits if they should decide to impeach him before he takes their party down the route of the "pet rock". (hint, hint).

So, Mr. fluster-bluster can keep on with his teletantrums until his prompter blows a fuse, but he is the lamest of lame ducks that ever quacked.

We should mimic "carbon credits" and sell "voting credits", and when we find a imposter in the Oval Office, we just cash in our "voting credits" and he is removed, post haste. His "stock" falls and so does he. Oh well, I can dream, can't I...after all, we just had MLK's birthday, and HE had a dream...(although he never met obama).

We've given the kenyan all the rope he needs, now we're just waiting for him to pull his own "trap door" and get it over with...he can have one, last ride on Air Force One, back to Chicago and his den of thieves.

[CitizenUSA]

the invisible hand: “this is good news. really good news.”

Agreed! If Obama moved to the center, he could probably still accomplish most of what the leftists want. Juan McPain, Lindsay Grahamnesty, Snowejob, and other RINOs can’t wait to reach across the aisle.

But, by fighting hard, he’ll continue to alienate voters and push the country further right. Obama is already well on his way to being the worst president in recent history, even more so than Carter.