This has been a huge day for the President and for Democrats.. mark this day on your calendar..

[DCBob]

this could be the turning point. Passing FinReg and potentially capping the oil gusher are huge positive developments. I suspect the President's and many Democrat's poll numbers will begin to climb and remain there hopefully through the November elections.

[FSogol]

1. Yup. Probably true. Now time for a liberal jobs package. n/t

[LiberalEsto]

2. +10

[DCBob]

3. Harry said that will happen Tuesday right after swearing in Byrd's replacement..

who has not been identified yet, afik. That will be the trifecta when that is passed!

[Better Today]

5. I'll believe it when I see it. There are still too many Blue Dogs any one of which

could put a halt to it.

[DCBob]

10. To clarify.. I think Harry was only talking about extending UI..

not sure about a jobs package.

[Better Today]

13. Not what we need, we need an actual infrastructure upgrading type jobs bill more than we need UI.

[sandnsea]

8. 11,000 road projects, 17,000 jobs

It's not like there aren't jobs programs being created.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/06/18/president-obama-breaks-ground-10000th-recovery-act-road-project-let-summer-recovery-

[Better Today]

16. 11,000 road projects only created 17,000 jobs? Something is wrong with that, not even 2 jobs per

project?!? Sorry, not going to cut it with the millions of us out of jobs.

[Downtown Hound]

23. Well there's the problem right there...

We need to hire more than 1.6 people to complete a road project!

[BR_Parkway]

47. That is one reason a WPA today would have to be so different - we build

things differently today, the equipment reduces then number of people who are involved with the hands on work. Components for things are shipped in ready to assemble instead of being made on site. Some of those beautiful old stone buildings and bridges that were built back then hired as many guys to assemble scaffolding as it did stonemasons - now there are lifts and buckets that would do that.

I live along the Blue Ridge Parkway - and one of the most awesome things I've learned about it is that it was built in 7 different sections - not in order or a straight line - they jumped around and did different sections depending on where they had the most people starving and needing work. Now that's a government program worth having!

[eilen]

20. road projects?

I think they employ municipal and state workers. How about some new jobs? Jobs that can be done year round.

[OhioBlue]

35. some municipal and state jobs are helped by the grant money

but usually the large projects are bid out and in Ohio it has to be prevailing wage jobs. It does mean that private companies like local Kokosing call more people back from layoff. I think it is hard to put a jobs created number on road projects like that... if the crews have work, they get called back or don't get laid off... but I don't think it is really creating a lot of "new" jobs. Locally, it helps for sure... and it certainly helps those workers and their families that are working rather than being on lay off, but I just don't think it is big enough to make employers hire many new people.

[namahage]

41. 17,000 jobs in the first quarter, I think you mean.

Last July, we were excited about having 1,750 road projects under construction. This July, we're talking about nearly 11,000 projects working to improve nearly 30,000 miles of roadway.

So, just as it was designed to do, the Recovery Act continues to pay dividends for American infrastructure and American workers.

And it will continue to do so, with the total number of stimulus-funded jobs expected to rise from 2.5 million as of May to 3.5 million by the end of this year.

[Sebastian Doyle]

9. Time for a Liberal ANYTHING.

He's taken care of the Insurance industry, Wall $treet.... now what about the People?

[Radical Activist]

14. In the form of a green jobs, cap and trade bill.

[applegrove]

34. Yup. More needs to be done about jobs asap. Perhaps something to do with

infrastructure.

[cliffordu]

53. Yeppers.

Start pushing that right now to get to it before the midterms and THEN make the R's REALLY filibuster JOBS bill.....

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. 7-15-10

bookmarking

[DCBob]

7. Ha! I guess you will repost this when Obama's numbers tank and Dems lose..

both the House and Senate in Nov. Ok, Rummy, lets revisit this in a few months.. I'll bet a tanker of oil sludge, Im right.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

12. It won't take a few months.

A few news cycles, maybe.

[DCBob]

15. Possibly.. but this does remove major rightwing talking points..

Plus the media is running positive with all this.. at least at the moment.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

17. RW talking points are never removed.

They're just saved for another day.

[DCBob]

18. For sure.. but for now a few big ones have been silenced..

no doubt, at some point, they will try to bring them back.

[Mojambo]

6. I hope it works out that way. n/t

[Phx_Dem]

11. Well, for most Democrats, excluding Mr. Feingold.

edited for typo

[valerief]

19. We need a huge day for Americans. nt

[brentspeak]

21. Passing FigLeaf won't prevent the next, inevitable Wall St-made financial crisis

and the inevitable followup: the trillion-dollar bailout.

I don't see how anyone in office can take credit for BP possibly putting a stop to their own gusher.

[DCBob]

22. Obama has been getting bashed for not stopping the gusher, by golly, he gets credit for stopping it.

!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vaberella]

29. I could have sworn you posted articles that bashed Obama for not stopping the oil

or causing it. But when BP stops it, it's BP who did it and Obama had nothing to do with it. If anyone listened to the Coast Guard, you'd be aware that almost all the moves of BP were pushed along by Obama working closely with the Coast Guard. I watched 80% of the Coast Guard sessions on CSpan. AS far as financial reform it's not perfect but does a lot of brilliant things. But he didn't write this bill either---so don't give him credit--but you'd blame him for it.

[brentspeak]

30. If you swore that, I guess you'll be struck down by lightning by whatever deity you worship

Because I never "bashed Obama for not stopping the oil (spill) or causing it."

[vaberella]

31. Hah...I worship no deity. I believe in human power only.

No, I NEVER said you personally but articles you post was what I was referring to. You rarely post your own thoughts, just articles that target the president. Which is what I said and you so far have not disproved.

[brentspeak]

32. I'm not able to "disprove" something I never did

Now try proving I did post an article which blamed Obama for the oil spill or for failing to clean it up.

[vaberella]

36. I was sure but I could be wrong. Which is why I left it open in my post. n/t

[Politics_Guy25]

24. This has been a good day indeed

But to have any hope of preventing electoral catastrophe, EVERY DAY needs to be like this between now and November 4th.

[DCBob]

25. Yeah, good news only lasts a couple of news cycles as someone mentioned earlier..

But this does reverse the negative slide the President and the Dems have been on recently.

[impik]

26. You can not stop this man. He'll just keep going

[opihimoimoi]

27. KnR....this will send the Cynics n Critics back to the Drawing thingy

[vaberella]

28. You would be right. And if true, this falls in line with his address a few months back.

This is a major development.

[HughMoran]

33. Certainly the world seems a little brighter than it did like 10 days ago.

Let's hope this is a turning point - it's been a long time coming.

[SunsetDreams]

37. K&R

[Lindsey]

38. Right on, President Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[Unvanguard]

39. They won't climb, they will remain dismal, but I agree, those events are good news. n/t

[Starry Messenger]

40. He capped the oil gusher?

Gee, all month we've been told he isn't Aquaman. Did that change suddenly?

[BootinUp]

42. The scientific team he formed has participated in decision

making, I think its fair to give the administration some of the kudos. Certainly BP's standard methods were not what got us to this point.

[DCBob]

43. He got blamed for not capping up, he gets credit for capping it.

so there.

[Starry Messenger]

45. He did not get blamed for not capping it.

Straw doesn't strengthen arguments, just bricks! :hi:

[DCBob]

50. Alot of people did.. many were saying he should have taken over...

sent in the military.. NUKE IT!!

[Starry Messenger]

51. I saw calls to nationalize BP and to send in the military.

Since none of those things happened, I'm not sure how you are tallying this as a point in the Administration's column. That was my original question. But really, I'm just so happy that the sucker is actually capped, I'm not really spoiling for a fight over it, it was more of a nitpick. Sorry to annoy! :hi:

[DCBob]

52. That my point.. he was getting blamed for not doing enough..

and he did not over-react like some might have. President McCain would have probably nuked it... and the Gulf would be radioactive for the next 5000 years.

BTW, you are not annoying at all.. :)

[lillypaddle]

44. Let's hope so!

kick & recc'd

[donco6]

46. I do feel a national mood shift.

So that's a good thing

And McInnis is losing in Colorado, so I feel a lot better.

[Peacetrain]

48. I felt the mood shift .. not on the media yet.. but definitely a mood shift

Even here on DU.. I am sensing a more positive outlook on we can really get all of this done.. all of it..

[DCBob]

49. Definitely.. I even think the media is a bit more upbeat and positive too.

if thats possible. :)