Obama says recession recovery to take few years

[The Northerner]

SEATTLE — A campaigning President Barack Obama said on Tuesday it will take a few years to dig the nation out of the recession, warning impatient voters that any candidate promising faster results "is just looking for your vote."

The president's economic outlook, coming in the heat of a divisive midterm campaign stretch, reflected his tricky political reality. He must try to persuade people soured by the sagging economy that they should re-elect Democratic leaders now, but he also is laboring to get voters to measure his efforts with a long view, as he looks ahead to his own re-election campaign in 2012.

Darting into Seattle to stir up enthusiasm and cash for Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, Obama spoke as a president whose agenda is on the line. He has pushed through all his big legislative items with virtually no Republican backing.

"Make sure you send her back to Washington," Obama said of Murray to a friendly ballroom crowd of 1,400 people. The event and a separate fundraiser for Murray were expected to raise $1.3 million for her and other Washington Democrats.

Obama's heavy fundraising tour, touching just about every region of the country in three days, underscores the stakes of the November election. It is one that will be seen as a referendum on Obama and on Democratic control of Congress.

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[TK421]

1. This just in: Water is wet

no offense to YOUR OP, but I think everyone out there is aware of this

[Poboy]

2. Wait a minute. Just last week he was saying there would be no

double dip. Clueless.

[elocs]

3. If there is no solid economic recovery by 2012, the Obama can kiss it goodbye.

No, he didn't create the mess, but the voters will hold him responsible for the results or lack of them that his actions have taken to make things better. Unfair, but so is life.

[Poboy]

6. Goldman got PIF'd

PIF=Paid In Full
Corporations get bailouts.
MIC gets its trillions and bodies to sacrifice for corporations.

EMPIRE GETS FUNDED ON THE BACKS OF TAXPAYERS

The people get SHIT ON.

[rsmith6621]

4. NO WAY!!!!!...I Dont Have a FEW YEARS....

....Not when corporations are still letting jobs be sent overseas....not when unions are losing their backbone..BTW What happened to "EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE"....NOT when banks are holding on to credit lines......Not when CEO still can collect large bonuses while employees take pay cuts or lose their jobs....Not when the cost of PHARM product can still climb....NOT when consumers cant purchase reasonable price health insurance....Not when wages are being devalued.

And not while Larry Summers and Tim Guithner are still directing this economy....

[Bonhomme Richard]

5. It will be over when they convince people that they have money....

that they don't really have to spend all they can. Of course all the gimmicks have been tapped out.
Oh well. I guess it will end when all the income that has been stolen from the working class finds its way back to it's rightful owners. Maybe the Uber-Rich will have an epiphany. or maybe the working class will finally take to the streets and demand that they get a fair wage.
What I am afraid will happen is that the working class will just get used to not expecting much.

[zipplewrath]

7. Banks get fixed right away

GM gets an IPO in 2 years
The insurance companies get millions of new mandated customers in 13 months.
Tax cuts for the middle class in a year.
But home owners get squat and told to wait years.
That's the "New Democrat".

[ProSense]

8. Interesting. n/t