Obama brands Republicans as 'opportunists' in NH

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Obama brands Republicans as 'opportunists' in NH (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama branded Republicans on Tuesday as electoral opportunists more concerned about their own interests than the people's, taking a political risk by escalating criticism of the very lawmakers he's urging to work with him. The newly combative approach is a double-edged sword for Obama.

Fearful of losses in the November congressional and gubernatorial elections, Democrats have been urging Obama to throw tougher punches at Republicans. Those calls grew louder after the Democrats' stunning loss two weeks ago of a Senate seat in Massachusetts, seen as an indictment of Democratic control over Congress and the White House.

The president complied on Tuesday, choosing to do so in a state where two House seats and a Senate are in play this fall.

Citing examples, he took Republicans to task for switching positions on important issues just to score points with voters.

"You're out of patience with this kind of business as usual," he told his 1,600-member audience. "You want us to start worrying less about our jobs and more about your jobs."

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100202/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama

[demosincebirth]

1. among other things they are.

[wryter2000]

2. effing corporate media

Their headline says Obama brands the opposition as opportunists. How in hell is that a "double edged sword"? They can make anything into a "the Democrats are sooooooooooooo screwed!" story.

[deacon]

3. Yep, everything is spun to be anti dem. n/t

[classysassy]

5. The congress and the supreme court

has allowed the media to lie and distort the news,and we continue to vote those self same crooks into office year after year,it is really time the citizens send a wakeup call to both of those crooked institutions."shapeup or ship out"

[glitch]

4. like an infection. nt