Posted on 09/10/2010 6:08:42 AM PDT by maggief
With his presidency at a crossroads, President Obama will face the media Friday at his first press conference since the spring.
As an increasing number of political analysts predict that Republicans will win the House this fall, Obama on Friday will defend his economic policies and hope to fend off questions about his weakened political standing.
The key for Obama will be to stay on message -- vote Democrat or return to the policies of the George W. Bush administration -- as reporters try to get the president to make news.
Obama addressed some of the most burning questions by sitting down for a TV interview while traveling to Cleveland on Wednesday.
In an interview with George Stephanopolous for ABC's "Good Morning America" that aired Thursday, Obama was asked repeatedly about Republican criticisms of his economic policies and the coming debate over whether to extend Bush's tax cuts.
Obama refused to threaten a veto over the increasing likelihood that Congress will extend all of the tax cuts for a year or two, which would hand the GOP a victory.
The president also voiced confidence that his party will win the mid-term elections this fall, despite polls suggesting Republicans have a good chance of winning the House, and an outside chance of winning the Senate.
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How many things can one person be in the closet about?
...relies heavily on my Christian faith...
Yeah, right. That’s why you go to church regularly, celebrate Christmas, and are seen mentioning God all the time.
This guy is literally not ready for prime time, but he is the president of the united states.
I am going to go in the bathroom, hurl and weep for awhile.
He may be ‘clean’ but articulate he is NOT.
BS to the MAX!!!
“the human vuvuzela”
LMAO! Good one!
Tomorrow is a wonderful day??? What the He**!!
Which gave him a chance to drone on in hushed tones about “my Christian faith” and “passions.”
Eech.
Yeah but anybody who watches this with a shred of impartiality will conclude Baraq is a Bozo
When McCain & 0bama (who broke from his BB game, remember), toddled on up to the WH to meet with Bush, Cheney, Boehner, Reid & Pelosi, along with Paulson & his gang, it was OBAMA who lost his temper right there in the Oval Office about the 1st TARP/bailout of the economy when McCain & The Pubbies said, “No.”
Remember that Paulson got down on his knees to Pelosi in the hall after the meeting. The bill was passed.
Hedge funds out of Chicago (and elsewhere) started the run on the US Treasury, 6 weeks out from the election of 2008.
OMG AGAIN............
Tomorrow is a WONDERFUL DAY to remind people..........
WONDERFUL??????????????
Obviously the beginning of that answer was pre-prepared.
But now he is back to his rambling, “——— and I will do everything I can do as long as I am president —— blah blah blah -——”
Spare me!!
The only reason he used Bush’s name was for support for Obama’s position.
I stole that from another FReeper from during the World Cup
Maybe the islamic calendar is different?
That’s the (muslim) Jeremiah Wright-esque “Christian” fait.
He sounds so unintelligent with out the teleprompter.
“Obama has never cut taxes. That is a lie.”
I hate to defend the guy, but yeah, there was a little tax cut on our 1040 this year. The “Making Work Pay” credit buried away on Schedule M gave my family of 5 about $800 off of our tax bill.
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