OBAMA ON JOBS: 'There’s work to be done-workers ready to do it-I expect Congress to act IMMEDIATELY'

[kpete]

Flanked by highway workers in the Rose Garden, Obama accused Congress of dragging its feet, not only on short-term transportation funding but also on more comprehensive, long-term bills. "Now is the time for Congress to extend the transportation bill, keep our workers on the job," he said. "Now is the time to put our country before party and give certainty to the people who are trying to get by. There’s work to be done. There are workers ready to do it. That’s why I expect Congress to act immediately."

The president called on Congress to begin work next week to pass a clean extension of the Surface Transportation Bill, which expires at the end of September, and of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization, which expires in mid-September. The short timeframes before the current authorization bills expire have the administration pushing multi-month extensions rather than full, multi-year bills.

the rest & video:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/62411.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEV5Z80WIlU&feature=player_embedded

[47of74]

1. Mr. President, don't hold your breath.

These people are out to destroy you.

[Davis_X_Machina]

2. He doesn't mean it...

..though. You can tell.

[indepat]

5. What's all this noise about jobs: the grand bargain struck with Repugs is said to cost/shed

1.8 million jobs and tied the president's hands to do anything fiscally except slash social security and Medicare even more; gee, what a grand bargain for Americans. :shrug: :patriot:

[Cali_Democrat]

3. Mr. President, please stop calling out Congress as a whole and start calling out the GOP

There are some good Dems in Congress working hard to get a Progressive agenda through. They don't need your derision. Congress itself is not the problem. The GOP in Congress is the problem...specifically the House Republicans. Call them out by name fer chrissakes!

What are you so afraid of? You're afraid they'll be mean to you? Newsflash: The Republicans will be mean to you no matter what.

[Davis_X_Machina]

6. Congress is the problem.

He is right. Why was less that the best done when the Democrats had both Houses? Not the Republicans. Ben Nelsons and David Borens and Ike Skeltons and such.

Democrats, in other words.

[polmaven]

12. "Less than the best"

was NOT done in the House of Representatives under Speaker Pelosi. There was a LOT of progressive legislation passed during that 2 years. The problem, as it has been said time and time again, was with the Senate, and the filibuster. The president had a filibuster proof Senate for 49 days, *in theory*. Ted Kennedy was, however, too ill to be "present and voting", so even that was not in the president's favor.

[NightWatcher]

4. You can Expect in one hand and Shit in the other

Guess which one gets full first.

Oh yes, plus the (repuke majority) Congress hates you.

[leftstreet]

7. Why didn't he call for this when the Dems had the majority? n/t

[Llewlladdwr]

8. Oh geez. so these jobs are "shovel-ready"? NT

[madrchsod]

9. that`s how far out of touch with reality he is...

[dgibby]

10. Expectations are inversely proportional to serenity.

He's had 3 years to do this and now he wants Congress to act immediately? OMG!

[Ferricadouzer]

11. Wholly Shit

If you take Obama seriously on his fake subject of jobs...

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. And when they don't, what's he gonna do about it? n/t