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Obama Appeals for 'Common Ground'. Sheesh.
And We The People say: "Hell No!"
CAN YOU HEAR US NOW!
Posted on 11/04/2010 1:58:24 AM PDT by Scanian
More Print Less than a day after the Republicans made historic gains in Congress by riding a tidal wave of voter discontent, President Obama said this afternoon that the result signaled Americans are frustrated with the sluggish pace of economic recovery.
“I think I have to take direct responsibility that we have not made as much progress as we need to make,” he told reporters at the White House.
Obama said he was doing "a whole lot of reflecting" following heavy losses across the country just two years after he took office, a repudiation by voters of the president's policies.
Obama called the losses a "shellacking" during his hour-long news conference, adding that he'll work with Republicans on an array of policy issues and help jumpstart the stagnant economy.
"We just want to see what works. Ultimately, I will be judged as president on the bottom line -- results," he said.
The GOP now control 240 House seats -- a gain of 66 seats -- compared to just 185 held by Democrats.
Despite huge gains in the House, the GOP will not seize power in the Senate following wins by Democratic Leader Harry Reid and a handful of others relegating Republicans to minority status until at least 2012.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Takes responsibility. /s
The secret when observing Obama is to ignore his words and watch his actions.
Obama has no more intention of “compromising” or “working with” Republicans than he does of changing his party affiliation.
He made that sappy speech to give himself political cover; he will go back to being the arrogant, dictatorial bass-turd he has been all along as soon as the new Congress is seated.
Hey Barak...in the words of Michelle Malkin...take your faux olive branch and shove it.
I think that the best way to go is to not raise the debt ceiling. This will force an immediate Federal default and we can start over. They can not pay for all the socialist crap and are out of OPM. Shut them down!
Obama called the losses a “shellacking” during his hour-long news conference, adding that he’ll work with Republicans on an array of policy issues and help jumpstart the stagnant economy.
Oh sure, now you have your mind right, in a pigs eye!
How does The Post parse this statement into Obama taking responsibility for losses...?
hour-long news conference
Missed that on the first read, good flippin golly, does it take an hour to apologize to the American People. Apparently there was more too it.
I unfortunately was “working” sorry couldn’t listen. Would I have been mesmerized, or just disgusted?
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Obama Appeals for 'Common Ground'. Sheesh.
And We The People say: "Hell No!"
CAN YOU HEAR US NOW!
Another two years with no net job gain is now all but guaranteed. For the last 18 years, the only pairs of years with net job gains (in the private sector) have been while the Senate was in GOP control. Unless more people see the effects of Dims in Congress on the economy, the economy will continue to spiral downward.
How can the Republicans win the public relations game? Can the leadership legislate using conservative principles while always inviting the President to compromise and do the right thing for the American people. For example, begin the session in January by passing a budget target incorporating reduced spending to some level 4 or five years ago, before the explosive growth of the deficit and the economic collapse. The message to the public is we have to tighten our belts and return to a level that is fiscally responsible. After all we’ve all cut our household spending. Government should do the same. If the Republican set a total ceiling for the budget first, without discussing individual cuts, the opposition can’t get organized to defend all of the thousands of individual programs.
Next, set total spending goals for each department. Don’t even talk about cuts of programs, talk about what we should be spending for the The minute the Republicans start talking about cuts, the advocates for a particular program will start screaming. Don’t play the game of talking cuts, talk only about the right level of spending.
To play this game start with a department most people don’t care about — the State Department. The budget for the Department of State in the year 2000 was about $6 billion, it was over $50 billion in 2010. Ask the question, are we getting more for our $50 billion than we did for our $6 billion? Most Americans will say no — it is hard to defend foreign aid or embassies in third world hell holes to taxpayers struggling to make ends meet. Let the Democrats argue we should spend millions on embassies and consulates in nations most Americans have never heard of or billions to fight poverty in third world countries when we have people suffering at home. In fact the Republicans can make the argument that we need to “redirect” spending to our domestic needs (again, don’t us the cut word). Establish a ceiling for the State Department at 50% of current levels, that is still about four times what we spent in 2000. Let the Democrats make the case to the American people the Department of State can get by on four times the spending level of the year 2000. Doing so is a losing proposition.
Do the same for other departments. Talk about what we spent in the past, how well the nation got along at that level of spending, and set new goals for total department spending significantly below current levels. For year one, don’t try to defund entire departments (Education and Energy for example). The goal in year 1 should be to reduce overall spending dramatically without letting the Democrat and mainstream media paint the Republicans as mean spirited.
Once the spending goals for each department are in place, get into the details. Don’t talk about cuts, talk only about programs we need to fund. Set priorities and fund up to the pre-established reasonable target we all agreed to. Anything left, doesn’t get funded. Don’s let the Dems shift the focus to individual items, keep the message on the total spending being reasonable.
Pass the appropriations bill for that department and send it to the Senate and the President for approval. If they don’t approve, the House should do nothing. Let them approve the bill and keep funding sum programs or don’t approve and fund nothing. Don’t make the Gringrich mistake of bragging about shutting down the government. Instead talk about trying to pass a fiscally responsible budget and ask the President to join in returning the nation to fiscal responsibility. Make big noise about revisiting the spending for programs that aren’t funded later once all of the “base” budgets have been approved for each department. Again, the daily PR spin should never be about cuts, it should be about living within our means and how we got along just fine a few years ago when we spent at this level.
Once all of the departments are funded at drastically reduced levels (say 20-25%), work can begin on a supplemental bill that addresses all of the Democrat wants. Let them load it up with billions of spending for all kinds of things most Americans would say are wasteful. Put it to a vote in the House and vote it down. In voting down the measure, talk about all of the wasteful earmarks in the plan like research projects to study the mating habits of apes in India or a museum for comic books in Indiana. Ask the American people to try living without these wasteful programs.
Under the Constitution, the President and agencies can’t spend if there is no appropriation. The Dems and the press will scream for a few weeks about all of the suffering that will occur. The furor will die down as the American people see the world hasn’t ended and life hasn’t changed for most citizens.
A year later the deficit will be dramatically reduced and most Americans will find their lives no different. In year 2, the conversation can be — see that wasn’t so bad, lets do it again and this time balance the budget.
he is really big on qualifiers...
‘probably’ should not have said enemies
‘think’ i should take some responsibility
all of those clearly show the verbal equivalent of scratching his nose with his middle finger.
Steve Hayes called him “insulting.” Dr. Krauthammer suggested that 0 is emotionally deficient and unable to be humble even for a minute.
They have been far more kind and respectful than I. I can’t stand the sound of his voice on a daily basis. I even cherish the two days a week I don’t have to listen to Rush.
I am not at liberty to divulge my rant on hearing that voice. Interestingly almost every word is a lie, or I wouldn’t be so concerned, or animated in my reply to the lies and deceit.
He cannot be trusted, don’t go soft GOP or you’ll be packin in 2012
And really this is just a continuation of his “they’re being irrational because they’re scared” line of thinking. He made it clear that he thinks people are upset with him over the economy — not because he rammed unpopular legislation down the country’s throat or because he doesn’t seem to like the country very much. He took responsibility for the economy, not for those things. And the reason he was willing to take responsibility for the economy is because:
1) he doesn’t believe he’s responsible for the economy, thus he is not admitting fault in his own mind
2) he doesn’t think most people truly believe he alone is responsible for the economy, thus he doesn’t think he is being faulted in other people’s minds
3) on some level he’s enchanted with the idea of being the one person responsible for the country’s productive output...it gives him a kingish feeling
4) he gets credit for taking responsibility.
IMO, "...it gives him a Kingfish feeling."
The people told him and told him to back off...on Healthcare, the Non stimulating stimulus, Cap & Trade the GM cr**.
They told him to drill, make ALL the Bush Tax cuts PERMANENT etc etc
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