Posted on 07/09/2010 10:41:49 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) – US President Barack Obama said Friday his policies had pulled America out of the most vicious economic dive since the 1930s, setting battle lines for mid-term elections in November.
Obama put the Republicans on notice he will vigorously defend his record, despite the fact many Americans do not yet feel the recovery he is touting, while economic data hints that the rebound may be slowing.
"Our first mission was to break the momentum of the deepest and most vicious recession since the Great Depression," Obama said in the gambling hub of Las Vegas, wrapping up a two-day campaign-style trip.
"We had to stop the freefall and get the economy and jobs growing again."
Obama used his appearance at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to call on Congress to invest five billion dollars more in tax credits for green energy manufacturing firms, part of his plan for an alternative energy revolution.
After a brutal year featuring prolonged high unemployment and bitter political battles, Democrats had hoped to be reaping the benefits by now of Obama's rescue policies.
But while the economy is posting solid growth and creating jobs again, the party has seen negligible political gains, with the jobless rate still at 9.5 percent, and confidence in the rebound ebbing.
If the economy dictates the course of elections, as usual, Obama and the Democrats could be in for trouble come November when all of the House of Representatives is up for grabs, along with a third of the Senate.
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Looks like an empty thought bubble from a cartoon.
Very interesting. Obama is mentally damaged and unstable, of that few who are not Obama worshipers would disagree. I’ll bet that if his full records were disclosed we would find sexual abuse, drug abuse much more severe than he admits, mental illness and maybe even involuntary detention in a mental facility.
Our educational system is reduced to pandering to and pseudo educating half wits like Hussein here with toy degrees!
Thanks to King Barry for saving the US. Like Biden said, the stimulus was an “absolute success.” Recovery Summer is such a happy, historic time for everyone. /sarc.
Now we can move on to that pesky oil spill...
I don’t get it. Obama speaks; and still no lightening strikes. . .
He is thinking,” gee I wish I had something smart to say!”
The liar ‘n thief is about to run out of line.
The proverbial end of the rope, we hope!
This is correct. Both entities were in a race to destroy America....he won.
Red diaper doper baby with a pea brain.
Affirmative Action Recovery.
“Pathological” is when you’re able to keep from laughing at all the stupid sh!t spewing out of your mouth.
Your pics, and the article simply reinforce my thoughts about this.
Hey 0Dumbo, I have a finger for ya and it is not my ring finger you POS liar.
Too bad he left over 15 million unemployed behind to beat it also.
This guy is so full of chit it stinks. I’ll bet the WH stinks too!
Of course he beat it, he’s a multi-millionaire.
How’s that iPod working out for you, your majesty? /s
We were not amused.
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