Obama wrote a jobs bill, is following through with his promise to take it on the road to tout it,

[jenmito]

is looking and sounding stronger than he has in a looong time, and is at 39%/53% approval/disapproval in Gallup? I don't get it. I guess his numbers won't improve until he starts campaigning against the Repub. nominee.

[MannyGoldstein]

1. Could it be the three "free" trade bills that Obama and

the Republicans are trying to pass?

[jenmito]

6. Could it be the repeal of DADT he got passed?

[MannyGoldstein]

7. Doubtful. Most Americans are in favor of ending DADT

But they don't want their jobs shipped abroad.

[jenmito]

10. It's legislation that he got passed that a Repub. would never even WANT to get passed...

did YOU want it passed? I don't see ANY posts about it from you. Are you here only to criticize Obama?

[MannyGoldstein]

11. Of course I'm glad that it passed

I'm glad Obama was for it, too.

[jenmito]

12. Then why no posts about it? n/t

[MannyGoldstein]

13. Perhaps you're right.

I typically don't praise Democrats for doing what they're supposed to do, but perhaps I should.

Your turn: how do you feel about Obama joining with Republicans to push three "free" trade bills that were introduced by George Bush?

[YellowCosmicSun]

25. Have you ever praised Obama? Now tell the truth.

[Mr Deltoid]

29. Is that the big issue facing America?

To 'praise' or not to 'praise?'

[Union Scribe]

32. Who are you that posters have to justify themselves to you?

Or, should I say, who WERE you...

[YellowCosmicSun]

34. Does the question upset you that much?

It goes a long way in determining where a person stands to know whether they actually ever supported Obama in the first place.
Don't you think?

[Union Scribe]

35. No one here needs to defend their credentials to you.

You say you want to know where someone stands? Look at where they're standing, it's pretty simple.

[Dragonfli]

17. COC agenda:

http://www.uschamber.com/sites/default/files/110905_jobs_letter.pdf

[Union Scribe]

30. He does, absolutely, need to drop those FTAs.

They undermine everything else in the jobs bill.

[MrTriumph]

2. Obama has no credibility. The jobs bill is 1 yr too late. Too much Capitulation.

x

[ClarkUSA]

5. Yeah, he shouldn't have bothered w/HCR, Wall St. reform, credit card reform & DADT repeal last year.

Fuck that Small Business Jobs Act and overhauling federal Student Loan Programs, too:
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=President+Obama+2010+legislation&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

:sarcasm:

Just WTF "capitulation" did he do, by the way, considering Republicans were against him all the way on all the above? Do you have any proof to back up your rhetoric?

[MrTriumph]

22. HCR is a loser, Wall Street reform was watered down. His record is light on Democratic values.

x

[ClarkUSA]

36. You're full of negative talking points but empty on facts. Obviously you could've done better.

Why don't run for President, win, and force Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats in Congress to pass everything you desire?

:sarcasm:

[ellisonz]

37. +2012

[GOPBasher]

3. Unfortunately, with the economy in the toilet, he's going to be in trouble.

I know the economy isn't his fault, but by November 2012, the voters will by and large blame him. I'll still support him with money, volunteering, and my vote, but I'm very pessimistic regarding the outcome of the election.

[YellowCosmicSun]

26. You sure do pretend to speak for alot of people there. Good thing you aren't actually authorized.

[GOPBasher]

28. I'm very sorry. I didn't mean to make it sound like I was speaking for people.

I intended to make it sound like I was making a political prediction, one which can very well be wrong; in fact, it's a prediction I very much HOPE is wrong. But still, it was just a prediction. It's what I think will happen. I don't know for sure, and I hope I'm wrong. I do realize I'm not authorized to speak for the entire voting population of the United States.

[ProSense]

4. Kaiser poll: 52 percent trust the President on defict reduction

link

[MannyGoldstein]

8. I trust Obama on deficit reduction, too

Which is precisely the problem: it's the exact opposite of what our country needs right now.

[ProSense]

9. Well

"Which is precisely the problem: it's the exact opposite of what our country needs right now."

...does this mean you support the American Jobs Act?

AFSCME is asking people to call Congress.

[MannyGoldstein]

14. Does that have anything to do with my post? nt

[ProSense]

15. Oh

"Does that have anything to do with my post? "

...did I misinterpret your comment?

You said about deficit reduction: "Which is precisely the problem: it's the exact opposite of what our country needs right now."

I asked: Does this mean you support the American Jobs Act?

So if you didn't mean jobs, what did you mean by "exact opposite of what our country needs right now"?

IOW, what does our country need right now?

[MannyGoldstein]

16. We need massive spending on the middle class

No trickle-down stuff, no slashing health care for senior citizens.

[ProSense]

18. Um

"We need massive spending on the middle class"

...what kind of spending?

Anything specific?

[MannyGoldstein]

19. A WPA-like program. Money directly to workers.

BTW - how do you feel about slashing nursing home reimbursements by > 10%?

[ProSense]

20. Like

"A WPA-like program. Money directly to workers."

...this:

<...>

Total expenditures on WPA projects through June 1941, totaled approximately $11.4 billion. Over $4 billion was spent on highway, road, and street projects; more than $1 billion on public buildings, including the iconic Dock Street Theatre in Charleston, the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, and the Timberline Lodge on Oregon's Mt. Hood;<16> more than $1 billion on publicly owned or operated utilities; and another $1 billion on welfare projects, including sewing projects for women, the distribution of surplus commodities and school lunch projects.<17> One construction project was the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut, the bridges of which were each designed as architecturally unique.<18> In its eight year run, the WPA built 325 firehouses and renovated 2384 of them across the United States. The 20,000 miles of water mains, installed by their hand as well, no doubt aided in a more fire protected country.<19>

The direct focus of the WPA projects changed with need. 1935 saw projects aimed at infrastructure improvement; roads, bringing electricity to rural areas, water conservation, sanitation and flood control. In 1936, as outlined in that year’s Emergency Relief Appropriations Act, public facilities became a focus; parks, buildings, utilities, airports, and transportation projects were funded. The following year, saw the introduction of agricultural pursuits in projects such as the production of marl fertilizer and the eradication of fungus pests. As the Second World War approached, and then eventually began, WPA projects became increasingly defense related.<20>

<...>

So you'd support programs like this and this:

[MannyGoldstein]

21. WPA wasn't trickle down. Money went directly to workers. nt

[Zorra]

27. Exactly! nt

[polichick]

33. Agreed - direct pay to workers would solve three problems at once...

...it would put people to work, fix our infrastructure and boost the economy, since the workers would actually spend it.

[wndycty]

23. Jenmito the problem is the progressives who do not give him the credit he deserves for . . .

. . .what he has done.

[FrenchieCat]

24. It's because when folks get what they asked for,

they move the goalpost.

When they get fucked, like we did when Bush was President,
then Pres. Obama will get 70%-90% job approval rating for 16 months...
Just like Bush did....or maybe not.

[polichick]

31. Polls are meaningless because the questions asked are designed to...

...manipulate the results.