Obama Says Home Insulation is “Sexy”

those “kinky democrats”
Installing new windows and doors, insulation, roofing, ceiling leaks, modernizing heating and cooling equipment — is one of the fastest, easiest and cheapest things we can do to put American back to work while saving money and reducing harmful emissions.”
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But you said the world is warming up, why spend the money, we can all live in your tent cities LMAO

CLIMATE CHANGE IS NATURAL: 100 REASONS WHY ……….

Yeah… Getting spackle all over yourself with your crack clevage hanging out over the tool belt is sexy. What an incredibly lame attempt at pandering to the “average joe”.

Which insulation is ‘sexier’? Yellow or pink? Maybe he is more into ‘foam’.

***Insulating is a good example of the right way to save energy – don’t put on a sweater and shiver in the dark, but do insulate your roof and walls and save the same amount of energy without dropping the t-stat one degree. It’s a pain to get it done (never fun to find a contractor and deal with the disruption), but it is frequently worth doing.***
I would agree with you jhw539. Honestly if you have a home more than 10 years old you should really look into updating insulation, installing weather windows, checking the heating elements in your water heater and looking into replacing your AC units if possible.
Granted with the economy down most people don’t have a large amount of descretionary funds to spend on housing renovations, but if you have the money to do it the medium to long term savings in energy usage are well worth the investment.
Thats the only problem I have with the tax credit idea here. People have to bear the expense up front then deduct them from taxes later in the year. If they wanted to help people do this quicker it would be better to have grants that could be applied for that homeowners could apply for expressly for home improvements, with applicant restricts like income levels and such to make sure that its going to help people who need the help and not just to help some guy further insulate a sometimes used hunting cabin in the woods somewhere.

Thats the only problem I have with the tax credit idea here. People have to bear the expense up front then deduct them from taxes later in the year. If they wanted to help people do this quicker it would be better to have grants that could be applied for that homeowners
bobtherepublican | Dec 15, 2009 1:12:59 PM
A grant program is more costly and difficult to administer (a tax credit offloads the documentation work a bit and uses the existing IRS for bookkeeping). I appreciate the government pursuing the biggest bang-for-the-taxpayer-buck tax credit approach first. If the program is under utilized then they can roll the funds into a grant program.
On a similar note, I think the Cash for Clunkers rebate was too high – the response clearly suggests they could have had an even more successful program (more low-efficiency vehicles removed from the rolling stock) with a lower rebate that stretched the funding to cover more applications.

What a dufus!

***A grant program is more costly and difficult to administer (a tax credit offloads the documentation work a bit and uses the existing IRS for bookkeeping)…***
Granted that its more costly to administer a grant program, compared to a tax credit program, however considering that technically the money that is being doled out isn’t private moneies I would say that the goverments first priority should be to make sure that they are being good stewards of the public’s funds, while trying to encourage a particular behavior(improving home energy efficiency). Blame it on my conservative leanings. :)
***On a similar note, I think the Cash for Clunkers rebate was too high…***
Same here. I think they did two things wrong with the CfC program: 1) Rebate was too high, should’ve been 1-1.5k per rebate and 2) the combined fuel economy value should have been closer to 25-27mpg and not 22mpg. The average fuel economy of the cars purchased through the program was 24.9 anyway, so 25-27mpg wouldn’t have been a stretch for the consumers, in hindsight.

There is only one good thing about Obama appearing on TV every single day.
Chances are Americans will begin to see him as arrogant, petty, defensive, out of touch, silly, unpresidential.
And there is a very good chance that Obama will say something totally idiotic.
Insulation is sexy.
I give myself a solid B plus.
Cops acted stupidly.
Doctors take out tonsils and amputate feet to make money.
I’ve been to 57 states.
Shout outs after a national tragedy.
Making fun of Special Olympics.
I inherited a mess.
My plate is full.
Socialist mop.
Please keep going on TV Obama.
More Oprah specials please.

Obama : ” But before I talk gangster filth , I want to give a shout out to Medal of Honor winner Chief Running Water and his wife Princess Bidet .

Just in case the right wing whiners here missed it . .. no teleprompter. Sure, the guy is illiterate and can’t deliver a speech without a teleprompter . .. sure.
Your obvious attempts to smear are cheap. And repeatedly so . ..

Insulation is sexy? If you compare to MO it is. LOL

Most people don’t have the money to insulate their home. People need JOBS !!
Obama just doesn’t get it !!

Most people don’t have the money to insulate their home. People need JOBS !!
Obama just doesn’t get it !!
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I would say you just don’t get it. Many people DO have the money to insulate their homes. This approach will encourage that. Producing, marketing, shipping and selling insulation, and installing it creates jobs.
Do you really not understand that?

This Christmas there will be no money for gifts. This Christmas I will be juggling what little money I have to put food on the table and keep the roof over our heads. Sexy is not what I would call this suggestion. If I have to choose between insulation or food, which do you think I will choose? A tax break won’t help the people who will not file because they couldn’t get work. A refund or cash back will not help either because we do not have the money now to spend. Those of you who have a job and money to spend on renovations, good for you! But those of us that are desperate think this is a stupid idea.

heres how the program works..first you have to have an energy audit..by a qualified energy auditor…….,( very few exist at the moment, the work has to be performed at pay scales that allow unions to compete with the private sector( prevailing wage)most small businesses who are non union will have to do what is called certifed payroll which will be costly. long and short any job created will be a union job. so you will have to pay someone $47 an hour for a $15 dollar an hour job…more fraud and waste.

Tierra, Who do you work for? “Right wing whiners”, “you should listen to Rev. Wright…”, “many people do have money”, “…installing it creates jobs…”. First of all, you are talking about home renovations, which are one aspect of the construction industry. In case you failed to notice, that industry has suffered more this past year than most. The main reason for this is that MOST people DO NOT have money right now. Maybe if you checked the news every now and then you would notice that we are in the midst of a HUGE financial crisis. LOTS of people are out of work and people are losing their homes because they cannot pay their mortgages. How do you figure they have the money for renovations. Just because Obama tells you something does not mean it is gospel. Yes, installing some insulation in someone’s house is a job. However, it is a short term, per incident job, and once that one house is done the next one will require a bid, etc…before there is any more actual work. This is the nature of that type of construction work. So you see, there will not be a line that you can go stand in to get yourself a job in that new insulation installation industry. You might as well say that the answer is to re-roof every house in America. Try thinking for yourself, not everyone is an evil right-winger just because they do not swallow what is being force fed to all us. Maybe you like the taste, it is obvious others do not.

note to obama..HAVING A JOB IS SEXY..without one you aint gettin any period.its tough to find love with a starving women. time to put the elites to work and develop some tough skin.

I saw repots that in some cases created jobs cost several hunded thousand per job. Cash for clunkers, instead of a few thousand pe car really cost thousands in the teens per car and home credits for first time buyers were reported as really costing 43k per buyer.
A tube of caulk cost a few bucks, depending on the brand but you can bet if the Government buys it we are looking a 50 bucks a tube by the time the administation cost are thrown in so all of this seems like someone just “tinkering”.

What about all the cost of security (that the tax payers pay for) for Obama to go to a “Home Depot”?? Can’t he just stay home (in the White House) for a change and take care of some business? I’m sure that there are some more pressing issues facing the nation than “Christmas shopping” at Home Depot. He’s getting as bad as Billy Mayes, always on TV, pitching some snake oil.

Someone shows Obama the GutterHelmet. He’s be in ecstasy!!!

Oh I see. So, as long as a person has a job, then he/she has the money to renovate the house they are living in. The cost of paying the mortgage, food bills, ever increasing utility bills, State tax, Federal tax, medicaid, medicare, fuel, transportation fees and licensing costs, child’s tuition, etc…should be set aside so that we can jump start that economy by getting some insulation on the ole’ house. Is that what you are saying? Just having a job does not mean that you have disposable income. Again, these are ideas that are coming from people who have no concept how the vast MAJORITY of Americans are living right now. I am sure that Obama has plenty of money for home renovations but MOST people do not. Whether they have jobs or not. What is your income bracket? It must be way above the average for you to even consider such nonsense to be any kind of solution to today’s problems.

This is a ‘tax credit” you have to pay for the insulation upfront and then try to jumps over the hoops of government red tape to get the credit. No thanks !!!

best solution to spur economy…end payroll taxes for one year. then those 85% of hardworking people tierra is talking about having so much money will actually spend.wont happen and to simple because obama and pelosi cant control where we spend it. this congress and administation are doomed and might as well turnover the keys now.dont torture us for another year. the dems blew again with t
the american people.

Have any of you out there read the provisions in the proposed “Cap/Trade bill requiring, what will equate into, at least a $50,000.00 investment, on behalf of the owner,to sell his/her property? A federal certification will be required, or no sale. % working or not, where does the money come from to pay for the required upgrades, not to mention the additional cost passed on to a buyer, if you can find one, or get a loan to qualify

Obama’s head is firmly insulated by his posterior.

Obama was the biggest tool in Home Depot but not the sharpest. Install insulation, use compact light bulbs and inflate your tires. Hell of an economic plan there sparky.

Why does Obama have to use the word “sexy” to get people to pay attention to saving energy in their homes? Are we living in the 30s, America? People should listen up – you’ll save money and you’ll help save this crazy planet we all call home. Check out TicTacDo for some easy ways to start. So everyone calm down. Better the president talk about sexy insulation than sexy interns, eh? ;-)

Also, let’s all appreciate that we finally have a President who makes it his business to create a buzz about better personal energy consumption. Go Obama!

Also, let’s all appreciate that we finally have a President who makes it his business to create a buzz about better personal energy consumption. Go Obama!