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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Don’t forget that 16 million of the 31 million will be added to Medicaid with 50% of the costs being picked up by the states. That is not factored in to the total costs of Obamacare.
Maybe he was playing with his glitter makeup just before the presser??
Is that a Muslim blanket that is his backdrop today?
The colors are and the design sure seem to be.
she has that perpetually p*ssed off look that MooseChelle has
Get the 'eff out.
Obama: Completely senseless answer. Something about him being a community organizer and that he is committed to growing the economy. Spews something about getting praise for his public school reforms.
Is it encrypted? What happens if you blow that spot up a zillion times, I wonder.
OK How many questions has there been so far. Usually, 13 is the max given Obama’s filibustering.
His cheap eye shadow has "caked".
what a speaker!
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HE REALLY SAID TOMORROW IS A WONDERFUL DAY?????(Yes, I'm shouting). I can't believe that, EVEN FROM HIM.
LOL you may be right, I'd love to seem him live and up close just to figure it out.
Wow, he’s touting the Race to the Top reforms.
Yeah, Obama, that works - reward the bureaucracy that SPENDS the money and not the teachers that NEEDS the money.
I wish, just once, that someone would say, “Thank you, sir, but you didn’t answer the question. To repeat . . . “
Schools? How the heck did he get on schools? I’m out of here, thankfully Rush is on in a few minutes.
Great!
He’s an embarrassment. That’s all there is to it.
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