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Obama: U.S. 'will emerge stronger' from crisis
The Washington Times ^
| Wednesday, February 25, 2009
| Stephen Dinan
Posted on 02/24/2009 3:30:09 PM PST by topfile
President Obama will pledge Tuesday night that the nation "will rebuild, we will recover," as he delivers an address to a joint session of Congress and with a nervous nation watching at home.
"While our economy may be weakened and our confidence shaken; though we are living through difficult and uncertain times, tonight I want every American to know this: We will rebuild, we will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before," Mr. Obama will say, according to excerpts of his remarks.
In lofty language, Mr. Obama is expected to promise a new path forward and to draw distinctions with the way the country ran during the last eight years.
"What is required now is for this country to pull together, confront boldly the challenges we face, and take responsibility for our future once more," Mr. Obama will say.
But the speech is also Mr. Obama's first major chance to put specifics to the promises he piled up during the campaign: to enact universal health care, to withdraw troops from Iraq, to change the tax code by increasing the burden on the wealthy and lowering the burden on low-income families, and to pursue a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
In the Republican response, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will acknowledge Republicans' big-government agenda and fealty to earmark spending were failures, but he will say Democrats are making those same mistakes now.
Democratic leaders say their legislation will grow the economy. What it will do is grow the government, increase our taxes down the line, and saddle future generations with debt," Mr. Jindal said in excerpts released to the press early.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
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To: topfile
The US will emerge weakened from the crisis. The Dims want a 25% cut in defense by 2011.
To: rabscuttle385
Bingo! He was talking about the Democrat party, not the country!
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posted on
02/24/2009 3:54:31 PM PST
by
dr_who
To: topfile
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posted on
02/24/2009 3:55:03 PM PST
by
Bobalu
(McCain has been proven to be the rino flop I always thought he was.)
To: topfile
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posted on
02/24/2009 3:56:45 PM PST
by
Bobalu
(McCain has been proven to be the rino flop I always thought he was.)
To: George Smiley
I predict hell be Mussolini before long.Reincarnation?
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posted on
02/24/2009 4:01:41 PM PST
by
AmusedBystander
(O-bam-a-cide - noun, 1. killing of USA by idiotic policies. 2. a present-voting poser.)
To: topfile
If he refers to the United States as a 'shining city on hill' I'll blow a gasket. How many lines will he still from Reagan tonight? I wish W had stolen lines from Reagan. He was too busy pitching illegals as our future to say much positive about America.
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posted on
02/24/2009 4:03:37 PM PST
by
Moonman62
(I didn't compromise my soul to be popular. -- Jimmy Carter)
To: Diego1618; Jeremiah Jr
"While our economy may be weakened and our confidence shaken; though we are living through difficult and uncertain times, tonight I want every American to know this: We will rebuild, we will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before," Mr. Obama will say, according to excerpts of his remarks. Exactly, as long as the "we" does not include the speaker. America will recover when this sleazy impostor is hurled into the lake of fire.
Ooops.
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posted on
02/24/2009 4:15:47 PM PST
by
Ezekiel
(The Obama-nation began with the Inauguration of Desolation.)
To: topfile
If 0Bambi’s head is moving from left to right and back again at a rate of every other four words and his lips are moving - he is lying!
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posted on
02/24/2009 4:21:14 PM PST
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: topfile
You steal need to hit grammar check...
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posted on
02/24/2009 4:28:08 PM PST
by
databoss
(I'm with Etta..."big ears" is not my President either)
To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; justiceseeker93; ..
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"It will be strong, like the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin, or like Iraq under Saddam Hussein." |
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posted on
02/24/2009 4:28:45 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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To: topfile
Why does Jindal have to release his speach ahead of time? Just curious.
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posted on
02/24/2009 4:32:58 PM PST
by
SMM48
To: topfile
Why does Obama have to copy and act like other presidents? Why can’t he just be himself? He has no self- he’s whomever they tell him to be.
To: topfile
"put specifics on the challenges" just like Tim "the Market Mauler" Geithner? They had to trot out a dour Bernanke today ahead of The Great Wagyu's speech to calm the markets with this special BS, "the government won't outright own the zombie banks Citi and BoA...." LOL
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posted on
02/24/2009 4:37:08 PM PST
by
databoss
(I'm with Etta..."big ears" is not my President either)
To: Syncro
The market is banking on a little extra profit from the bump today since they short sold for tomorrow. Buy low short sell lower.
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posted on
02/24/2009 4:41:01 PM PST
by
VRWC For Truth
(Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bail out)
To: topfile
U.S. 'will emerge stronger' from Obama crisisI agree. The U.S. will emerge stronger from the Obama crisis, and that will happen on January 20, 2013.
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posted on
02/24/2009 4:43:16 PM PST
by
TurtleUp
(Turtle up: cancel optional spending until 2012, and boycott TARP/stimulus companies forever!)
To: skeeter
First he was Lincoln, then he was FDR.
Now he’s Reagan.
- - - - - - - -
And of course, he’s most like Carter.
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posted on
02/24/2009 4:43:50 PM PST
by
Canedawg
(Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.)
To: topfile
United States of America will emerge stronger than beforeWell, ammo sales are up, that's for sure.
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posted on
02/24/2009 4:46:50 PM PST
by
P.O.E.
("Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness")
To: rabscuttle385
To: AmusedBystander
That's downright creepy.
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posted on
02/24/2009 4:58:12 PM PST
by
George Smiley
(They're not drinking the Kool-Aid any more. They're eating it straight out of the packet.)
To: topfile
we will emerge stronger when YOUR OUTTA THERE!!!
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