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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Jake Tapper is a good guy. He always ask tough questions.
One cliched platitude after another. His gift for the banal is really rather amazing.
It’s a sacred text, don’t ya know.
My exact sentiments.
Blame Fox News.. obama or bush.. that is your favorite thing to do.
The ‘wonderful day’ comment is going to haunt him the rest of his days. His staff has got to be drinking Maalox by the gallons.
He doesn't want to give back his keys to the kingdom.
Bending what “is hard to do?”
ABC tees one up for a pre-written response. How dare “this individual” exercise his first amendment rights? Who does he think he is? A muslim building a murder mosque at ground zero????
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OBAMA: TRY COMPETITION IN HEALTH CARE
PHASE OUT MEDICARE AND MEDICAIDE AND REPLACE WITH VOUCHERS
MAKE HEALTH CARE INDIVIDUAL BASED AND NOT EMPLOYER BASED
Saying now he responded to the lone nut preacher because he didn’t want the rest of the country doing what he was doing? WTH? Obama truly thinks Americans are the real threat to peace and it shows!
This really hacks me off!
So why isn’t Obama condemning the riots in Afghanistan because it is a disproportionate response to one American exercising his constitutional rights? Why would the so-called “Mulsim world” blame an entire nation for the acts of one individual—a private citizen?
they probably told him to use those words...
healthcare - we did it for the children
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6884G720100909
Here's to Obama!
What did Jake ask?
What did Obama say about the Koran burner?
Thanks!
Touting his *healthcare*??????????
did he call Tapper ..Jacob?
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