Obama's budget speech
 

On C-Span 3 right now.

Well, no denying, he's gone all progressive and class warfare on the Republicans! Yikes! Way to rally your base!

"I refuse to renew the Bush tax cuts".

Eliminate tax loopholes for wealthy and corporates.

The Republicans' heads are gonna explode. The two parties are so far apart, idealogically. He's certainly outlining Democratic principles far more strongly than he has done recently.

It's all bullsh1t. He's done a fairly lousy job and now he's back to campaigning. You'll hear him use Bush's name a lot more now; blaming his lack of leadership on what he "inherited."

What you wont hear is any talk about his health care "accomplishments" which was a total piece of sh1t legislation. He could have gotten just about anything through in the first 500 days but he sold out for the quick and easy score.

He's going back to the base because he's polling lousy in the middle and he lacks political courage. If he had any stones, he'd have proposed spending cuts of 2x what went through last week on top of his tax increase proposals.

No doubt he is saving the modest improvements in the economy and unemployment and the stock market recovery as his appeal to the independents for next year.

His speech was empty rhetorc. If he was going to end the Bush cuts, he'd have fought for it when he actually could have gotten it passed, not now.

That's a nice bunch of "I don't like Obama" whining. It doesn't sound like you listened to the speech yourself (or you missed the several parts where he did discuss the value of the health care act and what it does for Medicare, etc). What did you think of the substance? For example, what do you think of the Bush tax cuts expiring?

Didnt obama just renew them? He should definately not be calling them the Bush tax cuts anymore.


And whats the deal with you not liking the word ObamaCare but using the words "Bush Tax Cuts" over and over. its the same thing.

From Drudgereport:

"Obama calls new taxes 'spending reductions in the tax code'"

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/0...t/?mod=WSJBlog

Obviously, Obama reads Riot's rantings where "taxes are income" and "tax breaks are spending". Bass ackwards, par for the liberal course.

And the "moderate Republican" course, too, btw (although those are now called "independents")

The two political parties are the furthest apart, idealogically, they've been in some time. Obama clearly delineated the Democratic principles. The Republicans today have doubled-down on the Ryan plan, and are rushing to pass it through the House (although clearly it could never pass the Senate). It's a clear choice voters can make.

Here's that exact quote Drudge is talking about:

Both lower all tax rates and lower the deficit by eliminating loopholes and instituting a fairer tax system? Yeah. I like that.

All well and good to say...until it comes up and gets debated and the GOP counts on him to cave into almost everything they want (which is a sure thing, like he always does), and it'll wind up looking just like Ryan's plan when they're done having their way with him yet again.

Color me unimpressed.

:tro: there's still hope for you yet Brian ;)

Oh and apparently the VP wasn't that impressed either

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video...peech-13367372

what about the wars? or are we all home? What about gay marriage? What about Gitmo? When do we all get Obamacare?

We have $4 dollar soon to be $5 dollar/gal gas, he wants to tax big corps but GAVE tax money to GM? Freddie, Fannie and foreign banks? Cash for clunkers? Unemployment still the same. And what does he have in his hand? Pure bluff!

Tax EVERYONE,!!!!! no exceptions or write-offs at 30% and see who cries!

Ha, unfortunately, Obama's lack of spine probably won't push me in the direction that would make you consider me a "success." :)

we'll have $5/gal gas summer of 2012 just in time for the election. but this summer gas will cost less memorial day than it does on easter. see if i'm wrong.

and btw: "$5 dollar" is as redundant as reading your posts after watching fox.

I read the transcript of the speech; don't have the time to listen for 30 minutes.

I voted for the Obama. He's been a massive disappointment.

1. The value of the health care act is negligible. Look he could have gotten anything passed last year, including several components of HC that actually would have slowed the growth of cost. But he was too much of a coward.

2. Ain't noone serious about chaqnging medicare drastically. Increasing cost sharing for beneficiaries is probably appropriate.

The Dems are gunna run on the "GOP wants to take away your Medicare" now. You heard that I'm sure.

3. Obama's time to change taxes has passed. It is now re-election time.

Only the most far-left are happy with Obama and willing to defend him like you.

The rest of us see him for what he is; a pretty smart and lucky guy who has a great political machine but who is an absolute coward as a sitting president.

Too bad.

We met at the Bcup at SA when GBBob hit that longshot in the marathon...You're AOK and love horse racing - we can co-exist :p:tro:

Maybe one day it won't be so redundant and we will start harvesting our own oil. To think of the green house gases that would be saved if oil was pumped, refined and transported via pipe here instead of shipping it over from half way around the world. Not to mention the benefit of no longer supporting our Muslim enemies. Works for both sides of the aisle so why the infinite delay?

Drudge headline: Obama speech "most dishonest" in decades!

Really wish folks would get a grip and quit with the GOP soundbites, President Obama is middle of the road not far left....I'm what folks call far left and I'm not one bit happy with his pandering to the right!!

I see "PAPER: OBAMA SPEECH 'DISHONEST'..." which links to a freakin Op-Ed piece. Can you provide a link to the the "Most Dishonest in Decades!" or is that you embellishing a bit? Also another question I am really curious about. You mentioned previously that you collected SSI. I'm trying to understand how someone collecting an entitlement would side with the party that wants to eliminate entitlements. I can't wrap my arms around that.

I believe it's called having a conscience.

As in you know you are taking someone else's money but do so for survival. ;)

Is it just cut entitlements that I don't get kind of thing?