President Obama Says His Religious Faith Gives Him Hope Republicans Will Raise Taxes on Upper Income Americans and Corporations

Sounds like one of those religious extremist.. since he provides no leadership

This article headline is 100% false. Shame on Jake Tapper.

Prudent cuts? Like what? The dems have their sacred cows, just like the repubs have theirs; and until both sides decide to compromise, the can will be kicked down the road to disaster. What irritates me is this President demonizing the republicans when the dems are just as much to blame. He continues to divide instead of unite while showing absolutely no leadership!

OMG some of you have no clue what is in the debt. OMG it’s so easy to see where you get your “news.”

“We are doomed if he gets re-elected.”

Them’s the breaks…

“We are doomed if he gets re-elected.”

I’m doomed if he doesn’t.

He is right about cutting programs that don’t work, EPA every state has one so why a
federal one,same with education every state has one get the federal one out of here.
Department of energy how much money have we lost in the last three years alone,gone. States rights here, will save the country billions. Subsidies for oil, agriculture
done. It is that simple, of course, I don’t have lobbyist making me offers. And with all those departments eliminated my insider trading knowledge is severely damaged.

This is truely one of the dumbest things any “president” has ever said. I don’t think even Jimmy Carter would say something this stupid. Pathetic.

“Jeffrey Immelt must be rolling on the floor laughing. Praise be!”===============Your implication is that somehow Mr. Obama is the patent / tacit reason why G.E. currently pays such a low percentage of US taxes ? That’s just silly , like most anything conservatives assert / opine . Take a basic civics class please .

–Your implication is that somehow Mr. Obama is the patent / tacit reason why G.E. currently pays such a low percentage of US taxes ? That’s just silly , like most anything conservatives assert / opine . Take a basic civics class please “–

Will George Kaiser be attending that class as well?

Posted by: catman | November 22, 2011, 12:43 pm 12:43 pm

The OWS crowd is a bunch of total suckers. Believe me, I know!

DemNme, yes Bush went through about 8 trillion in8 years. Last I heard obam has gone through about 4 trillion with no results in 3 yrs. At his pace unless he is controlled he will blow Bush out of the water early in his second term if people are dumb enough to re elect him.

I agree with Obama on the policy. But I think that he has been ineffectual in making it happen.
It’s time for a national movement for voters from coast-to-coast in 2012 to vote out every single elected representative sent to D.C. The only way they will get the message is if every single one, Dem and Repub is swept out of office and we start with a clean slate. They said failure was not an option but they have failed us again and again. There must be consequences for super failure – they should all be fired. They are not doing the job at a time when the country is in crisis. They must all be voted out in 2012. Call it “New Slate, Clean Slate”.

What a crock!!! —- While being very non-religious (almost ANTI-religion) to this point…. all of a sudden Obama will call upon his “FAITH” to assure himself that the evil Republicans will do HIS bidding!?!?!?!?!?!?! —– This guy should just go back to Chicago now!!!!

“Can you perform basic math???”

If you can you know all that added debt isn’t new, most of it was added because of obligations incurred because of policies initiated by the previous administration, the cost of the wars, and because of the financial crash. Obama added about $1.5 trillion in new spending. Bush added about $5.3 trillion in new spending.

numbers | November 22, 2011, 1:38 pm —- You said “Obama added about $1.5 trillion in new spending. Bush added about $5.3 trillion in new spending.” —– Get real!!!! —- If you are going to blame Bush for the first year of Obama’s admin… then subtract Bush’s first year and charge it to Clinton…. the numbers still don’t lie…. LOOK HERE! — Under Bush’s last four years… the deficits went DOWN FOUR STAIGHT YEARS (2004-$568B; 2005-$494B; 2006-$434B; 2007-$342B) until the Dems took over congress in 2007… then we had the following budget deficits: 2008-$420B; 2009-$1,850B; 2010-$1,500B; 2011 (projected) $1,280B!! Obama has had THREE straight years of RECORD deficits…. EACH three times more than Bush’s largest!!! —- ALSO…. the last three years have seen a 24% increase in discretionary spending… is that Bush’s fault?? — The stimulus that was passed EXCLUSIVELY by Democrats… was that Bush’s fault?? — Obamacare and Dodd-Frank and all the costs with them… was that Bush’s fault?? — Get real!!!

For all of you that think Obama is a light-weight. Him using God to get Republicans to budge from their untenable position on taxes is not only right, it’s genius.

Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | November 22, 2011, 2:00 pm 2:00 pm

“Numbers” isn’t very good with numbers. Thankfully he’s not a financial advisor.

If you are going to blame Bush for the first year of Obama’s admin… then subtract Bush’s first year and charge it to Clinton….

POSTED BY: THELOYALOPPOSITION | NOVEMBER 22, 2011, 2:00 PM 2:00 PM

The 2001 budget ran a 127.3 Billion Dollar SURPLUS. Take that away from Bush and he looks even worse.

By the way, you don’t think the economic collapse on Bush’s watch had anything to do with the deficits do you?

“The Bush administration left the country in a free-fall economic collapse, with ongoing deficits and huge debt, so of course its all Obama’s fault.”

A shame Bush didn’t support solar power either.

“President Obama Says His Religious Faith Gives Him Hope Republicans Will Raise Taxes” – ABC News

Which Faith?
Obama is Multi-Religious isn’t he?

“President Obama Says His Religious Faith Gives Him Hope Republicans Will Raise Taxes” – ABC News

Well since he couldn’t get it done when the Demos had control of both houses then I guess his hope lies with the Repubs.
What a silly man our President is.

Obama added $4.5 Trillion to the debt and then blames Bush and the Republicans! The Democrats demand $1 Trillion in tax hikes but will only agree to $200 Billion in spending cuts!
You would have to be dumber than a ‘Brick’ to not see the problem here!
The “Tax and Spend’ Democrats are at it again!!!

“Or, alternatively, you make some prudent cuts, selective cuts in programs that don’t work anymore,” – campaigner-in-chief

Can someone help Barry out here and name one meaningful cut of the kind he describes? He would do it himself but he can’t afford to lose any more votes. Extra credit if it is over 5 billion in savings.

And before you cite the 650 billion defense sequestration please review the SecDef’s comments.

“President Obama Says His Religious Faith Gives Him Hope Republicans Will Raise Taxes” – ABC News
Well since he couldn’t get it done when the Demos had control of both houses then I guess his hope lies with the Repubs.
What a silly man our President is.

POSTED BY: NOZ | NOVEMBER 22, 2011, 2:20 PM 2:20 PM

It seems that you’re the ‘silly man’. Our economy was in MAJOR free-fall collapse when Obama took office. So despite his majority in Congress, the President was not going to be raising taxes at that time.

Also, the knee-jerk right wing dimwits seem to have little concept of what a major economic collapse does to government deficits and debt – never mind what it does to people’s jobs, loss of their homes, bankrupt businesses, banks failing and on and on.

Sure, better for the Republicans to ‘just blame it on Obama’.

Love to see the Republican supporters scurrying away from the Bush economic collapse and its major impact on ongoing deficits and debt. It didn’t happen! It didn’t happen! It’s just Obama!

Liars . . .

Posted by: John

Hi John. Could you direct us to one of your posts where you were in any way critical of Obama? As it stands you are wide open to a charge of projection.

I have stopped listening at all.

POSTED BY: RICK MCDANIEL | NOVEMBER 22, 2011, 2:36 PM 2:36 PM

Obviously you have because you get so much wrong.

Posted by: John | November 22, 2011, 2:44 pm 2:44 pm

You tell ‘em Corzine!

“The President put forward his plan in writing at the beginning of the Committee’s existence. Perhaps if you cared enough about your opinions to do some actual research? But no, your only interest is attacking the President, not studying the facts.”

What can we do to help? Who can we donate to?

POSTED BY: SOLYNDRA | NOVEMBER 22, 2011, 2:57 PM 2:57 PM

Donate it to “Foggy-minded Chuck Blowhorn” at “Am I Ever Biased and Unable to Do Even Half-Decent Research.com”

Donate it to “Foggy-minded Chuck Blowhorn” at “Am I Ever Biased and Unable to Do Even Half-Decent Research.com”
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I can “bundle” that donation, right?

Every economist in the world says you can’t reduce the deficit by spending cuts alone. It takes a balance of spending cuts and revenue increases. The republicans refused to budge on the revenue side because of the pledge they made to Grover Norquist. Now they blame the President for lack of leadership.

Where are the republican leaders, Boehner and McConnell, the silence from them is deafening. The President sent this committee a 3 trillion dollar deficit reduction proposal that the republicans wouldn’t even look at, as they did the gang of six plan from the Senate.

Now they want the President to hold their hands while they do absolutely nothing. The President should just ignore these spoiled juvenile delinquents and do what he can by executive order.

John…so the FACT that revenues to the government grew like crazy within two years of the Bush (now Obama) tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 mean nothing to even deep thinkers such as yourself. IRS data confirm this. The cuts did exactly what the Bush Admin. said they would. They grew revenue. Yes, spending was out of whack. I don’t know anyone who disputes that. But Obama is the King of big spenders; nearly $5 TRILLION in less than three years in office. Bush added $5 T after 8 years in office. Big difference. Even you can come off of your leftist zealotry soapbox and admit that, right? Giving the government more and more revenue will result in one thing for certain: they will spend (and misappropriate and waste, etc.) every penny of it and none of it will be specifically earmarked for reducing our $15 TRILLION of debt. Why do you think it would be any different? Nearly two-thirds of our economy is driven by consumer activity. No one disputes that. So how can you and your liberal faithful believe that shrinking consumers’ paychecks can be good for our economic recovery? On it’s face it makes absolutely no sense. It makes no sense in economic terms. It makes no sense politically, unless demonizing taxpayers makes sense. The reality none of you or your liberal news outlets report is that deficits do matter. Krugman thinks it’s all Monopoly money. Imagine a pie with a greater and greater slice of it going just to pay interest on the debt. No amount of taxation could ever be achieved to overcome the built-in deficits of this president. $1.2 trillion over 10 years is a joke. It’s not even ONE YEAR of Obama’s deficits. How a country of 307 million can’t elect 535 people who understand what’s at stake is mind boggling. How can we allow this to continue if we claim to love our country?

The Bush tax cuts are probably the single biggest driver of our debt.
Here’s some more numbers:
The size of the economy has doubled since 1980, but wages and benefits for working class Americans have barely increased. Nearly all of the nation’s gain in wealth has gone to the very very rich, and mostly because of policies put in place by Republican servants like Bush. Do you really think the electorate should believe that all the gains in wealth of the entire nation for the last 30 years should go to a tiny fraction of the population? Working class Americans are perfectly justified in believing otherwise.

“Many millionaires and billionaires have basically said ‘go ahead, tax us, we can afford it, it’s not a problem’. Those millionaires and billionaires are the people who made off like bandits over the past decade while the rest of us sank further.”

When will GE send in their check?

POSTED BY: 14B | NOVEMBER 22, 2011, 3:46 PM 3:46 PM

As soon as the Republicans quit blocking attempts tax corporations and the super rich.

I see the same old rants on these boards. Remember the eight Bush years? remember the war, not closing our borders, the mortgage scandal…lending money to people who couldn’t afford homes? So much going on and so much looking the other way. Remember all the people saying they wanted the GOP out? Now we want them in? Come on people be reasonable. None of them are perfect but when the Congress acts like toddlers, perhaps the time has come to get them all out, not give them pensions or perks, stop giving money to other countries and trying to be reasonable instead of name calling and constantly trashing this president. The internet makes it so easy to post everything you want regardless if it is true or not. People don’t care about the facts, they just trash and bash…well if the GOP get in again I don’t want to see one post on these boards complaining. After all you say it’s all Pres. Obama’s fault so if he is gone and they are in everything will be FANTASYLAND. People take no blame themselves…I know many who spent way beyond their means, then they want the government to help them while saying they want less government. This country is so hateful and divided, I’m really ashamed. We really are the laughing stock of the world.

No WAY corporations or the wealthy should pay more taxes. Freedom from taxes is Maximized Liberty. Earnings are MY property, and taking MY money is theft! It’s not MY fault there are so many lazy poor or unemployed. If these moochers paid more in taxes, they would have “skin in the game” like the real job producers. I never agreed to participate in FDR’s so-called social safety net. Tear it DOWN!

After all, it’s the Invisible Hand of the Free Market that molds responsibility – just look at all the value created over the past decade by those job producers on Wall Street! Time to repeal Nanny State job-killing regulations on breathable air and drinkable water. Break apart the FDA, the EPA and the Department of Education – The free market will determine what needs to be done after millions of public employees are fired.

And no more coddling kids with free lunches and education! The Constitution plainly shows it was our Founding Fathers’ framework that allows nine year olds to work in the coal mines. Corporate feudalism is part of True Law, far better than Obama’s wasteful tax spending proposals to create jobs for the unemployed. Time to take this nation back to the freedoms of the 18th century by voting in more Republicans.

Posted by: George Kaiser

If you really want to be funny pretend you’re Grover Norquist and tell us how those Republican leashed peons on the ‘super deficit committee’ had any freedom at all to negotiate revenue increases.

As someone said “it’s not politics anymore it’s a religion. The republicans are so hung up on ideology that they can’t see the forest for the trees. They equate revenue increase with the second coming of Christ. I won’t compromise on my religion but the debt and deficit is not my pathway to heaven or hell. If it takes compromise to get our country moving again then lets compromise and quit pledging our conscience to people like Grover Norquist. Who do the republicans think this guy is, Saint Peter or Moses and his policies were written on Mt Sinai on stone tablets?

Posted by: George Kaiser

No, if you really want to be funny pretend you’re Newt Gingrich and tell us why you took millions of dollars from Freddie Mac. It’ll be a riot.

I can’t believe again the Republicans are putting the country into more jeopardy just to coddle millionaires and billionaires. Their ideological idiocy is killing the country.
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That’s what Republicans do. They hire people who only have corporate interests in mind. I’ve seen it myself.

Peter Orszag, then you must be real proud of Obam hiring Jeff Immelt, paying back his pals with tax payer money, Solyndra comes to mind and arming drug dealers, Fast and Furious comes to mind, all the closed door meetings, dirty deals and bribes, the Corn Husker deal pops up as one of those, but there are more. By the way, if you have the money you can exempt your self from Obamacare like the big unions and about a 1000 others. Might want to do that, the bill will cost you a fortune. other than that he is a fine man! LOL.

HAHAHAHAHAHA!! hooo boy! Which religious faith is that? The one where he sat in the pews for 20 years and had his kids baptized, but never listened??

Which Republicans is he talking about? The ones with (d) after their names, that controlled both houses for two years and never produced a budget? or the Republicans with (r), that he repeatedly insults and walks out on?

Which entitlement programs, precisely, does he want to cut? The ones he’s trying to shove through? What’s he saying – “Please won’t someone save me from myself”? “Help, I’ve fallen down on the job and I can’t get up!”?

This prez is SUCH a card.