No kidding Adler!

All you got to do is take a look @ FR today... It's like FAux & Freaks emptied the asylum and the right wing whack jobs have descended here to attempt a hostile takeover!

The repetitiveness of the same LIES & SPIN post after post is a waste of time & energy!

Feisty. my love...

You KNOW I never engage in lies and spin...and that my devotion to you is unabated...that said, I have a FACT especially for you:

Gallup reports today that, on the question of whether President Obama deserves re-election, 46% of those polled say yes; 51% say no.

As for the spin, Feisty...

You may begin...now.

Warmest regards,

Your own MB.

Hey, Bag Boy ... now I'm jealous. But perhaps your choice is wise. Spinning makes me dizzy, and is SO Tiny Dancer.

Hmmm...

I'm intrigued, Anna Molly...but jealousy is the wrong response. Pity would be more appropriate. I'm a compassionate guy...perhaps foolishly, I'm giving Feisty yet another chance to justify my devotion.

I wouldn't say I have high hopes...Feisty has way more capacity to deliver abuse than I have to accept it.

This can't end well, Anna Molly.

Well, I certainly would never interfere with anyone's true devotion. Lord knows it's hard enough to find. When and if it ends, be sure to give me a call. But don't look to me for pity, or for abuse. That's not what I sell. And it's not what you need.

Feisty,

Yep, they are crawling out from under rocks today in droves.

Yes indeed Retired... they're doing what they do best!

Not sure why... but they remind me of a bunch of cockroaches when you turn the lights on... lol

US Navy-

Can I give a shout-out to a fellow veteran without getting my head bit off?

Thanks for your service...hope you value mine as well.

Or is that too much to ask?

MB

Feisty...

Are you really calling me a "cockroach"...?

After all we've meant to one another?

Mixed... please accept my apologies... What WAS I thinking?

What do I have to do to make it up to you?

I'm thinking maybe Anna Molly could serve as an independent, non-biased arbitrator here.

I believe she could come up with suitable acts of contrition for you.

I trust her judgment completely.

That is, I believe I might trust her judgment...

Somewhat...

Under certain conditions...

If there's a full moon, for example...

Whoa... Agreed Mixed... What say you Anna Molly?

And what's wrong with Full Moons? ;0) They're bright and shiny and bring out the worst in people (at least in traffic)!

In the meantime... I guess cuddling is out of the question.... :0(

I'm not sure why I'm bothering... but maybe just maybe for once you can give us the 'source' of your tidbit?

In the meantime... here's a scooby snack for ya!

No Joe- One last time:

Everybody likes a little ass, nobody likes a smart-ass. Got it?

Knick-Knack Patty Whack, Feisty- give the dog a bone.

No Joe (and Feisty)--

I believe that this is what No Joe was talking about, although the incident occured in Connecticut and not in Las Vegas, and it appears that the casino did not receive any of the recovery money.

http://www.courant.com/business/hc-mohegan-sun-federal-loan-20100618,0,4428919.story

Eddie Hall. Thanks for the link, it was a loan to an Indian tribe and not stimulus money.

I don't bother with NJNB much any more; when someone sticks their head in the sand, they can't see or hear anything.

No JO - you always spout out these negative crapola without ever citing your sources. Several times I have tried to google some of the "stuff" you say but come up with Zero.

So bottom line I don't have all the time in the world to check your nonsense - so I will continue to not believe anything you ever write - unless you CITE your SOURCES. Of course if you cite Fox I will know they are falsehoods.

Ellie Hall

No Joe (and Feisty)--

I believe that this is what No Joe was talking about, although the incident occured in Connecticut and not in Las Vegas, and it appears that the casino did not receive any of the recovery money.

-------------------------------------------------

But, OTHER than THAT JoJo reached her usual level of Credibility, right ??

Where do the flying saucers figure in this, JoJo ?

Bada BOOM!

AllBlow... WRONG again!

And Ellie THANKS for the link ;0)

Sierra ~ Flying saucers always figure in ... right after the mummy returns and we find the treasure hidden in the basement of the Louvre.

But what's that got to do with credibility? ;)

Anna Molly - Mixed Nuts is all yours (he enjoys the abuse too much for my taste)!

Don't forget to toss him a snausage or two... rumor has it they're his favorites.. ;0)

I don't know, Feisty. He professes such devotion to your divineness. I never play second fiddle in a one-man band. It's all or nothing for me.

The story is about his visit today in Ohio. Oblivious to the needs of ordinary Americans. I don't think he gets it --- how being unemployed is an issue and families are struggling.

COLUMBUS, Ohio --

Some construction workers are upset that they will lose up to $200 in wages due to President Barack Obama's visit to Columbus Friday.

A construction worker contacted NBC 4, saying he would lose up to $200 in wages because of security measures surrounding President Obama's visit Friday. The President will be near the corner of Parsons and Livingston avenues just after Noon to participate in the groundbreaking of a road project funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

A White House Spokesman, Matt Lehrich, issued the following statement when asked about the issue:

"While security concerns surrounding a Presidential visit necessarily cause some disruption, we're heartened by our understanding that, even if delayed by a day, workers will have the opportunity to complete their scheduled work on these projects."

After several attempts to contact the construction company, Turner's Corporate media department released the following statement:

"Turner is proud to have the $480 million Nationwide Children's Hospital expansion projects highlighted during the President's visit to Columbus. While work will be halted during the visit, Turner and our clients and partners plan for these contingencies and the projects will continue to provide important construction jobs in the community through the scheduled completion in 2012."

Construction workers typically do not work on days with inclement weather and lose wages on those days. Some say this is similar situation because the work will still have to be completed on another day.

Some parents and patients at Nationwide Children's Hospital said they understood security measures had to be taken, but they sympathized with the workers losing a day's wages.

"Well I don't really think it's right," said Danita Blain, whose son was a patient. "They are working and everybody wants to help the economy. If they shut down, they can't work. They're losing their job pay. They're losing money out of their pockets," she said.

"....by telling them how good the chocolate coating will taste in their mouth"

As opposed to how good it will taste in their _________?????

Exactly right.

It's beyond me how the right, which prides itself about free-markets, does not connect the dots between stimulating the economy in a recession and the impact it has on those free markets to grow. But then I remember, they DON'T WANT TO GET IT because it would prove their ideology about government wrong. They cannot acknowledge there are times, like the financial collapse of 2008, when only Government can do something to halt the fall.

Actually, I think the point you sare missing is the negative effect borrowing and gov't spending have. When the gov't borrows to spend, it places a future burden on the economy that grows with time (interest). In addition, since gov't spending does not create any long term asset (i.e. future income generation) and increases the cost of capital (i.e. reduces the available capital thereby increasing the cost of capital...some may call it supply and demand), this pattern results in a contraction in the economy. Of course, we have not even touched on the effect increasing the money supply has on inflation

It is time the left begins to understand there is no free lunch. In economic matters, the govt will never be the solution because it is a non-income producing drag on the systems. If your so called multiplier effect was accurate then the solution to all problems would be for the govt to borrow, spend , and printing money. Ask your hero Jimmy the Nut Carter how that worked.

Oh, this is just so good! Clever; I know Obama's way ahead of most everyone but this was such fun to read--a week's journey connected.

By George, CA ... I think you've got it. Obama has already boxed in John Boehner and given him no way around. Everyone else just sounds shrill by comparison. A twenty-billion-dollar shakedown is just what the doctor ordered.

Wow CA, you sure have been drinking the kool-aid. And since this post got so many votes, I'd say your fellow lefties have been drinking the same brew. How in the world do you figure this guy as being two or three steps ahead of everyone? I support Obama's recent strongarm tactics with BP, but that came on what, day 58 of the leak? Where was he the other 57 days?

He goes to Ohio to talk the stimulous package. So what? He's talked the stimulous package repeatedly and most folks still aren't buying his story. So I could make a case that he needs to talk stimulous because people don't believe him, not because the stimulous was such a fabulous success (it wasn't).

The he goes to the Gulf for a photo op with the grateful residents? Rather tawdry, wouldn't you say? Crass politics, pure and simple, and not exactly the most original idea in the world. But I'll grant you he didn't wave a 'mission accomplished' banner.

And then he goes to Indiana to talk HCR with seniors. And why is that? Because seniors are the biggest group of non-belivers about HCR. Most folks haven't bought his fiscal stimulous story but even more seniors have rejected his HCR story. So he's not in the mode of touting the supposed benefits of HCR to seniors, he's desperately in the mode of trying to harvest any slivers of support he can from that group.

I read your stuff occasionaly and you're certainly more thoughtful than many of your leftist colleagues around here. But this post was a loser, comes across as written by someone blinded by the light. And that's one of my issues with the Obama crowd around here, you all tend to see him through a lens that softens his (considerable) flaws. Others with a different view of clarity see a distinctly different man, and not a particularly attractive one at that.

BTW, my intent was not to be offensive. With the new format, at least in my case, I've noticed a reduction in mindless drive-by shootings. So accept my comments for what they were, a perspective from the right which is at odds with yours.

Okay, he may be clever. Wouldn't it be better though for all of the country if he realized he already won the presidency. Instead of all of this clever political posturing, clever photo ops, and friendly audience speeches, couldn't he stay in the White House and actually do some governing? We don't need a clever politician. We need a competent president to pull the country together rather than splitting it apart.

Bill Fairfax:

Thanks for the comments. Your thoughts from the right are appreicated. They will receive no criticism from me or left-leaning tongue lashings. I didn't see any childish, irrepsonsible labeling or name-calling in your comments to me.

Let me say Bill that it appears you are assuming that I have concurred with and admire all of Obama's decisions and actions. That I support the stimulus package as is, the HCR Bill as is, our continued presence in Iraq and Afghainstasn as is. repealing the don't ask - don't tell policy, his handling of the oil spill issue, his suprme court nominees, his handling of the economic crises, his foreign policy strategies, his call to pass some form of immigration reform, his handling of his opposition (republicans), his department and agency appointees, his attention to equal pay for equal work for females, etc., etc. Well I don't Bill. But what I have admired is the number of issues Obama has attended too in the short time he has been in office and the stocism shown based on the seriousness and immensity of some of these issues.

Actually Bill while the announcement of BP's 20 billion dollar clean up contribution came on day 58 those strong arm tactics you speak of were being applied by Obama since shortly after the spill. Perhaps not directly face-to-face with the BP executives but by way of building public anger to the point that BP had no other choice but to cave.

As far as the stimulus package and HCR Bill let's stay away from generalizations like "still" and "most" . Neither you nor I can be assured that "still" "most " are opposed to these issues as specifically defined. Oh I know, you can point to polls that indicate this is the case but we both know that polls have serious validity problems. If a pollster were to ask me did I agree with bailing out wall street I might say no. The t hose opposed to the stimulus package would have used this information and add me to the opposed Obama's stmiulus package list. But if the same pollster asked me did I prefer a serious recession (that included bailing out wall-street) versus a serious and deep depression, I would have chosen the recession. Get my drift Bill?

And if a pollster asked me do I agree with the HCR Bill, I would say no. But the pollster would not note next to my name that although I do not like the Bill because I preferred including a public option I will accept the HCR Bill for now and as passed as a starting point.

So you see, these terms like "still" and "most" as they relate to who supports Obama and his policies and who does not don't really tell us the whole picture , do they Bill?

I ddin't post the comment you responded too Bill in order to try and defend the stimulus package, HCR or how Obama has handled the gulf oil spill crises. I did post those comments to simply show that while people will respond to the loudest and most criticial because it is easier to be loud and critical (negative), there is an undercurrent of change of attitude that is occuring with Americans that when it surfaces will show that Obama has more support then you may think. And that part of this is due to a strategy by Obama to avoid the negative while staying pro-active (even if you don't agree with what he is doing or his policies) versus the republican stratgey of touting and pushing negativity and functioning with a reactionary tone rather than one of pro-activity.

Is there what some might define as an unattractive side to Obama? I would say you bet their is Bill. It is a side of Obama who when he feels it is necessary he will play those Chicago politics. He will shake people down. He will allow that cold and calculating part of him to surface to the point of destroying someone if he felt it was necessary. Frnajkly, I would not want to be o t he receiving end. But what of it Bill. Do you think anyone becomes Presdient without possessing some of these characterestics. Do you believe any Presdient who finds it necessary to twist arms now and then to get things accomplished can do so successfully without possessing some of these characterestics?

I respect your opinions Bill but like I told no joe write this down. Obama will be relected in 2012 by a margin of 52% - 55% of the vote. And the reason he will be re-elected is because although you and others may bnt like any of his policies and others may not like some of his polices they will be looking hard at the opposition for any viable and valid reason not to vote for Obama and to vote for the other person. And what will they see? They will see Obama who although may be no different than any other politican is pro-active and tends to avoid the continuous negative conflict and campaiging that many rely on in their attempts to become elected. And they will see that their choices on the right also not unlike other politicians have been and are reactive rather than pro-active, and who will spend the entire elec campaign trying to tear Obama down rather than to build themselves up.

People may not like all or some of Obama's policies Bill, but people like Obama, and they will not respond well to the current and most likely on-going right - republican strategies to dethrown him. To be honest I think you are already aware of this.

Anita,

Nice touch. I do not believe polls myself unless I can see the questions they are asking and if they are using a large enough data sample (which most do not).

I feel polls are just a tool used my media again to manipulate how and what we should think. THe is a reason why so many of them are wrong.

When the Rasmussen poll called me Wednesday night, I paid close attention to the questions. Some were fine but quite a few were a bit leading or worded, in my view, to get the most negative response.

While not changing over night the economy in California is improving. Unemployment claims are negative and people are going back to work. It would be nice if millions could "presto!!!" be back to work tomorrow but it doesn't work that way. It took time for them to all be laid off and it will take time to return them into the workforce. Infrastructure is improving through the stimulus and we are seeing more small businesses finally feeling more comfortable about staying in business.

US Navy Disabled Veteran - Retired:
I feel polls are just a tool used my media again to manipulate how and what we should think. THe is a reason why so many of them are wrong.

Thanks Us; that is exactly what's happening. The Majority of us American are really pleased with The President's performance and his reaction and action's he has taken on all of these catastrophes that we are facing in this nation and the Corporate arm of MSM is attempting to re-write his actions and manufacture and milipulate actions of the public.

They are failing and will continue to fail as long as we have access to the internet and technology. They will be dinosaurs if they don't get on-board and give us what we have need to research...FACT. We are savvy consumers and the games they are continuing to play are so out dated that it's laughable.

Jody, Iowa

When the Rasmussen poll called me Wednesday night, I paid close attention to the questions. Some were fine but quite a few were a bit leading or worded, in my view, to get the most negative response.

This is exactly what I've been referring to and we need to make it know to many that perhaps rely on those polls. they are designed and manipulated by MSM to continue to create a climate that will sway public opinion and elections to benefit their selfish greed.

What is really happening is the fact that they continue to use those polls because there are still many people that consider media as being reliable sources-- when in reality they are more than entertainment verses actual viable resources. How many times have we received inaccurate news reports that have had to be walked back and corrected by us? Many times...

Adler-273784:

While not changing over night the economy in California is improving. Unemployment claims are negative and people are going back to work. It would be nice if millions could "presto!!!" be back to work tomorrow but it doesn't work that way. It took time for them to all be laid off and it will take time to return them into the workforce. Infrastructure is improving through the stimulus and we are seeing more small businesses finally feeling more comfortable about staying in business

If it wasn't for you putting this out here no one would know it because we aren't getting a truthful representation from our supposed news sources. Thanks for the report.

D@mn right it's been resolved! Rubio ain't payin'! Everyone else will pay more to make up for this high-class deadbeat!

Hey Pat, Boston - great news that Eric Holder is going after the corrupt conservative mortgage fraud crowd and that 500 are already in his dragnet. Finally we have an honest Attorney General who works for the "small people" against the big corporate flim flam scam conartists.

Did you catch Tony Baloney Wayward Hayward's Alberto Gonzo Gonzalez's "I can't recall" defense yesterday? Definitely sounded like Tony Baloney was coached by our most corrupt Attorney General ever.

Not surprised that Credit Card Criminal Rube Rubio is caught up in his own mortgage fraud mess, he's a tea bagging criminal who is trying to steal his way into power so he can ensure he can continue his economic fraud without being bothered by law enforcement. I hope Eric Holder gets after this tea bagging fraud.

Eric, I have one, and only one comment for you. No, actually, two.

Damn, you type fast.

And these nicknames?! lol

_________

And yes, cheers to our Justice Department. Governing is a process. It is never an overnight success.

Has Eric "Free The Terrorists And Open Our Borders" Holder bothered yet to read the AZ illegla alien bill? Seems like the AG of the USA should do that before he opens his mouth. Until then, he's not credible on anything anyway.

Thanks, Pat, this is good news.

Makes me wonder why the good things done by this administration get so little coverage on the MSM and in the papers. Even my local, small town paper tends to put the negative things front page and the positive buried among the advertisements. Chuck Grassley gets front page, Tom Harkin gets page 4--but the right complains the media has a liberal bias.

Something tells me Rubio hit his peak just before the primary; the steady drip, drip of negative news from personal use of GOP credit cards to housing foreclosures will hurt him.

Pat ~ what do you want to bet that there's no money left to get?

Do you think that the business that makes those signs doesn't hire Americans? Do you think none of them pay taxes? How is this a problem?

Paul:

huh? So, the government borrowed money from China to enact a stimulus that was used to hire Americans to make signs and then the signmakers will give some stimulus money back in the form of taxes?

did I get that right? Why not scrap the whole process? You're saying that the country will benefit from the income taxes and sales taxes of businesses and workers who were given stimulus money.

If I borrow $500 from "Peter" and use it to hire "John" and then "John" give me back 15%, I still owe $425 to "Peter" and I have nothing to show for it. And the best part is "John" is out of work again.

Has the current President done anything which you agree with? Anything at all?

Imagine, indeed. Which is what one has to do with most of your posts, JoAnna -- imagine the facts. Because there hardly ever are any.

JoAnna Where do you live?

Congress, not President Obama. Gave permission for the funds for those signs.

Let me know how your congress person voted for them. Do you know who your congress person is?

Sandy - Shame on you! Silly wrabbit... JoAnna lives under the bridge with the rest of the trolls! :0))

JoAnna,

I am waiting. Each state has 2 Senators. You live in a district, which has one representative.

Do you know how your's vote in Congress? Bashing the President does not sit well with me,

unless the person doing the bashing, has a clue how government works!

Good luck with that Sandy... JoAnna tends to disappear for a while after she gets her a@@ handed to her!

Ps: I hope you know I was only joking with you about the silly rwabbit! Have a great weekend & hope to see you next week!

Fiesty, Have a great weekend.

I lived on North Rush, Chicago 1968 Democratic Convention and the riots.

Completed my education as a Navy wife for 25 years. See you all next week.

I was too young to partake in the riots (actually was on vacation with my Grandparents in San Diego at the time)!

Anyway, I couldn't help but think of the history when I stood in Grant Park 40 years later on election night!

Have a good one!

Hey Anita - how true our worthless LameStream Media are nothing but prostitutes for ratings instead of being like Walter Cronkite and telling us like it is. Well we just have to start trashing our LameStream Media everytime they fail to report the real truth and ignore them when they lie until their ratings tank to the point that they figure out they need to change their corrupt reporting ways. The rail system will create new jobs that will last a few years, although it will be too limited in areas served. We need a national magnetic levitation rail system that spans our country from coast to coast.

Eric: I totally agree with you and I fully intend on leaning on them (media) because without us; they WILL not exist. It is our duty as American citizens to DEMAND that they do the right thing.

As far as the Rail system; it will take Republican Governors to get off of their asses and support the connection of the project. Hopefully with Riley (R) out Sparks (D) in and a new Mayor in Birmingham (William Bell-- he's a Friend) we will make progress in that area.

Furthermore-- with the connection of the new light rail system, the continued spin-off of jobs will be the best long term on-going start of moving our nation into the 21st century. I think that as the project gets under way and the people in the "deep" southern states breeding hate fanned by the Republicans will realized that they are being short changed by using President Obama as the bogeyman.

Eric-

You really need to give a shout-out to Bernie Greenberg.

He popularized what's become your favorite new phrase..."lamestream media"!

And note Eric...I did not say he "originated" the term (but, we both know YOU didn't "originate" it...right, Eric?).

I just love it when you parrot Fox-favorite Bernie Greenberg...

It just shows me how oblivious (and unoriginal) you are most of the time.

Actually...you really specialize in stale DNC talking points...

Don't you?

I was in Virginia Beach, VA a few weeks ago and I saw the light rail system that IS BEING FUNDED by stimulus monies. Without the stimulus monies, the rail project would NOT have been fininshed. Although you are problably not hearing much from the very RED state od Virginia, the people there CANNOT WAIT until their light rail is operational. The businesspeople are already drooling NOISILY over how much business that light rail system is going to generate.

Pietro ~ You surely know that government spending is always bad until it's YOUR interest that's the subject of the spending. It is a scientific fact that the money for YOUR project, in contrast to money used for other government spending, grows on trees and is an ever-renewing resource. The only deficit involved -- or at least that you'll ever hear about -- is that there's never enough.

Pietro:

I knew about this some time ago because I Friend Ray Lahood on Face book-- MSM needs to get its chit together and start giving it to us straight..but if they chose to continue to overlook facts...I'll gladly produce some of my own and so should the rest of us.

Of course they are drooling because the light rail system will generate so much excess business and jobs that the Republicans don't want the hopes of people raised because it will be a victory in this Administration column; but you can BET they will attempt to capitalize on the project, lie and make it their own especially since they've been saying that the stim failed...

Anna Molly,

That's too funny, and yet, oh so true.

Pietro, light rail in Virginia Beach has been in the works for over a decade. Like most projects, it's run horribly over budget and its initial completion date was two or three years ago...and it's still a few years from completion. The stimulus had no impact on it, Pietro, otherwise it might be nearer to completion. And this state went for Obama, it's not a 'very red' state.

Elizabeth, Short Pump VA

Pietro, light rail in Virginia Beach has been in the works for over a decade. Like most projects, it's run horribly over budget and its initial completion date was two or three years ago...and it's still a few years from completion. The stimulus had no impact on it, Pietro, otherwise it might be nearer to completion. And this state went for Obama, it's not a very red state.

Well hot Damn Lizzard! Thank for solidifying the fact that the LIGHT RAIL system was stalled in Virginia due to failure of the previous Administration's 8 year tenure of making sure that "anything" worth while (outside of war spending) was necessary.

Why our crumbling infrastructure and the oil leak in the Gulf is another fine example of inadequate leadership (for lack of a better word) that didn't give a rat's ass about creating ANY jobs but lining the pockets of themselves and those of their Friends. Actually new job growth has increased under President Obama and he hasn't even been in office TWO years.

If the Stimulus hasn't had an impact on it's near completion...then I'd like to know where the funds and the tenacity to complete the MUCH needed project came from.

Nice Smack Down Anita on ShortPump!

Hey Red!

Thanks; Pam is out here again with her bullsh!t. I'll have to tell you all about it later tonight! LMAO!!!

REALLY? Hit me up on FB GF I want details all the dirty details LMAO!

Anita, you are an idiot. Funding for Tidewater's light rail was a city council fiasco. It was not a job for the federal government.

Lizzard:

Anita, you are an idiot. Funding for Tidewater's light rail was a city council fiasco. It was not a job for the federal government.

The idiot was the person that gave birth to you that mated with your cousin...Yo Daddy! Oh I've got your idiot.

Since I've established the fact that your ass is slow-- let me explain this to your stupid butt. The MONEY for the funding of City Projects came from the stimulus dollars. Please tell me that I'm wrong and I'll prove to everyone that reads these postings what a dense ass you are, I'll be waiting fro your response and proof to debunk my knowledge...

P.S. Your light rail funding should have came from a State level via the federal government!

Instead of telling us all over and over how Obama's such a failure, why don't you try a new angle, and tell us how well McCain and Palin would have handled all the various issues 'out there' today? Please be sure to include; Israeli blockade, Iran Nukes, North Korea sinking South's ship, Economic Recovery, Financial Reform, Oil disaster in Gulf, Afgahnistan, and all the sedition being perpetrated by home-grown enemies hiding in the Republican party?

Can you do that for us, JoAnnaSmith?

Drive-by - LMAO... are you hitting the Bud's early by chance? I take one if you are...

Nash & I are having some popcorn and we've saved the old maids just for you! lol

Meanwhile - AllBlow is devouring her Scooby snack & Mixed Nuts is savoring his snausages... :0)

Drive-by ~ Now I'll have nightmares. Of course, I had nightmares before, but these will be REAL nightmares. Sheesh.

Sorry to have induced the nightmares. Bud's all around, Mr Bartender. On the Observer, of course. I'm buying 'em from the money I stole from the rich, and gave to me.

Hell yeah... I'll drink to that!

Another round for the Robin Hood's lol

I'm sure the 12 million people who are still unemployed will be thrilled to see on t.v. those 2 million jobs saved or created.

There is a road near my house that's under construction because of the stimulas package. Of course, it was going to be under construction anyway -- the project was in the works for a couple of years. I drive through it every day. And every day there are 4 guys working out there. That's good.

Only 11,999,996 more Americans to go and we'll have decent employment.

Eric,

Could you help us with an explanation of your continued reference to "limpwristed"? It sounds a bit homophobic? And you do seem to be a bit hostile to women...maybe you need to get in touch with your feminine side. Don't worry, we don't care who you actually sleep with...or even who you just dream about...DADT;-)

Seriously, we all know your are nuts (The Great State of Bankruptcy...California...says it all) but do you have to be such an offensive A$$? The question is rhetorical...we know your do. At least, be PC...not pea brained.

I think Jody's point goes to this. A press conference is very impersonal and though it may reach more people, it doesn't make people think they are important enough for the President to want to speak to them face to face. My example would be that I live on Maui, and the President never came to Maui to campaign. His sister came twice, but he did not. I would have loved it if he had been able to make time to come to Maui. It would have shown his appreciation for all of us on Maui who worked hard to elect him. We understand why he didn't come, but the feeling we are left with is different than it would have been if he had come here personally. (Dennis Kucinich was the only candidate who came to Maui to campaign.)

Thanks, you did a better job explaining my thought than I did.

From what I've read and just from watching him, President Obama is a people person who is at his best when he can connect directly with the people, see their reaction, listen to their questions, shake hands. None of that is possible in a press conference. I can appreciate that he likes to escape the Washington bubble--just listening to the pundits chew and the legislators spat, it has to get old.

I had the good fortune of a two week vacation on Maui and loved every minute. Beautiful, just beautiful.

You are aware that the "Bail Out" was Bush's baby, aren't you?

I remember instructing my elected official to VOTE NO on that bill. Don't matter who's idea it was. Nor does it justify throwing good money after bad! And Bush was out of office when the Dems piled special pet program/projects to an already inflated Bail Out/Stimulus

Eric,

I'm still laughing at both women suggesting that one. If a foil for Sarah Palin and her Tea Party is still needed when we return to the polls for the Presidential we as a society are truly doomed.

With Tony Hayward being relieved I guess real news is scarce.

Don't forget Keith "The Traitor To The New Messiah" Olbermann. You hate him now too, right? Actually, Hillary would never want to be VP. It would make it too hard for her to run against Obama in 2012 like she's probably doing. She would have been the Dem nominee in 08' if it hadn't been for Obama's dirty tricks and race-baiting used on her.

Must be a slow news day; and please, Nov 2012 is 2 1/2 years away. I'm female and no way do I think that makes any sense. I liked President Clinton and I like Hillary Clinton but I looked for an alternative to her--because the Clinton 8-year soap opera drama was exhausting. Hillary is in a position that suits her well, she is doing a great job. Obama chose Biden because of his foreign policy creds, his legislative experience, and his ability to connect with people--gaffes, long-windedness warts and all. From the books I've read, Obama relies on Biden a great deal and they have a good, solid relationship. We saw him in yesterday's WH press conference responding to Joe Barton's remarks. Thanks, but no thanks.

Okay, name a post where I have called anyone a name, ridiculed someone or condescended to someone.

I wouldn't know if you've never done such a thing, but I will attest that we've had a rather lengthy series of posts back and forth without name calling, ridicule, or condescending remarks.

Hell, I'll volunteer to ridicule anyone that uses a name like Chuck U Farley on a discussion board. Hell, I'll even call him/her names, to boot. Seems like that's behavior they WANT to precipitate- wouldn't want to dissapoint 'em.