The Liar-in-Chief and Spinner-in-Chief doing what he does best talk without saying anything of real substance

Why does he bother?

He does it for you Madison he is your president.

Beverly, he sacrificed 67 members of his own party in what has been the worse defeat in over 70 years. He made over 30 speeches on health care alone, it's not the message, it's the policies. The only thing that he's done in 2010 is improve his handicap. He's hurt America with Keynesian economics that has never worked, he is divisive and polarizing. The lesson he learned from getting his butt kicked is the wrong lesson, he doesn't need to improve his communications, he needs to improve his policies. Any moderate dems remaining in the Senate are going to move away from him as quickly as they can. He's damaged goods but doesn't realize it.

no ceiling to the ignorance of american people...they can be convinced that our president is muslim or kenyan. That is why we are a joke globally. We don't get it and never will because we are moving ever closer to third world status. The gap between rich and poor is getting wider as rich are being protected by government and poor being used as political pawns. We no longer lead the world........

He spends too much time talking and traveling and never listens.

If he fails to hear the American people in the next two years he will be fired. Just like Pelosi.

And yet the GOP/Tea Baggers still have no solutions, no specific cuts, no plans for jobs. Priorities?

- Issa investigating Obama Admin for anything they can

-Making Obama a 1-term president

- Extending the Bush TAx cuts

- No compromise

This is not going to be bi-partisan ship. I give the GOP about a month of saying all the right things before they go right back to just saying no whille oferring up any agreeablke solutions (if any at all)

GRIDLOCK, folks.

Time to govern....you have 6 months (the same time you gave Obama) to create jobs. Ready...GO!

Tim - we shouldn't be surprised by any of this. Remember, the last (R) President's only regret after leaving office was that he didn't privatize SS. I personally would have preferred hearing him show some regret for the lives lost during his administration....but that's just me.

Jobs??? Well I thought the sky was going to open up and companies would begin hiring IMMEDIATELY with the (R) majority in the house. It's been nearly 24 hours....where ARE those jobs????

They never do....ever They just throw out catch phrases and sound bites because their constituency can only deal in monosyllabic words. Their "true" motto should be "bite down hard nation, this one is gonna hurt" and let the rapes begin

You want jobs?

Get the boot of the union, OSHA, EPA etc off business and jobs will be everywhere.

Seek energy independence by actually drilling for oil, mining coal and building nuclear power plants.

Obama says it his job to make sure business is hiring, perfect illustration of how he knows nothing about business. We only hire when that persons labor is likely to create a PROFIT!

GEESH I know how you hate that word profit.

First, I am not a Republican. I am a strong supporter that this country is in dire need of additional parties which would provide more of a “voice” for every American’s opinion. I vote based on the candidate only, not on the party.

However, I do not understand how a party that specifically and consistently "caters" to the poor, uneducated, and welfare bound, who counts as its “dedicated” voters those that are the least likely to have a college education or high level of skill/ability, that are “taken advantage of” on a consistent basis, that are discriminated against at every turn (otherwise, why would they need this parties trumpeted social programs so badly). . . also seem to be the first to belittle anyone who does not agree with their views as being stupid and/or ignorant and unable to use their brain to THINK.

Logically if that were the case, they would already belong to your party?

Oh, wait - it must be because of religious beliefs?

Nope, I know of a few very large parts of the Democratic Party which hold very strong to their "Christian beliefs". . . to those members I ask how you do not get pissed off being made fun of by so many of your own so-called "party"? I see it here on these blogs constantly.

. . . when will the poor and uneducated realize they are being manipulated again, by a party that wishes only to keep them bound (almost in slavery if you will) to their party by constantly paying them off with entitlements and keeping them in "check". They doubt their constituents ability to provide for themselves and their families, they belittle them on a consistent basis, they constantly tell them - you are too hated, discriminated against, stupid and/or uneducated to do it alone, just sit back and let us do it for you. . .you aren’t lazy, these are your “rights”. In return, just don’t forget to vote against those bigots who expect you to earn it on your own.

Republicans have their own inconsistencies/problems, which I would be happy to expound upon in a different post but the Democrats, or at least the liberals; they take the cake when it comes to talking out of both sides of their mouths. I hope they can begin to see that the true racists, the true superiority complex (which got the KKK and Nazis in so much trouble) is lurking in who they see every morning in the mirror. When your policies trap people in multi-generational cycles of poverty (such as the welfare system has been proven to do), you are NOT the savior of the downtrodden.

OLD FAT GUY

Please don't be offended that we don't trust YOU or your Corporate Interests to EVER do the right thing by the citizenry of this country. The history books and current papers are FULL of articles about ordinary people who lose life, limb or financially due to the misguided adventures of the Corporatists just trying to squeeze that one last drop out of the profitability margins. I know you'd like us to all just LOOK away; but we plan to be right here, reminding you of just how corrupt Businesses have become to harvest MORE cash and screw the little guy.

Clara that is the thinking that sends your kids job to China

Jobs go to China because labor is 23 cents an hour, that why we should lower the minimum wage to 20 cents an hour and keep the jobs here. right old fat guy.

What'd you think he was going to do, walk out in front of the TV cameras and perform a little Seppuku for your own gratification?

Did Bush ever admit he was wrong..?

I am always amazed at the right calling President Obama a pathological liar, how ridiculous. The right cannot even win with grace. President Obama does not admit he was wrong because he was not wrong. Voters elected him because they wanted health care reform, financial regulation, an energy bill that works for everyone not just big oil and big coal.

I think there is about 3 minutes of blank stare video while Bush attempted to 'recall' a mistake he may have made. Can't access youtube from work; but it's out there, just google it.

Obama is sure a character. He "takes responsibility" for the American citizen not knowing how great and wonderful Obama is. To Obama, it's all about PR, all about the spin, all about convincing the rubes that they won the hustle, when in fact they got fleeced. And this guy graduated from Harvard? He's about as sophisticated as a Bic pen.

[On jobs: "I think I've got to take direct responsibility for the fact that we have not made as much progress as we need to make." ]

Yeah, no kidding. I guess if nothing else, Obama learned to shut-up about the 'shovel-ready' jobs he was bellowing about last year. Over-sold doesn't even begin to characterize his fight to get his trillion dollar stimulus plan. Talk about a traveling salesman routine, Obama had that bait-and-switch going last year, saying he'd create jobs, instead he just created debt and paid off the unions representing the government workers.

Obama is tracking nicely to be thrown out of office in 2012. He just doesn't get it.

Clara - I can - maybe not quite three minutes, but still a classic!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haQzdW7hg4A

Folks, when Obama is out of office for two years he also will be irrelevant. Right now he is a sitting president who is responsible for the greatest change over in seats in over 70 years, the exit polls show that among 36 percent of the democrats and 86 percent of the independents, it was his policies not his communications skills. Damn, the guy is on TV every day, his message was heard, it was rejected.

As much as Obama refuses to accept responsibility for his policies, Bush is not to blame for the loss of 67 + seats in Congress. It was Obama, and just Obama, so stop with the Bush nonsense.

Kind of like georgie - never once admitted he was wrong about everything, including being born!

The ball is in the repugnant court - you better bet we will be watching and we will hold the repugnants accountable in two years, make no mistake about that.

Republicans will do what they always do...steal, cheat,and embezzle until intelligentsia has enough and we will vote in another progressive, fair-minded, educated person to clean up the mess..and the cycle will repeat itself as we, as a nation, are too stupid to do otherwise PERIOD

CAnt wait to see the Tea BAggers get forced to raise the debt ceiling by the GOP leadership while compromising their 'no new debt mantra' with more unfunded tax cuts and no meaningful deficit reduction.

Oh this is going to be fun to watch. No more slogans, you actually have to legislate and submit a budget with detailed budget cuts. You are promising the people a lot of things, its time that they know just how you will do it...pass the popcorn.

Madison, it sounds like you hate the man not the policies. You keep posting its his policies yet its always hate from you...and never explaining exactly what you have against the policies. How typical of a blowhard, uninformed teabagging stooge. why? Are you afraid of a black man being your president? C'mon, you can admit it........I know you can

Tim, don't bother. We're pretty sure Madison's brain was replaced by a rancid summer sausage and a collection of paper clips shortly after birth.

Tim,Seattle: CAnt wait to see the Tea BAggers get forced to raise the debt ceiling by the GOP leadership while compromising their 'no new debt mantra' with more unfunded tax cuts and no meaningful deficit reduction.

And, what if they don't . . . . . . . .

Tim,Seattle: No more slogans you actually have to legislate and submit a budget with detailed budget cuts.

Aren't you quite the task-master? So you all of sudden figured out what the role of Congress is? Did you have a problem when Nancy P. ignored those responsibilities? The specified budget cuts will be in that budget, and Obama will sign it, he wouldn't want to get in the way of Hope and Change (ooops, that's one of slogans you don't want anymore to do with) now would he?

And we all know that real money is in the entitlement spending. The GOP will modify those programs, and Obama will sign those too, else he'll be as unemployed as his friends in Congress will be in January.

Hey, we can save two billion this week by making Obama cancel his latest excellent adventure.

How in the world can the liberals defend this guy?

Before you enjoy kicking a man when he is obviously down maybe you should ask yourself when the last time was that YOU admitted you were wrong. . .

I can't think of a time I saw a politician given glowing praise for "admitting he or she was wrong". No, that would be seen as weak.

However, if Obama doesn't lean from Clinton and Reagan and move to the middle, if the Republican's don't recognize that they MUST rein in spending and the governments reach into our everyday lives, the people will speak again in the next election.

There goes nj, conflating the LIE she made up this morning. it WAS 200 million just 9 short hours ago; but in the FAUX 'news' generator, it has now miraculously increased to 2 BILLION. Poof, believe it - because she SAID it, NOT because it's true. Always so gracious in victory AND defeat. Thank goodness we don't all have her bitter prescription. There must be no JOY in her world. Not even with all the cats. Sad really.

Absolutely, I'll stand with President Obama yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Why?

..and if the American people did not agree with the results (of his agenda), they could express their dissatisfaction with their vote.

Uh...

What would it take for you understand what last night was?

Would a 2 x 4 to the forehead even help?

like seatbelt laws...some people are too stupid to take care of themselves, so we have to help.

Exactly Pat.

I stopped watching them, and switched to The Food Network.

I agree, Pat, well said. I have been harping on the negativity for quite awhile. They whine about the President not getting the message out yet what message were they providing--he was busy trying to keep the country afloat while they asked why he wasn't pushing their legislation better. Well, why weren't they pushing their legislation better.

I am so pleased that Senator Reid pulled off a victory. He stood with the President proudly, he worked hard just to find the last votes needed and he did not back down from his votes.

What a novel & fresh concept that FINALLY an elected official takes responsibility!

Thanks again Mr. President!!!

Jody, and I didn't mean to disrespect some wonderful activists in this country. They are worth more than most politicians of either party. DADT is important. Immigration reform is important. Education reform is important. Ending Afghanistan is important

I don't know the answer. I just know it's not working what we're doing now. Emotions run high too often. I just know that yesterday Republicans, Independents and Democrats here in MA told Karl Rove, Mitt Romney and the Chamber to get lost.

Elections are supposed to be local, not bought by outsiders by spending millions. If people in this country want to believe in Rove, then there's nothing I can say to them, regardless of state or party. What more is there possibly to say about him? He is an evil man.

I just know they can be beat. Every time. Most people in this country are center in both parties. We have to remember that.

People don't like the tactics of the left or the right. I don't care about the right. I do care about reform. With every breath of my body. But frustration is high.

We can do better. All of us. We're Democrats. We're Americans. Who should have President Obama's back while he's in office. No one else has it. Especially those exploiting him for their own personal gain, by selling books, getting more hits on their websites or looking for their own tv shown by bad mouthing him.

These people do not care about anyone but themselves and their egos.

So Democrats should act dumb and uneducated to placate the other side...Brilliant I can't believe Obama did not think of it. hmmm

I think you are on the right track. The nastiness is the smokescreen to keep the American public blind to most politicians' actions and the real reasons behind them; I can assure you that just behind the smoke screen is where you will find the REAL money. I don't think elections get "bought", most people sitting in the middle recognize BS when they hear it, from either side. Hence the negative backlash for campaign ads that attack college shenanigans. I do believe our judicial branch has been purposely overrun with nonsense lawsuits to discredit and effectively neuter that arm of our government. The balance is WAY off on our three legged stool.

By the way, am I the only one that is puzzled by the Republican's agenda to discredit unions? What is more UN-capitalistic then a business needing "protection" from its workers? Aren’t workers joining together and demanding better salaries/benefits right in line with true capitalism? Why must the federal government be the middleman? I have been learning a lot about the true history of unions (not just the Mob stories I heard in school). It is fascinating what these true heroes gave up (ie. their lives) so that they could have breathable air in the mine or a six day workweek, instead of seven. Wake up America, we are so spoiled and sedated we miss that the real way to control the greed and corruption of Big Business is to support the workers ability to join together and use their collective bargaining power to protect their own rights.

I am NOT a Democrat, but I DO support unions. I encourage anyone with an interest to look into the real history of unions. Don't be jealous that the FEDERAL union worker gets paid 1/3 more then the non-federal worker. . . join with your fellow workers and get the same benefit. . .and keep American jobs on American soil. . .or just whine. . .

Long Term Repub strategy is to break the unions and then the 'unorganized' and hungry will work for whatever wage they deign to bestow. Think Hyundai in the south. Union Wages and contracts have LONG been a source of contention with the "I got mine, screw you" crowd. Education is their next 'pet' project. Defund it and keep their constituents like mushrooms, in the dark w/ a steady diet of BS.

Once they concentrate ALL of the wealth between a couple of hundred 'players',...then they'll REALLY show us who is boss!

Of course, their "let them eat cake" mentality will quite possibly end up in a nasty little revolt; but this isn't a crowd big on actual facts or history,...so they are destined to repeat much of it.

History repeating itself. The American public doesn't like the way things are going by the mid-term elections so they replace one circus act with another. The banking mess started in 1999 under Clinton when the Republicans and their big bank cronies convinced Clinton to sign off on bank deregulation.

Why should Obama or any other president take responsibility for the economy and jobs? Free enterprise controls the economy and jobs, not the federal government.

There should not have been any bailout of the banks or the auto industry. Let them fail under the weight of their own greed and mismanagement. Bush's bailout made the big banks bigger and their executives richer; it did nothing for the economy. Obama, seeing that the bailout did nothing, got an additional $800 billion stimulus passed which has done nothing more than increase debt and artificially sustain a failing economy. It should be no surprise than the stimulus did not work. Printing money out of thin air simply devalues the dollar if banks stop loaning and businesses are reluctant to borrow anyway.

Look at the value of the dollar. It continues to slide against the other world currencies. Meanwhile the price of gold and silver continue to increase. The price of gold and silver tells you how much faith people have in the economy. The Federal Reserve is ready to create another $500 billion in taxpayer debt buy purchasing treasury bonds. Another attempt to stimulate the economy by creating money out of thin air. Papering over a failing economy will accomplish nothing accept further devaluation of the dollar. Obama has absoutely no control over this, yet he will get all the blame when it fails.

We have a congress that has yet to give the president the power of the line item veto. As a result, the president has to approve critical legislation loaded with pork attatched by the donkeys and elephants who are paying off the the special interests that financed their election. Who gets the blame? The president.

Obama gets accused of being a socialist buy getting legislation passed to provide health care for all Americans. Roosevelt was accused of being a communist when he got social security passed. Yet how many people today would vote for the elimination of social security?

Obama is criticized for wanting to impose higher taxes on the wealthy, yet prior to Regan the wealthy paid up to 90% of their income in taxes. It's small wonder we now have the widest gap between the rich and the poor of any industrialized nation, and that powerful corporations can dictate government policy.

Obama is moving us to socialism? Hardly. The merging of corporate and government power is called fascism, such as Bush's coupe d'etat with his big bank cronies.

After the artificial high of the election wears off, watch for two years of political gridlock and finger pointing while the dollar collapses and the economy tanks. Right now the stock market is a house of cards held together by speculation. I think it will crash in the next two years, and the world will go into a global depression. When it ends, if you are 40 or younger, it might be a good idea to learn how to speak Chinese.

While I agree with some of what you (Mr. Lawrence) have surmised, don't you think 90% of your income being forcibly taken by the Government to be spent in whatever way they seem fit as a little high?

Seriously, 90%? Why would I want to work. . .I might as well make less and keep more of what I earn. . .oh wait, that already happens. Can you blame employees for wanting 99% of their salary as a bonus which is taxed at "only" 30%? When I was younger I remember my first job that put me over the first real tax bracket. I was sick for a week. . .here I had worked hard, added to my education and got that better job so I could provide more to my family, my community and even give back to those who had helped me. When I finally had it figured out a mere 2 thousand dollars in my annual salary had increased my tax liability by more than 4 thousand dollars. Yep, I took home LESS overall by earning more. Has anyone else seen this happen to them? By the way, I am talking about mid to high twenty-thousand. . .not "rich" by any standard. Cerntainly not an encouragement to "keep movin on up".

I know how we all like to demonize the rich and believe that while we are all busting our rear ends they are lying on a ship soaking up the sun. I will agree many trust fund babies may be doing that.

The first change if I had the power? Stop paying out tax refunds that are HIGHER then the actual taxes paid. That is great that one can "qualify" for a refund of 6K but if you only had to pay 1,500 in income tax, you should only get 1,500 back. Especially since I am pretty sure that 4,500 extra does not count as income - especially when looking at "qualifying" for public benefits (unless that recently changed. Anyone know)

The line item veto goes both ways, it protects the President (as he can't do anything about all the pork, right?) and it protects the legislature (what they send stays as is and they can't get blamed if an important part is removed by "the other side's" president. Especially when things are more split, as they will be now, and compromises are made, the line item veto is an incredibly powerful and dangerous tool. When there are 2000+ pages to go through, do you really see Mr. Obama with his red pen marking up the final copy?

That's right, perhaps you should give lessons to the TPers who do not seem to know what exactly the Constitution says. As for your disrespectful rant, did you say the same when Presidents Reagan and Clinton got thumped in the first mid term election; what about 2006 when Bush got a real big thumping.

History, 1982 Reagan got thumped; democrats felt they must have been right to move far left only to find that the country only wanted a balance of power. 1984 the democrats lost a good number of those 82 victories, moved closer to center and then regained what they had lost.

History, 1994 Clinton got thumped and republican thought by moving far right, they had scored a victory only to discover the country wanted a balance of power because the repubs lost a good number of seats in 96.

What did all three elections have in common--the economy was in recession.

Jody,

You're 100% correct, and the 100th Congress spent 5 TRILLION to help us stay in this mess. If you don't think last night sent a message to Washington, then I don't know what will.

"What did all three elections have in common--the economy was in recession."

As I just said to my mil, roughly 50% of Americans really don't deserve him. Lucky for all of us, he governs for EVERYONE, not just the next vote/election.

Never. The best Bush can come up with for a regret is that he didn't privatize social security. That one still baffles me, the guy started two wars he never finished, doubled the national debt, let Osama bin Laden escape and he regrets he didn't privatize social security.

Classic post Jody.

Jody, you are such a wonk! You can thank Clinton for letting Osama Bin Laden escape. Really, I think the dishes are waiting and you ought to get back to that instead of spreading your stupidity all over the internet.

Thanks, wokah.

JYC. Ever heard of Tora Bora? Ever hear Bush tell us he really didn't care where bin Laden was? Well, facts are facts. You apparently missed the sarcasm that of all the mistakes Bush made, he singles out the one he didn't do because the American people told him "no--hands off our social security" as a regret.

Jody,

You ever been in the mountains to fight? I'm thinking that's a big NO!!. Clinton had a shot at him too and didn't do it.

Keep your form of government and you won't have Social Secuity. Is it your Social Security or ours?

Amy, could you imagine Bush spending two billion dollars on a ten day trip? Bringing three, or four, thousand people with him? And not getting excoriated in the media for it?

Neither can I. That Obama. He really does think he is a prince.

njnbnj: Amy, could you imagine Bush spending two billion dollars on a ten day trip?

I think the big money is being spent on Obama doing personal recon looking for bin Laden. Money well spent really.

And those elephant rides are pricey too.

No surprise that NJNB still won't back up her bullsh!t!

So I took the liberty of Googling 'President Obama $200 Million per day trip and *GASP* all I've found was a handful of right winger websites... lol

Nothing on Snopes - Nothing on Fact Check...

Until this is proven to be true by someone other than Michelle Malkin I will chalk it up to another big fat NJNB LIE!

Fiesty, I posted the link on First thoughts.

Go look it up.

Um, "W" has apparently revealed in his biography that Kanye calling him a racist was the LOW of his presidency. Is that ALMOST like saying he made a mistake or had a regret?

Doubtful; but very telling. What kind of a 'leader' gives a flying flock what some entertainer thinks of him?

Well, you blew the Kum ba Ya moment when you referred to liberals as socialists.

Dear Jim....in the words of Cheney....'go @!$%# yourself', turd

Sorry Jody, you're an idiot. Maybe you should buy a clue, oh wait, you must be one of those waiting for Congress to buy it for ya.

JYC, when you call another person an idiot, it says more about you than me.

Well I see we have the usual jerks in the circle. Where is US Navy retired, disabled? Hiding under his kitchen table no doubt.

Fiery Redhead,

What was your prediction again re the election? Didn't quite work out now did it.

Annabanana,

Where do you get 112 tea partiers? Did you learn math studying at the feet of President O?

Jody,

Obama did what was necessary? In Obamacare there is a 3% tax on the sale of your home that goes to healthcare. Is that necessary?

JYC, name me one specific job creation proposal and one specific program the GOP will be cutting..I mean...you party does have a plan, right?

Got Solutions?

Kevin -

The 3.8% tax is a MEDICARE TAX on UNEARNED INCOME. (capital gains, rents, etc.)

It applies to high income earners only. High income earners are 250K/500K folks.

It's intent is to make up for the cap on earnings (currently $106,800) where medicare is imposed.

It does not take effect until 2013.

One thing is certain, Boehner and McConnell will have their hands full trying to control the tea party candidates. C-Span debates won't be predictable or dull.

Jody and AnaBanana - the smartest thing nancy and company can do right now? Contact every teabagger they can reach, promise to compromise with them and offer all their votes for someone other than bonehead to be the new speaker. happened in TN and you should have heard those repugnants howl! It was great, so come on Nancy - beat them at their own game, it would be so much fun to watch boner cry for real (not just because he had too much to drink).

Sorry Anna, you're the minority.

Union Baby, I'm all for cut spending. Lets start with cutting all extra money to welfare states. That means the red states that refuse to pay their citizens enough and don't collect enough taxes to survive won't get any extra from the fed. I'm in agreement.

JYC, Go back to school and take a government class and then try to post intelligent comments.

People are paid what they are worth Ms. Banana, especially in a FREE society. But I wouldn't expect you to understand that, since you are obviously on welfare.

JYC, your side won and yet all you do is make personal attacks. It seems the right is neither gracious in victory or in defeat.

JYC, just for a moment read you comment. Is a person on welfare a lesser person than you? Are women worth less than men justifying us being paid only 80% of a man's salary? What is a mom bringing up a child all her life worth? Clueless comments from clueless humans like you JYC do not promote discussion. Go back to school. Obviously you didn't learn anything the first time around.

Union Baby, the only problem is that Tea Party favorite, Michelle Bachmann, is trying for the job of Speaker. Who would we prefer? Bohener or Bachmann?

As the day goes by, the Libs get more and more desperate and hateful.

Kind of all sinking in for ya'all, isn't it Libs?

Now AnaBanana you just said that RED states should recieve less money than Blue states and then you call someone else a lesser person??? BHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.....................who's clueless???

Why in the HE** should I or anyone else that works for a living "pay their citizens enough", if you're on welfare I hope it runs out soon. God, I'm sick of the "gimme-gimme-gimme" society................

Paul-Florida, You happen to live in one of only 3 red states that aren't on welfare from the feds. That's right. What I mean is that they get welfare from the feds because they spend more federal funds than they give. Not the case with the blue states. Now I understand that you wouldn't realize that since you live in Florida which is kinda purple but does take care of itself and its citizens.

Paul-Florida, you are a very hateful person. May God have mercy on your soul.

Oh no, we get the historically disatrous electoral event that took place in voting in Obama and his wrecking crew. Thankfully the country just took the steps yesterday to correct it. But thanks for caring.

Obviously you don't get a lot of things, this one included, but thanks for being glib...

...good job, dangerfield. I lol'd.

Ain't that the truth! I wonder how long it will take?

It is obvious that very few are willing or capable of grasping the magnitude and scope of this historically disastrous electoral result

You do mean the Democrats right?