Still Fear vs. Hope? Obama Attacks John Boehner, GOP’s Economic Vision

Also when is the WH press corp going to start asking when we can expect a budget for next year from the democrats in congress? They only have 3 weeks left. It can’t be because they’re scared can it?

Posted by: Donna | Sep 8, 2010 5:18:37 PM
Donna,
That’s as likely as Goldman Sachs not maintaining the WH as a field office.

Another batch of tax cuts from Obama.
When is he going to get the point – tax cuts do not create jobs
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Neither does a stimulus.

Funny how obama fails to mention healthscam.
I can’t imagine why. It was such an awesome bill. Yet Dems don’t even mention it. Almost like they want to avoid it or something…

“Is that why he put forth yet another new idea that mirrored what Orszag said just this morning? Cut spending back to the 2008 budget (a budget Obama voted in favor of), extend all tax cuts for 2 years.”
Except that is not a new idea and it also misrepresents what Orszag said.
The GOP has been clambering to make Bush tax cuts permanent since they were enacted. It was even an issue in the 2008 election.
Orszag offered extending all tax cuts as political advice of compromise to make sure the middle class tax cuts remain.
From his editorial.
” Ideally only the middle-class tax cuts would be continued for now. Getting a deal in Congress, though, may require keeping the high-income tax cuts, too. And that would still be worth it.”
And I am willing to bet big money that Boehner does not want all tax cuts to expire in two years as Orszag recommended or that right wing bugaboo the VAT that Orszag also brought up.

Posted by: Ryan C | Sep 8, 2010 5:34:24 PM
Feel free to send in more money than you already do. Perhaps Rangel and Geithner can help you out.

Obama just gave his same stump speech from two years ago–and he wasn’t even able to fill up an arena at a community college.
ROTFLMAO

Obama reminds me of child—-always whinning about someone else.

So, Obama must be convinced Boehner will be the Speaker of the House come January.
Take that, Nancy.
LOL

Does anyone actually believe a word this guy says any more?
He’s a con man. Nothing more.
Get lost Obama. Soon. Very soon.

“Where did the President come up with the latest “stimulus”?”
Most of them are ideas kicked around by Republicans.
The Republican response to Obama’s proposal incorporating their ideas?
Why rejection of course.
Can’t have the economy do well before the elections, that might hurt their chances of getting back into power.

Obama: “no new ideas”
Apparently, Obama is admitting that his ideas are insufficient to promote recovery. Why would Boehner have to propose “new ideas” if Obama has already proposed the right ones?
To use Obama’s analogy: if the car in the ditch is already fixed, why is Obama asking Boehner to fix it again?
Obama’s rhetoric is beyond repetitive, he may believe that if he says it enough times, people will jump on his bandwagon. Instead, people are seeing how illogical the rhetoric is. Why isn’t Obama able to see even the most basic issues — that any additional spending, much less the $50 billion he proposes, is not “paid for” as he claims.
The irony is, Obama proposes to do more of the same — $50 billion in ‘infrastructure’ spending, while expecting different results. Isn’t it Obama who is demonstrably insane for proposing more of the same?

Most divisive president ever.
His level of stark partisanship and hate for the majority of Americans, which according to Gallop are firmly center right, is staggering.
Unite, Americans, and vote in November.

“His level of stark partisanship and hate for the majority of Americans, which according to Gallop are firmly center right, is staggering”
Since you mentioned Gallup, in their latest generic ballot the Democrats have pulled even again….apparently convincing people the party who wrecked the economy is the one who will be best able to fix it again is a tougher sell than right-wingers have anticipated.

Fact check – President G.W. Bush & the Republicans & their legacy
On Jan. 12, 2009, at his last press conference as president, George W. Bush reflected on key policies — defending some, acknowledging some mistakes and noting that some just didn’t turn out as intended. Below are quotes from his exchanges with reporters, as well as background on each issue: • The economy • Unemployment
“Look, I inherited a recession, I’m ending on a recession.” (GWBush)
THE FACTS: There have been two recessions during Bush’s time in office. The first was a relatively mild downturn that began in March 2001 and lasted eight months, ending in November 2001. Since the first one did not begin until after he took office in January 2001, it is not strictly accurate to say he “inherited” it.
The second downturn began in December 2007 and has lasted longer than any recession in a quarter century. It has surpassed in length all other downturns of the post-World War II period.
As for his claim of job growth…, job growth after the 2001 recession did not resume on a sustained basis until September 2003, continuing until January 2007, a period of 52 months.
However, jobs have declined in every month since January 2007. A staggering 2.6 million jobs disappeared in 2008, the most since World War II, and unemployment hit a 16-year high of 7.2 percent in December 2008.
Results Overall, during president Bush’s eight years in office, a net total of 3 million jobs were created. In the two terms of his predecessor, President Clinton, roughly 21 million jobs were generated.
Now, what needs to be done?
1) President Obama should reject the Republican economic policies and stay the course to economic recovery.
2) Oppose the tax breaks for families making more than $250,000 a year.

The problems with the republican party, they never once admitted what they did to the economy. They sent jobs overseas,
they allowed greed, they caused people to loose their life investment, started the war in IRAQ, they caused an infestation (lobbist control),the banking problems, causing racial unrest, want to privatize social security, accepting money, and many other factors related to economic crisis. The republicans onlt care about getting re-elected yet they done nothing to prevent the last 8 years of economic destruction. It is impossible for a new president for 1 1/2 years cause this mess. I think because the new president is none white is the reason they attack him. The republicans are not thinking about the people in this country because they are spending all of their time attacking Obama. We do not have time for racial divide, the country is hurting;caused by the republicans. Do your research on tyhe republicans for the 8 years in office,what did they really do?
You remember the days when people hired
maids to clean their housse and take care of their children, and cook their food. Well, this is the same situation, clean up your mess you made.

Boehner and the other GOP offer no solutions to the mess they and Bush made. Obama does. Borrowing to build infrastructure creates durable goods plus employment for the people a decade of GOP governance has nearly destroyed. If tax cuts for the rich is a good idea why did it lead to this depression?
GOP, examine your consciences. Be human. Be real.

“I have worked for small businesses as an Accountant and have my own small business and we will invest in equipment, bring on a new employee whatever to keep profit below the $250K mark to not pay the increase if we are that close to the $250,000 profit amount. JUST WHAT WE NEED INVESTMENT IN BUSINESS AND JOBS CREATED. THIS is the only way that will happen. Small business hate paying taxes most of all so they will spend to decrease profit to avoid that.”
Most of the right wingers here only have experience with small business when the RNC made them independent contractors.

Tax cuts for rich cost over ten times investing in infrastructure.
This is the Obama we need to see.
Simple.
Sound bites for a media not into long quotes.

Ryan C: “Most of the right wingers here only have experience with small business when the RNC made them independent contractors.”
Are you speaking from experience, or is this one of your talking points? I think it is unlikely that you are a small business owner, and it would be extra cynical to stereotype your opponents using unsubstantiated anecdotes from this board.
The important question is: why isn’t Obama on the offensive against Republicans? Republicans have not been in control of congress. But the Democrats can only pass ‘emergency’ spending bills in an attempt to compensate for a poor economy.
This is not leadership from Democrats, it is defensively flailing in the wind. Obama is trying to promote the idea that we are headed in the right direction, and at the same time he says we have a crisis created by Republicans. He will not acknowledge that it is Obama that claims that the economy is not recovering fast enough using his own measures, despite his own policies.
It is not wrong to question Obama, especially when he acknowledges that his plans are not working. But it is too much when he reserves the benefit of the doubt exclusively for himself.
So there is reason to be cynical when Obama says those ‘new ideas’ that the Republicans “don’t” have are worse than the “new” idea of spending additional $50 billon on infrastructure — which was exactly what the stimulus was for in the first place. And then he tries to adopt (in part) tax cuts that the Republicans have been proposing for months.
It is only prudent to be critical about what Obama is saying, because it flies in the face of logic.

Posted by: Nephron | Sep 8, 2010 8:35:13 PM
Another variation on the old right-wing wealth=success argument. Honest hard working middle class folks who are dedicated spouses, parents and members of their communities are as successful in life as anybody can be.

“I suspect that you are a New York state employee living off the fat of the private sector that pays the exorbitant taxes of your state.”
ROFLMAO!
Time to change from tin foil to aluminum there Nephie.

NoBo ought to be thankful the Republicans are taking control of the Congress this November. It’s his only chance at redemption for his presidency. Remember how the Republicans made Clinton look like a super star president. Obama can only hope for as much. Yet, this dude continues to berate the very people who can save his hide. Ironic, insensitive and downright dumb.

” It’s 2008 again.” – tchanta
Nope.
I just checked my computer calendar, it’s Thursday, the 9th of September 2010.