Obama: ‘No Such Thing’ as a Shovel-Ready Job
- Posted on October 13, 2010 at 4:49pm by
Meredith Jessup
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During an interview with New York Times White House correspondent Peter Baker (set to run in this Sunday’s Times Magazine), President Barack Obama reflects on his first two years in office and offers predictions for the next two, possibly sharing governing power with congressional Republicans who are poised for major gains. Obama predicts his political rivals will either fall short of their midterm electoral goals, or feel over-burdened by the new responsibilities that come from achieving them.
“It may be that regardless of what happens after this election, they [Republicans] feel more responsible, either because they didn’t do as well as they anticipated, and so the strategy of just saying ‘no’ to everything and sitting on the sidelines and throwing bombs didn’t work for them,” the president said. “Or they did reasonably well, in which case the American people are going to be looking to them to offer serious proposals and work with me in a serious way.”
The president has offered a number of his own “serious proposals,” not the least of which was the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. The underwhelming fallout from the $787 billion investment is one of many reasons the American public is challenging the Democratic leadership this year.
In reflecting on his time in office, the president laments that he looks too much like “the same old tax-and-spend Democrat,“ and realized that ”there’s no such thing as shovel-ready projects.”
But the promise of these “shovel-ready” jobs was one of the Democrats’ main selling points in lobbying for the stimulus plan. In December 2008, the then-President-elect Obama pledged, “We’ve got shovel-ready projects all across the country that governors and mayors are pleading to fund. And the minute we can get those investments to the state level, jobs are going to be created.” Just one day later, the president-elect presented his ideas for a “bold agenda” of “shovel-ready projects,” promising the creation of 2.5 million new jobs when he took office.
In March 2009, President Obama boasted that just “14 days after I signed our Recovery Act into law we are seeing shovels hit the ground.”
At the same time, Vice President Joe Biden, the White House’s de facto stimulus shepherd, said the stimulus act “provides a necessary jolt to our economy to implement what we refer [to] as ‘shovel-ready’ projects, meaning projects that were on the books that were needed in the municipalities and the states that would improve the quality of life for our constituents, the competitiveness of our businesses, but were unable to be funded.”
Months later when the economy hadn’t begun to turn around, Obama continued to promise “shovel-ready” jobs. In August he bragged that the stimulus helped fund “almost 100 shovel-ready transportation projects… which are beginning to create jobs.”
A year later, Biden continues to parrot the White House’s claims that “shovel-ready” projects were putting Americans to work, despite stagnate unemployment levels. “Last summer… we had 1,750 highway projects that were underway — ‘shovel-ready,’” he said this summer.
These so-called “shovel-ready” projects were remnants of the Bush administration, according Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, D-Fla. It wasn’t until congressional Democrats joined the Obama administration in passing the economic stimulus that “we could create those jobs and invest in shovel-ready projects that were ready to go, so that we could get people back to work who literally were left twisting in the wind after the Bush administration drove us into a ditch,” she said in July.
But after 14 months of unemployment rates topping 9.5 percent, the president claims he’s learned his lesson and that perhaps he should have “let the Republicans insist on the tax cuts” in the drafting of the stimulus bill.
As for the next two years in office, Obama says he’s scaling back his legislative agenda, planning to focus less on working to pass new legislation and more on enforcing laws Democrats passed during his first two years. “Even if I had the exact same Congress, even if we don’t lose a seat in the Senate and we don’t lose a seat in the House, I think the rhythms of the next two years would inevitably be different from the rhythms of the first two years,” he said.
“There’s going to be a lot of work in this administration just doing things right and making sure that new laws are stood up in the ways they’re intended.”
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Rapunzel
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:30pmI never believed in ‘shovel-ready’ projects just waiting to be funded. How in the world would a project get to the point of shovel-readiness without already being funded?
I mean really – would you move all your furniture out onto the lawn so you‘re ’shovel ready’ just in case funds for new carpet come along?
Report Post »ClockKing
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 8:30pmSame here. The whole “shovel-ready” mess is stuff put out there by government types like Obama who have never run a project or business in their life, or even worked in a business. They are academics who know nothing of the real world. Worse, the whole concept assumes people are just “resources”, things, malleable work-units that can be shifted to anything they desire. Not human beings who have worked long years to build up skills or knowledge in specific areas. Can a man who is bio-engineer run a windmill project, or run a D9 Cat with the same skill as one who has worked in those field for years, or vice-verse? Only those who hate humanity would think so.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:28pmMr. Obama, clean out your desk and report to HR. You’re fired.
Report Post »TheLeftMadeMeRight
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:28pmIn reflecting on his time in office, the president laments… that ”there’s no such thing as shovel-ready projects.” or “JOBS SAVED OR CREATED”
Report Post »moonlight on the bay
Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:47pmOr FREE healthcare.
Report Post »JGP
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:27pmObama say’s “Or they did reasonably well, in which case the American people are going to be looking to them to offer serious proposals and work with me in a serious way.”
How can a Constitutional Republic based on freedom and liberty work in a serious way with Marxism? It can’t. You need to go Chairman Obama.
Report Post »Sunnyr
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:27pmA TRILLON dollars later and you are just finding this out? Amatuer!!
Bubye in 2012!
Report Post »thefisherman
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:27pmAnd now that the money is gone Obama wants more tens of billions for the same damn projects.
Report Post »rash1028
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:26pmName a subject….and it is screwed up by this President ans administration
Report Post »mallsniper
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:25pmObama says he’s scaling back his legislative agenda, planning to focus less on working to pass new legislation and more on enforcing laws Democrats passed
everybody ready for the jack-boot thugs?
Report Post »GOTT-EM-MAUSER
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 8:42pmNot only “READY” for them, but “EAGERLY LOOKING FORWARD” to their appearance!!!!
Report Post »thefisherman
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:25pmFor the past two years I have had to listen to people say Obama is smart, knowing all along he is a dunce. He cannot see what the average American can. He believes his own lies, then claims to have learned when they are debunked. Yet he still blames the opposition, going so far as to say they will fail if elected. He is at once a jerk, irresponsible and monstrous…and has learned nothing.
Report Post »rmsuperglide
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 6:22pmThats what you get at a overpriced ivy league university, product of soicalist,liberal,commy profesers!
Report Post »BrentW
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 6:55pmSince when do we elect Presidents so that they can “learn” ? Isn’t that what the taxpayers are paying his advisors for ?
Report Post »Capt_Spalding
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:18pmUp Next: Much to the surprise of everyone, NObama admits there is no such thing as a “saved job”.
Report Post »OneRepublic4us
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 6:16pmOne lie after another exposed!
Report Post »moonlight on the bay
Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:32pmEvery time he brings up the number of jobs saved or created, I wish someone would ask him to SHOW where these jobs ARE! Where EXACTLY! Which jobs, what city, how many, specifically! Don’t just throw out some “bravo sierra” statement and just expect us to believe it. Details, details. Prove it.
Report Post »blacksmith
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:16pmThe President will cut back on his progressive ideas in the second half of his term. This way he can continue to blame the republicans for the bad economy and high unemployment. Also he can then take credit for anything good that happens ala Bill Clinton.
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:11pmHeadline….“Obama Exposes His Own Ineptitude” (again)
Report Post »It took way too long for Obama to figure that out. I suspect that a fare percentage of the population knew “shovel ready” projects were a “sound bite” myth the first time Obama uttered it. I know that I did.
Contrarian51
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 7:56pmI don’t fault anyone for believing that there were projects that had been through all the required steps and were merely awaiting financing. Make that almost anyone. You‘d hope the President of the United States would actually have a full understanding of what he was telling the American people before firing up the ’prompters. I’m guessing his pride and arrogance prevented him from asking an adviser or two “By the way, what does shovel-ready mean, and what’s a job?”
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 8:04pmConsidering his late start, do you suppose he has enough time left in his life to gain wisdom? He cannot go back and get work or business experience and therefore cannot absorb that wisdom. He could take a long journey around the United States to find out who the American people really are. He could read about conservatism equal to his knowledge of socialist theory. He could learn humility.
Report Post »Do you think there’s any hope for him?
moonlight on the bay
Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:41pmI feel sorry for the unemployed people who held out some hope of GETTING a shovel-ready job. Now we find out they never existed. I think Obama just goes before the camera and reads whatever the teleprompter says. A little less golf, fewer vacations and dinner parties and he might have found this out sooner. It‘s almost like he’s in this job just for the perks.
Wants the auto industry to make smaller more fuel efficient cars that may end up less safe in the process. I drive a Honda by choice, but if I DID drive an SUV, I’d give it up when his motorcade consisted entirely of Priuses. Until then, he should quit telling everyone else what they should drive.
Remember when he said we should teach our children to speak Spanish? Wonder how much Spanish HIS daughter spoke on the vacation with mom?
Report Post »davenell2
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:09pmNo, this article title is incorrect, there are a couple shovel ready jobs for anyone standing within 5 feet of o town while he is speaking :)
Report Post »moonlight on the bay
Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:26pmYep, anytime you hear Obama speak, get your SHOVEL READY!
Report Post »workin4alivin
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:06pmYes, there is plenty of shovel ready jobs; digging through the crap that the democrats have laid before the american people. next we’ll see the screw driver ready jobs where they are ready to screw everyone…. I still can’t believe the number of people who bought into the lies and STILL do. the lady who said she was tired of defending the obama administration, I would get tired of defending a bunch of no good liars too…
Report Post »Inuyasha
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:01pmObatardnomics at it’s finest
Report Post »angrymob
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 5:43amObama Hood: Robbin the poor and gettin’ rich.
Report Post »chubbzbar
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:01pm“Obama says he’s scaling back his legislative agenda, planning to focus less on working to pass new legislation and (get this) more on enforcing laws Democrats passed during his first two years.”
Guess that means more of his thugs in the IRS making sure you are paying for your Healthcare.
He needs to get the message — we need jobs — so cut the private sector loose. NO MORE capital gains taxes, NO MORE death taxes, NO MORE uncertainty in business. Dang right he should have “let the Republicans insist on the tax cuts”. Get off our backs and out of our business. Go play some more golf.
Remember “somewhere in Kenya a village is missing its idiot”.
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:00pmI hope his grave is shovel-ready. Semper Fi.
Report Post »GnomeChomsky
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:09pmAnd why is that?
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:17pmFor the same reason I hope yours is shovel-ready. Semper Fi.
Report Post »unionrockstar
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:27pmLittle strong……….u think?
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:32pmYep, after Nov. 2, there will be lots of Liberal heads that just won’t be able to handle the pressure, some will pop and you can imagine the strong odor that will ensue, so it’s best to get them underground as quickly as possible. Semper Fi.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:39pmThank you for your service – when and where did you serve? My father was a career Marine.
http://wp.me/pYLB7-ec
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:50pmWalkwithme – Although I disagree with just about everything you say, tell your father Semper Fidelis from a brother. I served from 88 – 92, disabled veteran from Desert Shield/Desert Storm and Operation “Sharp Edge” in Monrovia, Liberia in Africa, 1 Med. Cruise and a year in Okinawa. Semper Fi.
Report Post »StMichelob
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 9:43pm‘92-’98 for me, devil dog…was on Kinser when the tri-mod was built in OKI, and then 4 years in Lejeune….in 1st FSSG, Maint BN, ELMACO. Even ran the area 4 gym for 2 years on a FAP.
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 10:59pmStMichelob – Cool, I was 2nd Maint Bn 2nd FSSG at Camp Lejuene for my time in the US. Semper Fi brother.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 1:41amThanks for the wishes for my father – he died in the Korean War.
Report Post »George Washington
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 12:40amThe only shovel ready job that I know of is the one which needs someone to wack Obama in the head with a shovel. The difficulty is that it is part time, temporary and, without a future or room for advancement.
Report Post »Capt_Spalding
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:00pmApparently there is such thing as a shovel-ready administration.
Report Post »ME
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 4:59pmforked tongue he strives for not for jobs but social justice
Report Post »angrymob
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 6:05amIt‘s like the get some sick joy out of seeing hardworking American’s loose their homes and jobs…and you know what’s next on their list? Our freedom.
Report Post »RB in Kentucky
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 4:59pmI think the American Voters have their shovels ready to scoop and throw out the progressive libs!
Report Post »Cog
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 6:26pmAt last! Somebody knows what shovels do! :) You’ve got my vote.
Report Post »pscully17
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 4:58pmLiar liar prayer rug on fire!!! Impeachment, is the repubs first act of business!!!
Report Post »WalterSobchak
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 4:58pmHe lied…again.
Report Post »NoName22
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 12:57amThe Blaze does an excellent job of providing links to every single quoted paragraph on this article.
Obama is smart. He understands how to talk to people, he understands how to pitch his position, he understands how to acheive his agenda.
Doesn’t mean he knows how to run a country………excuse me, he knows how to run a country, into the ground. Almost 10% national unemployment, and this guy spends more time campaigning than anyone.
His dad is not from Kenya. His dad is Jim Henson (peace be upon Jim Henson.)
Report Post »LLATPOH
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 4:58pmAfter hearing “shovel ready” constantly for months during and after the stimulus plan, I wanted to hit anyone with a shovel for saying “shovel ready” because I had heard the term so often.
Now, there’s no such thing as a “shovel ready” job? Re-hee-hee-hee-eeeeaallllly!
If there isn’t a landslide in 2012 against this puppet…
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:37pmAll of you have misread which Obama said – he didn’t lie – he believed that there were shovel ready jobs and he learned “there is no such thing as shovel ready jobs”. He had not done one thing that is an impeachable offense – you have to stop the hatred! http://wp.me/pYLB7-ec
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:59pmWalk with me on this one, Obama’s failures are the glue that holds the political center together.
Report Post »My Two Cents
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 6:04pmWALKWITHME1966: So what you are saying is that Obama is an idiot? I couln’t agree more!
Report Post »wright.im
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 7:03pm@walk yeh but violation of your oath to defend the constitution is.
Report Post »Contrarian51
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 7:51pmInteresting defense, Walkwithme, and it supports part of what many of us were trying to say in the months leading up to the election but the complicit MSM wouldn’t allow to be examined. He didn’t lie, he was just clueless. Perhaps next time, the left will step back and see if there’s any substance beneath the style.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 8:37pmI work with municipal government as an independent contractor and I personally saw a Board of Education staff spend large amounts of time trying to write a grant application for Federal funds for Special Ed. The projects were supposedly “ready to go”. They had the State Commissioner of Education on speed dial. Yet the first two applications were rejected because the Federal Government kept changing the regulations and requirements almost from day to day. I never heard what happened with the third application, but I was beginning to wonder how many man hours the District wasted trying to get the funding.
The same thing happened with “Race to the Top”. People jumped through hoops and did everything but hang upside down from a bridge in a strait jacket for the first two rounds, but our State still was not awarded any of the funding. Personally, I’m glad because I think it showed people the shell game that the Feds are running here.
Then there was the “re-paving” program. This grant allowed the city to submit up to 25 State owned roads for money for repaving. The list was dutifully submitted and we were awarded 1, (yeah, one – that’s O-N-E, for the numerically challenged like myself) grant for 1 road that the State chose. And the city had to pick from a list of “approved” contractors. Fortunately, there was a contractor on the list that the city had done business with before. Don’t get me wrong, that‘s one less road we’ll have to pave, but what a song and dance the Feds and the State required to get the “award”.
Our fire department got a Federal grant for a new piece of equipment. Great!!! We’re thrilled. But almost every week, there is a new request in the mail for more information, more statistics, more back up material. At this rate, it would have been cheaper to just go out and buy the piece of equipment ourselves because by the time we’re done proving we need it, it will have cost us more in the labor intensive preparation than it was worth.
And the piece d’ resistance was tonight at a meeting when I heard that there is a government grant of up to 80% reimbursement of medical costs for retirees who are 55 years or older (and their dependents) but not yet eligible for Medicare when a city enrolls in the program. Another shell game. It will appear that the City is paying in less for the benefits program, but where is the 80% reimbursement coming from? Your tax dollars at work, thank you very much.
Bottom line – are these Federal grant programs really worth it? I don’t think so.
So, no, I don’t believe there are any shovel ready projects for the Feds. Oh, there were things that the State governments were meaning to do, like bridge repairs and infrastructure issues on their Capital Budget lists and those got the funding, but they would have eventually been done anyway. No new jobs were created, old ones were just maintained.
Report Post »angrymob
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 8:43pm@ walkwithme1966
He didn’t lie? Excuse me…he said he wouldn’t raise taxes on those making less than $200,000 a year (that number changed serval times already); he told us he would create green jobs – where are they? The only jobs he’s created are government jobs to fit his ideal of a bloated government. Wise up and don’t be a pinhead!
Report Post »LadyLiberty
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 4:56pm“It may be that regardless of what happens after this election, they [Republicans] feel more responsible, either because they didn’t do as well as they anticipated, and so the strategy of just saying ‘no’ to everything and sitting on the sidelines and throwing bombs didn’t work for them,” the president said.
Actually Barry, saying NO to everything you wanted DID work and what they didn’t block is now strangling you and the dems. Now we’re taking back the House – Sit Down Sir.
Report Post »imareader
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 4:54pmHe should resign.
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:12pmOMG,,, You mean that The O was Lying,,, For 2 whole years he was Lying????
Really??? And Joe too???
Report Post »FoundersKeeperUSA
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:13pmI agree. He is a terrible President.I dont belive he has any intention on making America more prosperous only bringing us down to even out with other less wealthy country’s.Everybody needs to read The Roots Of Obama’s Rage.Theres know doubt he’s a socialist/marxist, but this book really sheds light on why he seems to want to downgrade america.The author did a great job pin pointing how he became a Anti-Colonist and why he hates the WEST so much.READ IT!
Report Post »Leslie_Benedict
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:14pmObammy’s job is shovel ready.
Report Post »patriotwoman
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:14pmI totally agree. And so should Biden and Pelousey because those two would be even worse, if that’s possible. Too bad the American people can’t just draft someone to take his place.
Report Post »the_patriot
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:24pmAgreed, resignation would be preferable. He says “in which case the American people are going to be looking to them to offer serious proposals and work with me in a serious way.” Screw that! I am looking to the new representatives to run over him rough shod. I am looking for them to impeach this filthy lying pig, and rollback the entire mess he has made. If that doesn’t happen the new congress/senate will have failed, in my opinion. At that point I’m going to Washington, more pissed off than I already am.
Report Post »Rev. WC
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:29pmO and Joe Lied? Say it isn’t so Joe!
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:30pmAtleast now we know
Report Post »“whose @$$ to kick”
hahahahahahaha
Rev. WC
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:48pmThe only shovel ready jobs are on a ranch or at the circus. This administration is the latter.
Report Post »Robert W
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 5:53pmFlip Flop? Im shocked.
Report Post »*************************
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 6:11pmResign? No. The “pretended president” should be arrested, tried, and sentenced, as an enemy combatant. Then, with the “pretended stimulus” money, employ a “shovel ready job”, with a real shovel.
LILI VON SHTUPP: Hello, cowboy. Wha’s your name?
Report Post »COWBY TEX: Tex, ma’m.
LILI VON SHTUPP: Texmam? Well tell me, Texmam, are you in show business?
COWBY TEX: Well, no, ma’m.
LILI VON SHTUPP: Then why don‘t you get your fwiggin’ feet off the stage!
-Blazing Saddles
chazman
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 6:24pmWe need to draft a new constitutional amendment, PATRIOTWOMAN! One that says,’By majority vote, the American People can draft a new president if the current one sucks, and his vice-president sucks, and the house majority leader is a dried up old twerp!’
Report Post »solaveritas
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 6:35pmI have a shovel ready for Obama!!!
What? Now he wants to ENFORCE the laws he passed? And we are to help him? Its obvious HE STILL DOESN’T GET IT!!!
Report Post »briar t
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 6:48pmCan we hear a no confidence vote in the newly elected officials
Report Post »snowleopard3200
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 7:09pmShovels hitting the ground – loud “Klunk” from the non existent jobs causing non-manned shovels falling over, save for the stink of white house manuer being the only ready job. But then again the white house manuer is not enviormentally friendly either so its useless; just as the actions and deeds of this President and Vice President show their worthlessness with constant spewing of hate, lies, and blame-game mentalities.
Read the Presidents “Dreams of my fathers” and you can understand the anti-colonialism dream and feelings of him, and why he feels the need to crush and punish America for the sins of our own fathers of the past.
http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm (mixed art)
Report Post »A1955Rosie
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 8:14pmHe won’t resign…be careful he’s talking his “CENTRIST WAY” AGAIN…but you know if he’s lucky enough to get voted in….he‘ll go right back to the socialism and that’s if you’re lucky.
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 9:28pmI know for sure Jimmy is delighted and doing backflips because someone has knocked him off the mantle of worst American President in history. The sad truth is, BHO is not up to the job. He doesn’t have the intellectual capacity, temperament or the stones necessary to be president. He’s an absolute disgrace to the office. Consider this: Why do you think he spent millions to cover his academic record? Why do you think that a Harvard law grad didn’t get an invitation to a prestigious law firm (which is highly unusual)? The answer is obvious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ3OxZhXKQ0
Report Post »StMichelob
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 9:30pm“write to the Governor and tel him i said….”
Report Post »“PING!!!”
“OOOOWWWWW…”
Now THAT”S a shovel-ready job…..from “Blazzing Saddles’
Huckabee Gingrich 12
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 12:51amLimbaugh nailed it today: Obama considers senior citizens “shovel ready”.
Report Post »John 1776
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 10:44amTHIS IS A TRAP FOLKS! Both this statement and the one from Soros about giving up on the election. They actually want the houses to change hands. They know how bad it is and that we are on the brink of financial collapse. They want this collapse to happen with a republican congress so they can proclaim “See what happened? They got the keys back and wrecked the car!” At that point they will be in position to take back the houses in 2012 as well as insure a reelection of either Obama, or swap Clinton into the mix.
Report Post »George Washington
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 3:05pmObama should resign along with Princess Nancy and Prince Harry. As for their cousin Joe, don’t worry. He’ll put his foot in his mouth one time too many and, self destruct. Maybe come November 3rd, all of them will self destruct.
Report Post »StuckInTheDesert
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 7:38pmHow come they ain’t no liberals on this site to liven up the debate! This is like going to a pep assembly in high school.
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