Reuters and AP
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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Looks like the poster baby for the DNC. Face all scrunched up ready to cry.
I think it’s ear wax.
“his ‘real ‘ name is Jacob...I wonder why that came out..”
If it had been anyone else besides Jake, I might have wondered if some bedroom endearments had perhaps inadvertently slipped out.
What IS his favorite color?
As I recall, there was no reason for him to interject that. Unless, of course, it was already on TOTUS.
As I recall, there was no reason for him to interject that. Unless, of course, it was already on TOTUS.
Because.TOTUS...not.......plugged..........................in..............
I just found a therapy for the headache that jerk gives me.
I am off to go buy 5 Muscovy ducks to keep my 19 hens company...... To hell with Obama, he can’t ruin my day, he can only count his as they count down to THE END.
Excellent! I called it! It’s so nice to be right once a year. ;-)
During the "health care debate", the dems were insisting that they could solve both problems in one fell swoop. Our biggest criticism of the plan, as conservatives, was that there was no way you could provide more insurance, to more people, without limitations - without increasing its cost. Especially if government was involved. All through this, Barack Obama accused the conservatives of spreading lies and half truths about the plan. Now, today he is saying that everyone knew that you could not cover 30 million more people without increasing its costs.
The thing is, the real problem in the who health care debate was its high cost. That's what families and businesses were fretting about. That's why so so many people are without health insurance. So what was the democrats answer to the health care problem? Make it cost even more!.
The funny thing is, Obama thinks he can set his own benchmarks of success. This is of course emblematic of someone who never had to show any real results in the real world. Health care costs up? Sure, that's the price ya gotta pay to get everyone insured. Unemployment up? It would have been worse without Obama. Iraq a success, despite his opposition to the surge? Just claim credit for the victory. Everything he does is great, everything anyone else does is crap. If you don't believe it, just ask him.
Did he really say that? If so, I never heard about it. I thought he grew up in Jacarta and Hawaii. Just when did he "grow up" in Chicago?
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the man is a complete idiot and still non one can say he is bright due to the fact no one can produce his grades seeing as he got them sealed.
He can mention the 1sr amendment on building a mosque near where 3000 died but he tells a man to not burn his own book on his own property which will not physically hurt anyone.
this man should buy shares in hair dye, the man is totally grey (uk)one day and then the next jet black.
any more dye and his hair will fall out
he actually asked how have you changed Washington, surely you jest not even with this media can they ask such a dopey question
can they?
same here.
I’m just going over this thread now and I am so pissed off.
tomorrow will be a wonderful day
WTF is that about.?
1sramendment to build a mosque near where 3000 died but not alright for a guy to burn a book he bought on his own property.
ASTOUNDING
The difference to the right v the left is that we listen to words, they listen to how good he talks.
I guarantee that if you asked most of a left wing crowd who cheered what he said they would have no idea, ask a conservative and they would know.
That is one of the reason why the far left are dumb and the right wing are brighter.
Major is the only one with balls to go after this admin , call them out and ask tough questions.
This Wendell guy seems like he is another bozo the clown groupie
my 12 year old asked me this.
what did obama get for his grades at school because I have looked on the internet and tried to find his writings but cannot find any.
I had to tell him and explain that non one knows as he sealed all of his past up.
How sad that we have a media who cannot even ask a simple question of why have you at least sealed you school records
yea the imam has a 1st amendment right but the man down here does not and yet it is his own property on his own property.
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