red states rule
06-20-2010, 06:24 AM
Once again Pres Obama played the blame game for his failed economic policies.
Dems failed to pass a bill sending even more money to states to keep government workers on the payroll - much like the "stimulus" bill did and we are back to square one
Also, Dems want to once again extend unemployment benefits - that will encourage people to go get a job right?
Even though some Dems did not support it since it would add to the growing deficit - Pres Obama whined how it was all the fualt of the minority Republicans
Obama devotes weekly address to criticism of Congress
By Scott Wilson
A frustrated President Obama assailed congressional Republicans on Saturday for holding up legislation he said is important to the country's economic recovery, and he called for up-or-down votes on the measure and on scores of his nominees in the Senate as soon as possible.
"I was disappointed this week to see a dreary and familiar politics get in the way of our ability to move forward on a series of critical issues that have a direct impact on people's lives," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address.
Obama has often sprinkled criticism of Washington's partisan culture - a target of his 2008 campaign - throughout his weekly addresses. But he has rarely devoted the entire speech to the subject, and his doing so Saturday was a sign of his exasperation and concern that a failure to push through measures to benefit the staggering economy could hurt his party in the November elections.
The bills before the Senate include one that would extend unemployment benefits and provide federal aid to states struggling with grave fiscal problems. It failed to win enough support in the Senate this week to come to the floor for a vote.
Another measure Obama cited would lift the $75 million cap on damages that oil companies must pay to those affected by oil spills. A number of Democratic senators have pushed to raise the limit, now two decades old, in light of the Gulf oil spill. It, too, is stalled.
Obama also said 136 of his nominees for federal posts are awaiting a confirmation vote in the Senate. He said "all are highly qualified, very few are controversial."
"The vast majority already have support from both parties," Obama said. "But most of them are seeing their nominations intentionally delayed by Republican leaders, or even blocked altogether."
Senate Republicans have argued against some of the measures, particularly those requiring more spending at a time of projected budget deficits that Obama himself has called "unsustainable."
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/06/obama-devotes-weekly-address-t.html
Dems failed to pass a bill sending even more money to states to keep government workers on the payroll - much like the "stimulus" bill did and we are back to square one
Also, Dems want to once again extend unemployment benefits - that will encourage people to go get a job right?
Even though some Dems did not support it since it would add to the growing deficit - Pres Obama whined how it was all the fualt of the minority Republicans
Obama devotes weekly address to criticism of Congress
By Scott Wilson
A frustrated President Obama assailed congressional Republicans on Saturday for holding up legislation he said is important to the country's economic recovery, and he called for up-or-down votes on the measure and on scores of his nominees in the Senate as soon as possible.
"I was disappointed this week to see a dreary and familiar politics get in the way of our ability to move forward on a series of critical issues that have a direct impact on people's lives," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address.
Obama has often sprinkled criticism of Washington's partisan culture - a target of his 2008 campaign - throughout his weekly addresses. But he has rarely devoted the entire speech to the subject, and his doing so Saturday was a sign of his exasperation and concern that a failure to push through measures to benefit the staggering economy could hurt his party in the November elections.
The bills before the Senate include one that would extend unemployment benefits and provide federal aid to states struggling with grave fiscal problems. It failed to win enough support in the Senate this week to come to the floor for a vote.
Another measure Obama cited would lift the $75 million cap on damages that oil companies must pay to those affected by oil spills. A number of Democratic senators have pushed to raise the limit, now two decades old, in light of the Gulf oil spill. It, too, is stalled.
Obama also said 136 of his nominees for federal posts are awaiting a confirmation vote in the Senate. He said "all are highly qualified, very few are controversial."
"The vast majority already have support from both parties," Obama said. "But most of them are seeing their nominations intentionally delayed by Republican leaders, or even blocked altogether."
Senate Republicans have argued against some of the measures, particularly those requiring more spending at a time of projected budget deficits that Obama himself has called "unsustainable."
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/06/obama-devotes-weekly-address-t.html