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EmailABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: After spending the weekend with his family in Camp David, President Obama will celebrate Labor Day by visiting Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Laborfest. His first event of a week dominated by economy-related events, President Obama today will announce a new infrastructure plan to expand and renew the nation’s roads, railways and runways. "The plan builds upon the infrastructure investments the President has already made through the Recovery Act, includes principles the President put forth during the campaign, and emphasizes American competitiveness and innovation," a White House official said. This proposal is among a set of "targeted initiatives" that the President will outline with a larger speech on the economy in Cleveland on Wednesday. President Obama will return to Washington, DC, this evening. -Sunlen Miller
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So now he is going to announce that he is adopting the SAME ideas that the republicians wanted in the stimulus to begin with.. What a loser and deceiver this guy has been
OBAMA VS AMERICA
Posted by: Yep I said that | September 6, 2010, 9:04 am 9:04 am
Maybe true blue,Cara, tierra can give us the Canadian perspective on this.
Posted by: Nephron | September 6, 2010, 9:47 am 9:47 am
The Canadian perspective? This administration is right out of the NDP playbook – that’s the socialist “third party” in Canada, the New Democratic Party, joined at the hip (and heart) to “organized labour.”
Their leaders have made famous such expressions as “corporate welfare bums,” “ordinary working people,” “creeping privatization,” and the sly pejorative “American-style,” as in “we don’t want American-style health care here.”
Sound familiar? Happy “Labour Day.”
Posted by: Bob | September 6, 2010, 11:08 am 11:08 am
Salting the mine…Pure show…..Gotta keep those union members happy…who else is going to vote of the Prez in 2012…
Posted by: Parallex View | September 6, 2010, 11:11 am 11:11 am
President Obama today will announce a new infrastructure plan to expand and renew the nation’s roads, railways and runways.
“The plan builds upon the infrastructure investments the President has already made through the Recovery Act, includes principles the President put forth during the campaign, and emphasizes American competitiveness and innovation,” a White House official said.
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Good! I’m glad the Democrats believe in the American work ethic and American workers and small business owners, while Republicans do everything they can to undermine work in America– supporting sending jobs overseas, destroying manufacturing here at home, promoting anti-labor sentiment, voting against jobs, middle class tax cuts, jobs for firefighters, police officers and teachers, voting against small business aid that Todd McCracken, the president of the National Small Business Association, noting the importance of the credit lines it will open up.
The left wing proudly believes in
American productivity and the American worker, and believes in working themselves, so the Dems say, you know what, rather than blaming American workers for the consequences of bankrupt Republican policies and ideology, if the private sector can’t meet the demand for jobs, we can and will because we have roads and bridges to fix, rail to expand, new energy sources to develop, health IT to implement, schools to build and renovate, scientific research to conduct, etc.
Be bold, Mr. President. Belief in the American worker and innovative spirit is more in keeping with the true grit of America than anything the Republicans have to offer.
Posted by: Cara | September 6, 2010, 11:34 am 11:34 am
The left wing proudly believes in
American productivity and the American worker, and believes in working themselves
Posted by: Cara
—————————————— LMAO what a crock of crap.. The radical left wing extremist, only believes that the people should be “dependent” on the government.
Keep Caras post at the top so we can all laugh at her when we come in
OBAMA VS AMERICA
Posted by: Yep I said that | September 6, 2010, 12:15 pm 12:15 pm
“The left wing proudly believes in
American productivity and the American worker, and believes in working themselves,” – Cara
Yes Cara, the lefty wing believes in those values, they just don’t know how to implement them. Their ideas are counter productive, don’t work and cause damage. Take this silly saved jobs spin from NoBo.
The vast majority of saved jobs are union worker jobs and people in the service sector, teachers, firefighters and police officers. Those type of workers are necessary but don’t make for a strong economy when there are too many of them. The bleeding heart Demos don’t understand that it would be better for all involved if we cut back on the service jobs. Instead we have saved those and actually created more government jobs which makes our economy even weaker.
Obama doesn’t understand this simple principal and apparently the media doesn’t get it either.
Posted by: Noz | September 6, 2010, 12:29 pm 12:29 pm
Be bold, Mr. President. Belief in the American worker and innovative spirit is more in keeping with the true grit of America than anything the Republicans have to offer.
Posted by: Cara | Sep 6, 2010 11:34:06 AM
“The survey indicates that independents and voters who dislike both parties are starting to break toward the GOP,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “In a year when anger at incumbents is a dominant political force, the key to the election lies among those who aren’t rooting for either side.”
Posted by: MM | September 6, 2010, 12:34 pm 12:34 pm
“Keep Caras post at the top so we can all laugh at her when we come in…”
Go ahead. I think it would be telling to see all the right wingers laugh at concern for American workers and small business owners and efforts to create work when the private sector can’t or won’t.
As Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said this morning Obama’s plan “put construction workers, welders, electricians back to work … folks that have been unemployed for a long time.”
I don’t think that’s comical or worth scorn.
Meanwhile, Republicans vote against jobs, middle class tax cuts, small business aid, and describe Americans looking for work in demeaning terms (see new style Republican Sharron Angle for examples aplenty.)
On Wednesday, Obama will talk about a plan to increase and permanently extend research and development tax credits for businesses, rewarding companies that develop new technologies domestically and preserve American jobs.
There’s also a play to pay for it by closing other corporate tax loopholes.
In a recent op-ed, Laura Tyson laid out what everyone knows is needed to get the economy properly on track.
Posted by: Cara | September 6, 2010, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm
Of course they are breaking toward the GOP.The only Democrat policy is “spend the money of the people who actually work and pay the taxes.”Now we have another 50 billion dollar credit card charge from the “brilliant” Obama-President Cinco de Quatro.Every day it becomes more apparent that this mediocrity doesn’t have a clue.Even his advisers are shooting blanks.How could these imbeciles put misquotes on the Oval Office rug? It boggles the mind.
Posted by: Nephron | September 6, 2010, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm
play to pay
correction: plan to pay (whereas Republicans think tax cuts pay for themselves, magically)
Posted by: Cara | September 6, 2010, 1:02 pm 1:02 pm
MM, according to CNN most Americans blame Republicans and Bush for the economy, and most Americans leaning toward Republicans don’t consider that a message to Obama– so they’re breaking for the GOP, because they don’t know why…
In the mean time, Dems continue to support the opportunity for work and innovation in America while Republicans vote against middle class tax cuts, firefighter jobs, small business aid, creating work opportunities.
Posted by: Cara | September 6, 2010, 1:10 pm 1:10 pm
MM, according to CNN most Americans blame Republicans and Bush for the economy, and most Americans leaning toward Republicans don’t consider that a message to Obama– so they’re breaking for the GOP, because they don’t know why…
Posted by: Cara | Sep 6, 2010 1:10:48 PM
So what you’re saying is independents were smart when they voted for Obama and don’t know why they are breaking for Republicans?
Spin much?
Posted by: MM | September 6, 2010, 2:01 pm 2:01 pm
I think it would be telling to see all the right wingers laugh at concern for American workers and small business owners and efforts to create work when the private sector can’t or won’t.
Posted by: Cara | Sep 6, 2010 1:00:11 PM
From your posts, you seem to assume that small businessmen and women are Democrats fighting against Republicans. I think it would be telling to find out if small business owners are Republicans, Democrats or Independents. Do you have any data on that?
Posted by: MM | September 6, 2010, 2:05 pm 2:05 pm
Posted by: MM | Sep 6, 2010 2:01:22 PM
Your words, not mine. What I’m saying is that according to the CNN poll you cited, most Americans blame Republicans and Bush for the economy, and most Americans leaning toward Republicans don’t consider that a message to Obama– so they’re breaking for the GOP, because ….???
They don’t seem to know why.
Its not for the reasons that most of the right wingers put forth, according to polling.
You’re the one that wants to turn it into a smart/not smart conversation. I don’t consider that a very smart conversation– that I will assert. Its rather meaningless, and tres cliche on your part.
Posted by: Cara | September 6, 2010, 3:17 pm 3:17 pm
From your posts, you seem to assume that small businessmen and women are Democrats fighting against Republicans
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I would think to people with strong reading comp and logic skills that I seem to assume what I actually put right out there–
” the Democrats believe in the American work ethic and American workers and small business owners, while Republicans (meaning those in office and those who vote for them) do everything they can to undermine work in America– supporting sending jobs overseas, destroying manufacturing here at home, promoting anti-labor sentiment, voting against jobs, middle class tax cuts, jobs for firefighters, police officers and teachers, voting against small business aid that Todd McCracken, the president of the National Small Business Association, has endorsed, noting the importance of the credit lines it will open up.”
In choosing a party affiliation or how to vote, its important to consider what kind of person you are, what values you hold and what’s important to you. What are your beliefs and are outcomes, facts and evidence important to you. For example, either you believe in the American worker and small business owner and their work ethic and productivity and think that it is more important to provide a decent life for everyone , or you think it is more important to preserve the rights and capital of people who own property and the economic elites. Either you understand Paine’s point that the concept of private ownership arose as necessary due to the development of agriculture but that the basic needs of all humanity must be provided for by those with property, who have originally taken it from the general public, and that is provided via equal opportunity to work and make a fair wage, or you do not.
Many progressives, liberals, left wingers and/or democrats are dedicated to the ends– job creation, a decent life for everyone, fair wages, equal opportunity– and if there was any evidence that Republican policies and ideology were the means to those ends, or would help solve our problems, we’d go for it. But the evidence isn’t there.
Meanwhile the right wing is dedicated to its faith in first principles, regardless of potentially cruel outcomes.
After considering who you are, you’ll also want to check party records. Who has a better record when it comes to the worker, the small business owner, GDP growth, job creation, fiscal responsibility, etc.
The Democrats accomplishments and actions show who they are working for, who they advocate for. What we know about Republicans and those who vote for them is that they’re angry. That’s it.
See WSJ,Parsing an Ascendant GOP’s Economic Prescriptions, David Wessel, and you’ll find I’m not the only one who thinks so. (Not the only one, by a long shot). That likely won’t make a difference in November, but that doesn’t change the fact that the Dems demonstrate their dedication to the American worker, creating work opportunities, small businesses and innovation whereas the Republicans demonstrate dedication to not much outside of anger and scapegoating.
Posted by: Cara | September 6, 2010, 3:35 pm 3:35 pm
Posted by: Cara | Sep 6, 2010 3:35:39 PM
So you don’t have any data then?
Posted by: MM | September 6, 2010, 3:58 pm 3:58 pm
most Americans leaning toward Republicans don’t consider that a message to Obama
Posted by: Cara | Sep 6, 2010 3:17:46 PM
Twenty-four percent say their vote will be in opposition to Obama. That’s not an insignificant number, considering he was going to heal our lands, or whatever.
Perhaps they are not running to the GOP but running away from a Democratic-controlled Congress that has done nothing but spend, spend, spend since January 2007. Maybe they are – in their perception – choosing the lesser of two evils. Maybe it is throw the bums out time.
“They don’t seem to know why.” So you are inferring they are voting like sheep, being led astray by evil Republicans?
Posted by: MM | September 6, 2010, 4:10 pm 4:10 pm
So you don’t have any data then?
Posted by: MM | Sep 6, 2010 3:58:17 PM
The proof in what they advocate for is in their legislation. That’s the data.
Your false assumption is that Dems advocate only for those of their same party affiliation. I see no evidence of that. They advocate for small business owners and workers regardless of party affiliation– because they care about providing a decent life for everyone.
What’s telling is your assumption about my assumption.
Distraction on your part, check.
Posted by: Cara | September 6, 2010, 4:40 pm 4:40 pm
That’s not an insignificant number,
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Actually, it is a very insignificant number.
Most Americans blame Republicans and Bush for the economy, and most Americans leaning toward Republicans don’t consider that a message to Obama– so they’re breaking for the GOP, because ….???
They don’t seem to know why. 49% of all Americans have an unfavorable view of the Republicans and an equal percentage said they felt the same about the Dems.
Slightly more than one in five questioned said they dislike both parties.
And nobody seems to understand the Republican agenda– which is actually contradictory and split.
What we know is the Democrats care about putting Americans back to work and upholding our American ideals.
Posted by: Cara | September 6, 2010, 5:01 pm 5:01 pm
I liked this part of President Obama’s speech. It hit home:
“When we passed a bill earlier this summer to help states save the jobs of hundreds of thousands of teachers, nurses, police officers and firefighters that were about to be laid off, they said “no” to that, too. In fact, the Republican who’s already planning to take over as Speaker of the House dismissed them as “government jobs” that weren’t worth saving. Not worth saving? These are the people who teach our kids. Who keep our streets safe. Who put their lives on the line for our own. I don’t know about you, but I think those jobs are worth saving.”
Posted by: Cara | September 6, 2010, 5:10 pm 5:10 pm
Your false assumption is that Dems advocate only for those of their same party affiliation. I see no evidence of that. They advocate for small business owners and workers regardless of party affiliation– because they care about providing a decent life for everyone.
Posted by: Cara | Sep 6, 2010 4:40:57 PM
Apparently, you didn’t even understand my question. Your comments indicate you think small business owners are all Democrats fighting against Republican legislators. I am saying many small business owners actually are Republicans who understand how small businesses are grown. They do not support Democrats.
IMO Democratic legislators throw scraps to small business owners to make themselves look good while the real money goes to unions, especially union leaders. Prove me wrong. Add up the tens of billions that went to bail out the auto worker’s pension plans compared to the billions they want to give small business owners.
Most Democratic legislators are trial lawyers anyway or marry their money so they wouldn’t know a small business owner if they saw one.
Posted by: MM | September 6, 2010, 6:31 pm 6:31 pm
Actually hardly ANY small Business owners support Obama.Maybe Obama’s speech played well in Canada-it stinks south of the St. Lawrence.
Posted by: Nephron | September 6, 2010, 10:10 pm 10:10 pm
Posted by: Nephron | Sep 6, 2010 10:10:39 PM
You need to do some real research. Small business just came out in support of the Obama small business plan the Republicans have been opposing.
Posted by: Steve | September 6, 2010, 11:00 pm 11:00 pm
“Actually hardly ANY small Business owners support Obama.” – Nephron
Of all the small business owners I’ve talked to, not a single one supports Obama and none of them is looking to borrow money ala the Obama 60 Billion Loan Help Program. Business people know that this White House doesn’t understand business.
Posted by: Noz | September 7, 2010, 6:59 am 6:59 am
Your comments indicate you think small business owners are all Democrats fighting against Republican legislators
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My comments indicate that I think Democrats support ALL workers and small business owners regardless of party affiliation.
The box you’re in and can’t seem to think outside of is this: you think in order to notice that Dems are the ones putting forth policies that benefit small business owners– and have been endorsed by small business owners on TV– that must mean I think small business owners are Democrats, and so you want to argue a faulty premise due to your own skewed logic. You’ve probably read a book by Glenn Beck and think asking where’s the data on all questions makes you sound intelligent.
I’m saying Democrats have been seriously working to put Americans back to work and to give small business owners tax cuts and credit lines while the Republicans have done nothing beneficial for small business owners. Most small business owners outside of real estate and construction started feeling this recession before others. They were feeling the crunch under Bush.
Most small business owners are independents. Most small business owners are independent-minded— but Dems are keeping their concerns and interests in mind and actually legislating and putting forth ideas.
Most small business owners are not Republican. Check the “data” again. (Glenn Beck must have told you to have your own data, right? From a respectable source?) lol. You are misinformed. The majority are independents.
(You don’t have any data, do ya? I know you don’t. You’re speculating. )
Posted by: Cara | September 7, 2010, 9:32 am 9:32 am
Small business just came out in support of the Obama small business plan the Republicans have been opposing.
Posted by: Steve | Sep 6, 2010 11:00:38 PM
Correct.
Posted by: Cara | September 7, 2010, 9:34 am 9:34 am
“The box you’re in and can’t seem to think outside of is this”
Noz is a birther….you’ll have to do a little hand holding to get him to understand.
Posted by: Ryan C | September 7, 2010, 4:02 pm 4:02 pm