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“President Obama, itching to spend more time outside of Washington, begins a three-day bus tour of the Midwest on Monday afternoon in Minnesota,” The Hill adds, calling the trip to Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois “essentially the first campaign swing of his 2012 reelection effort.”
Bracketing Obama: RNC Chairman Reince Priebus has his own bus tour. And the RNC is putting up radio ads in Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois.
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Would letting the tax cuts for the 'rich' expire make much difference?
Actually, letting the tax cuts expire for the 'rich' is estimated by the Treasury Department to raise an average of only about $70 Billion per year over the next 10 years, and Obama's estimate (2012 Budget projections) of the Deficit for this year is $1,645 Billion, which would still leave a Deficit of $1,570 Billion. That means that only about 4% of the Deficit is caused by the 'tax cuts for the rich', while 96% of the Deficit is caused by OVERSPENDING'. Here's the link to Obama's projections - See Table S-1;
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2012/assets/tables.pdf
PS - The projected 'cuts' in spending for fiscal year 2012 resulting from the 'negotiations' between Obama and Boehner will amount to only about $20 Billion out of a projected spending Budget of about $3,729 Billion (see link above), which is about one half of one percent. And the Democrats are still crying that it will 'devastate' the poor??????????
Give me a break.
Welcome Mr. President to Cannon Falls MN. You will have a full house for your town hall meeting. 800 people who wanted tickets were turned away yesterday after all the tickets were given out.
Will listen to your remarks on the radio while I am at work.
Yeah...all to pre-sorted dems, I 'm sure...
Unlike Mr. Bush, the people are not "pre-sorted dems". I have been to the Presidents rallies and the tickets are first come first served. That is a fact.
Reality Check is remembering the good old days of Cheney/Bush again. When Bush couldn't answer a question that made sense.
Rality check, Our morning paper said the folks started lining up at City Hall on Sunday to get the free tickets. They interviewd folks standing inTline. they were from Cannon Falls and other small towns in the area. Also, it is a short scenic drive from Mps/St Paul.The town hall will meeting be a cross section of Minnesotans
Job1 When you bye tickets and go see Barry play golf, those are Gallary tickets. What Reality Check was talking about were those town hall meetings where he dribbles in and misses a layup, gets in front of microphone and teleprompter dribbles some more, waves to the crowd and misses another layup on the out. Gallup Poll, Barry's approval rating drops to 39%, lowest in his term so far. We in the Tea Party love it when he is on tour, he is not spending us blind and he is losing numbers in his approval ratings. Go barry, go barry keep going til the Tea Party tells you to stop.
You ramble like this much Bob Jones? Another tea person GOP touting the only thing they have. A poll they can be proud of. At least you can feel good about something. Evidently your life stinks, by your own post.
I have never paid to see the President. You only pay for an official fund raiser. Gosh, you Tea Baggers don't bother to get your facts. No wonder the country views the Tea Bagger movement as stuck on stupid.
Job1 wrote, I have been to the Presidents rallies and the tickets are first come first served. That is a fact. I probably saw your smiling face, are you ethnic enough to be seated behind the dribbler and be seen on camera or are one of the libbies that they hide from the camera.
Everyone there was the lucky ones.
No need for President Obama to come to Maine again untill 2013. He has the state locked up.
How sad for Maine.
Now Maine just needs to get rid of that Republican-Tea Bagger Governor.
Job1, bad weekend? you are filled with hate.
Have a great week1
No, a great weekend.
we have the weirdest governor in America. It seems to be a Teapublican trait. Bizarro.
His numbers will rise again just as soon as the GOP candidates start campaigning in ernest. They will start making stupid remarks and showing how to let the USA tank with their wonderful solutions. People are not that stupid. Pres. Obama's troubles have not been his exclusively. The congress is even worse.
Whatever Obama has to say, we've heard it. Time to shut your mouth and wait out your term which can't come soon enough. Obama's polls are at 39% approval, close to Carter's.
No way. There aren't enough Republicans-Tea Baggers, stuck on stupid to defeat the President.
But Glo-850104 is one of them Job1. How about the 11% approval of the tea people GOP congress Glo? Any comment on that?
Carter...oh you mean that guy who has done more for humanity than you ever will? The ex-President who told America to get off foreign oil for the prosperity and security of our country - in 1976? That guy?
Don't waste your time coming to Georgia. After what you have done in less than three years it is scary what could happen in four more. The American people need to ask one question. Are we better of now than three years ago, and the answer is hell no. Since you are the President you are responsible. Stop blaming everyone else for you inability to understand the way business works. As Donald Trump says, You're fired.
It certainly IS a waste of time going to Georgia! Kinda like casting pearls before swine!!
I saw a special on TV last night that showed the problems with job lost and businesses shutting down started under W. Bush. Facts are facts.
Job1,
Your definition of "facts" are your own opinion, nothing more...
Be careful Job1 JK1969 can't handle facts, just lies.
Facts are facts, and not my opinion.
Mo/Job1,
Both of you are delusional. You make statements with no proof and call them "facts". Those are your opinions... That's the big difference between your fantasy and reality.
It's the economy stupid !!
That is where Obama should have concentrated his efforts, instead of Obamacare, a phony stimulus package that included bailing out Wall Street and the banks. Pursuing the same old reckless foreign policy as Bush.....
And making lot's of promise's to the Anerican people that he could NOT keep.
If it's the economy stupid, then why are the tea people GOP focusing on defeating President Obama? Remember our #1 priority is defeating the President.
Robert,
I agree. I think of the situation that Obama was handed in Jan 2009 as a house with basement walls/foundation that were leaking, a leaking roof, electrical problems... what did Obama do? He wasted what, 15+ months installing granite countertops (aka Obamacare) in the kitchen.
What a joke - a higher % still don't want it - 27 states + 1400 waivers. If Obama wants to see his tanking #s rise, he should act like a man and kill the law and the regulations, tell the NRLB to back off Boeing (but hey, Obama is all about jobs).
He (Obama) should do one more thing... listen to the private sector and consider doing "business" their way - his ideas don't work so what does he have to lose?
And finally Mr. President -- STOP blaming everyone else for your lousy record. Be a leader for a change.
So what you?re saying Krell, is the President should go back to what got us in this mess we're in now. A true tea people GOP, do the same thing over and over and hope for a better out come this time. That's called insanity Krell.
Mo
What I'm saying is Obama's ideas don't work - if they were going to, we would see some real evidence. Listen to those that actually know something about industry - not Axlerod and that bunch.
The economy is always, always the #1 priority. How many CEOs and economists do you listen too? Just about all of them say the same thing... kill Obamacare and the regs, stop talking about taxes and get out of the way. I'm an electrical engineer in the power industry... your hero has just about killed it.
Why doesn't Obama listen to Bill Clinton? BC said the corporate rate needs to be lowered. I also think Obama should set an example and fire Jeff Imelt. How can anyone defend $0 in GE taxes yet since BO and Jeff are BFFs, they defend it. Even Daley said how can one defend the indefensible.
Insanity is Obama doing the same thing. I hear guys like Alan Colmes, Matthews and Krugman talk about spending trillions more... it all comes down to who is going to pay. I guess that the US borrows $4.1 Billion /day is not enough - right?
By the way, I'm just a conservative guy. I am not nor know anyone in the TP. It is true that unemployment was 4.6% in Dec 2006 (the good old days) - the Dems take over and (if I recall) Obama was handed a 7.9% rate and a AAA rating in Jan 2009. After almost 3 years of nonsense from a guy that thinks business is evil (or whatever) we have 15% unemployment and AA rating.
Vote for Obama - from your posting, I know he is your hero. He will (if we let him) steal your money and give it to illegals, deadbeats and losers - and unions. I don't appreciate that one bit.
I would give Obama some respect if for once he would stop blaming everyone and everything else... he is the leader and leaders take charge and responsibility. Say what you want about Bush but twhen it comes to being a leader, there is no comparison. Obama doesn't have a clue.
Going to Georgia is like going to Mississippi! I do not know which state is worst between the two of them!
Tommy,
You are a poster child for the Democratic Party! I hope you make your mother proud!
JK, I'd rather be a poster child for the Democrats than the Republicans any day! And my mother, the daughter of a newspaper union president, WOULD be proud!
Tommy, take Mississippi and give the points 'til the cows come home!
NY or CA
You would get your a$$ kicked in either one, so they would both be worst for you.
Auntie,
Why doesn't that surprise me that you or your family would be associated with a union??
A lot less people are gonna fall for his BS this go around.......he still acts more like a candidate....not a President.
Maine? who gives a crap, non player. Sounds like a sad state, and none to bright?.
Spoken like a true red neck tea bagger.
job, still angry???? unless someone agrees with you, you are nothing more than hate.
Have a great week!
Like you folks hate the President of the United States.
pony05
Maine? who gives a crap, non player. Sounds like a sad state, and none to bright?.
I believe that should read "none too bright."
Read his Lips: "Unemployment will not rise above 8%," "Shovel ready jobs." "GITMO will be closed." "I will pull out all the troops in the Wars in the Middle East." "The buck stops.............There!"
I hear you dahly........can't wait to hear all his new lines this go around!!!!!
Title of this article: " Obama agenda: Trying to win back hearts in the heartland".
Now ask yourself...why would he need to win back anybody's heart if he is doing such a grand job??
Why don't we look around America for another "community organizer" since that worked so well for us.
nice post!
Just watched the first few minutes of President Obama's speech in Cannon Falls, MN. Same old thing, blame everyone but himself. So far he has blamed the tsunami in Japan, Arab Spring, the economic crisis in Europe, and the so called debt ceiling debate that has caused our problem. Buck up Mr. President and admit you are in over your head and you have no idea of how to get out of it.
He's baaack !!!!!! Let the BS'n begin
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Jimmy Carter is a liar and a thief and I can prove both claims.