Posted on 06/19/2010 4:06:26 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
WASHINGTON -President Barack Obama on Saturday pinned blame on Republicans for making life harder for the unemployed and for those who could lose their jobs without new federal intervention. He did so even as he sought to distance himself from the "dreary and familiar politics" of Washington.
Capping a week in which the administration scored a victory — a $20 billion fund to be paid by BP for the victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill — Obama reserved his radio and Internet address to focus on the work that didn't get done.
His main concern was the rejection of a bill in the Senate that would have provided more money for the long-term unemployed, aid for strapped state governments and the renewal of popular tax breaks for businesses and individuals.
"If this obstruction continues, unemployed Americans will see their benefits stop," Obama said. "Teachers and firefighters will lose their jobs. Families will pay more for their first home. All we ask for is a simple up or down vote. That's what the American people deserve."
The broad economic bill failed Thursday when Democrats could not muster the 60 votes needed to end debate. The 56-40 vote fell four shy of the total required to break the GOP filibuster. Republicans support many of the policies in the legislation but are demanding changes to shrink its toll on the deficit.
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It’s not Obama, it’s the voters. Some of our citizen-idiots do not understand how bad of a president this Muslim is.
The MSM will be bleating it from the roof tops in no time.
What was the unemployment rate when Pelosi took power in 2007?
4.7%
What was the unemployment rate when The Obama Regime took power in 2009?
7.6%
What is the unemployment rate today after 3.5 years of Pelosi's spending, including 1.5 years under the socialist Obama Regime?
9.7%
What would Obama like to discuss regarding what the Dems and socialists can do for "the jobless"?
Obama loves the unemployed so much he wants there to be more of them.
What a moron, and an idiot for thinking Americans are morons for believing him.
“I think they are really trying their best to prop up the “O” as opposed to 2008 when they wanted to sink anything with an (R) on it in DC”
I think they’re running scared that for the first time in YEARS they are on the defensive instead of the offensive.
what a woos... Reagan did it his job in an exemplary form, with a Democrat controlled congress. This guy can’t get shit done with majorities in both houses. pitiful human being.
Every American needs to read....”Whites, Blacks, and Racist Democrats” by Wayne Perryman....(Perryman is Black, by the way.)
If they had any gumption, they’d become “activists”.
The level of delusion that he’s operating under is breathtaking.
Someone needs to kick them in the butt and get them motivated to support themselves and their families
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