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Subscribe to RSSPresident Barack Obama will deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term on Feb. 12, House Speaker John Boehner's, R-Ohio, office said Friday.
The speaker extended the customary invitation to the president to deliver the speech on Tues., Feb. 12., the birthday of President Abraham Lincoln.
Larry Downing / REUTERS
President Barack Obama hosts a bipartisan meeting with Congressional leaders in the Roosevelt Room of White House to discuss the economy in this file photo with Speaker of the House John Boehner.
Boehner wrote in his letter:
Our nation continues to face immense challenges, and the American people expect us to work together in the new year to find meaningful solutions. This will require a willingness to seek common ground as well as presidential leadership. For that reason, the Congress and the Nation would welcome an opportunity to hear your plan and specific solutions for addressing America’s great challenges. Therefore, it is my privilege to invite you to speak before a Joint Session of Congress on February 12, 2013 in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building.
Thank you for your consideration, and I look forward to your response.
Obama's speech is sure to include elements touching on the upcoming battle with congressional Republicans over taxes, spending and entitlements -- an outgrowth of the "fiscal cliff" deal at the beginning of this month. The president has also previously said that the recommendations from Vice President Joe Biden's gun violence task force would be part of his State of the Union speech.
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Can't wait to see the gloves come off!
I've noticed the President is much more willing to call the right wing obstructionists out!
Judging from the approval rating of the Congress critters, it appears people are tuning in...
Better start popping the *popcorn* now...
Yeah, the new FICTION NOVELS are always hard to wait for !
Popcorn and circuses Do go together !
Feisty, it should be a "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee" moment. I may pass up the popcorn and fix up a jug of wings and ribs martinis.
The invitation sent by Boehner must be a form letter from way back.
There has little indication that the two sides are willing to work together and the republicans are more at fault in my opinion. The only time that anything of measure is passed in a bipartisan manner has so much pork attached you'd think that the Farmer John and Jimmy Dean cos were a part of D.C.
But I look forward to hearing the ideas that president Obama will share with us. I hope that he will be addressing the jobs issue more intently than the gun issue. If people were happier about their lives there might be less violence in the first place.
When has Obama EVER done anything more about the jobs issue than expend HOT AIR ? Even Obama admitted the "shovel-ready" jobs were NOT so shovel-ready.
I wonder what Obama will be shovelling the night of Feb 12th !
fisty...I am sure the sequel will be as fictionally funny as the first show. He takes the gloves off and we will put the boots on...a lot of st!t!! Unfortunately, this whole mess is not funny at all. How did you libs like your last paycheck. "not one dime" Right!!
Hopefully there will also be the addressing of how to begin fixing the problems instead of applying duct tape to them. Real solutions for the realistic problems. Also, STOP the nonsense of approving bills that have everlasting loopholes for the top earners! WTF! There is only one word for what is going on and that is... DRAMA! Government either needs to get the job done or get the @!$%# out via hot pink slips!
Good we'll know afterwards what the Republicans will oppose............... :-)
Their opposition will be their undoing in 2014.
The Head Clown calling out others for the spending he created? Wonderful.
maybe he'll call out Harry Reid and the "Senate of NO".
@jim....That's something you should ask the Weeper of the House?....."Where are the jobs"...."The American people want jobs".......The constant cry from the Weeper, until.......
I'm sure you can recall all the "HOT AIR" that came from the Weeper!
Yeah, little Eric ... keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better !
In 2012, you still did not regain what you lost in 2010. Some of those Republicans were SPECIFICALLY voted IN by their constituents to provide balance and opposition to Obama's power grabs.
Oh, and CHILLED-LOGIC, bills have been passed in the House, they went to the Senate where Harry Reid has them neatly tucked up under his BUTT !
What was that, little Jim? Your base is shrinking, you alienate Latino's and women.
You won't win another Presidential race, and with your parties current behavior look for more loses in 2014. American's are tired of obstructionism.
Just wanted to let you know -
Today I received my Progressive Survival Pack from the White House.
It contained a parachute, an 'Obama Hope & Change' bumper sticker,
a 'Bush's Fault' poster, a 'Blame Boehner' poster, a "Tax the Rich' poster,
an application for unemployment, an application for food stamps,
a prayer rug, a letter of assignation of debt to my grandchildren,
and a machine to blow smoke up my ass. All directions were in Spanish.
Keep an eye out. Yours should arrive soon
Stop it jim......You do know that bills passed in the Senate, The American Jobs Act and the Veterans Jobs initiative were never acted on by the Weepers House.
OMT.....foul language adds nothing to the discussion.......only shows a diminished vocabulary!..But carry on!
That's funny because I was sent my Conservative survival pack from Boehner's office.
It came with some brown substance for my nose in relation to Grover Norquist.
A forget Bush bumper sticker.
An envelope for investing in Bain Capital.
A Tax the Poor poster.
An application to privatize my social security with very fine print.
An NRA stuffed gun for my kid.
Some beans and rice for the recession that will come after all the cuts to the budgets.
Instructions from corporations about how I should vote.
A hollow Boehner bobblehead.
And a CD that says over and over "The NRA is your friend....trust corporations".
@ The Frozen One,
Oh, the faux outrage, Would it make it better you feel more "secure" if I said "A$$" ? How about "gluteas maximus" ?? Maybe if you have French origins , "derriere" would be more to your liking ??
1funnygirl
That's odd, many of my friends got that package 4 years ago. The USPS must have had a hard time finding your trailer. You should stick to one WalMart parking lot.
jim there is nothing more of more truth then when people say to you, that you look like a moron and then you type and remove all doubt. President Obama, without the help of the obstructionist republican house has brought us back from deep dew dew to that of at least our head above water. My advice to you is to STFU and quit embarrassing yourself, of course you have been told that before. Every time you type your size two hat slips farther over your ears as your head shrinking from the stupid.
jim.....I see you follow my suggestions to carry on since you posted this.......
It is impressive when liberals join in a chorus about how they hope Obama displays a lack of leadership for more finger pointing and blame. That should really set a great tone in Washington and be just what is needed to get everyone working together. Yeah right. Anyone that thinks Obama has brought this country back from the brink is a fool. Obama may have been successful at delaying the worst possible scenarios, but he certainly hasn't saved the country from them and the cost has been astronomical. This country is on an unsustainable path, and Obama has done absolutely nothing to change that fact. Obama has done a lot to make it worse by doing nothing to address the massive debt and deficits, when he could have embraced Simpson Bowles. The question remains, and maybe during the state of the union address can be answered as to whether Obama actually cares or not.
HE LIES!
Rick: Stop lieing - Do the research. Here's mine.
From
The 18-member panel needed 14 votes to send a 10-year plan to trim the debt to Congress for a vote. As his party’s then- ranking member on the House Budget Committee, Ryan led a bloc of three House Republicans who denied the additional votes needed.
All three Senate Republicans on the panel backed the plan and one of them, former New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg, said he believes the House Republicans who rejected it were beholden to an argument by anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist that the measure was tantamount to a tax increase.
[belongs to the people who inhabit it.]
He did NOT say to the people born in it and he NOT say to the citizens
Hey Eric! Nice list!... I'd just like to add that the latest version of the Con-servile Survival kit also comes with a punch-bowl so they can go hot-tubbin' when they find friends and have them over...
Funny how they're so blinded by their ignorance and witless to a fault that they can't even celebrate a headline that says Obama is "delivering" something... You'd think they'd just send someone out to show him the service entrance!
They sure are obtuse little Chimps.
I wonder if President Owebama will mention anything about "R.J. res. 15" ending term limits.??
We'll all have to kiss his ring when he enters the room. Problem is, he will keep it in his back pocket.
Maybe the LIAR IN CHIEF can tell this middle class family why he just cost us over $4,200.00 this year because of his lies! Protect the middle class my ASS!
Obama (after teleprompter fails, and with Carvel waving the "cut" hand-across-his-throat signal the whole time): "And I inherited a mess that no one could clean up... the guy who ran things for the last four years was a complete and utter moron.. he ran up debt no one could dig out of... his policies left so many people not working that it is unconscionable... he totally screwed the middle class...."
bcwc,
So funny deary! Take more time to think of something more funny. An old, stale comeback.
I love how the libtard media uses yet another diversion protecting king o'douchebag in the white house!!! Anyone else notice how this complete lying sack of dog sh!t lied about screwing the middle class and our taxes went up while he is planning his party????? does anyone realize what an a$$hole lying POS this fake f@#%tard is????? nope...his sheep keep their head down and keep paying... POS!!!!!!!!!
To the brink of insanity because they are inprisoned yet want to experience "Obama's America."
Let me save you a couple of hours of your life. He will say "things are getting better" but they really aren't.
So far 127,000 people have signed a petition for Texas to peacefully leave the union on the White House site alone. Voters in 34 states have filed the petitions. We are fighting Obamas war in Afghanistan in which he has quadrupled the death rate of our American soldiers, our national debt is approaching warp speed, most Americans make about 1/3 the pay that they used to, Obama is gearing for war against Syria assisting the Taliban and Al Qaeda, and I just lost my home and my job.
State of the union ? Soon there may be an armed rebellion, and I may be a part of the resistance militia.
Yes, February 12 is a very good day to turn all the TV in the land OFF. Who needs to see or hear the sh&t from the head clown anyway, sorry, Liar-in-Chief that is.
It is absolutely hilarious to read these liberals blaming Beohner for not acting on jobs bills when Reid is doing the exact same thing.
It proves what I have said several times. Liberals support greed, corruption, and unethical behavior when there guys do it.
Bring the bills up for a vote on both sides and see what happens.
I hope Obama doubles taxes and America drops back into a depression. Only pain can make Americans wake up....They're too stupid to use logic.
OlovesO, Duh, they wouldn't want to hurt him, they want to experience the America that the president is turning this once great country into. I think my sentiment was clear. If you are too stupid to understand this I feel sorry for you.
Obama's going to get up there and say, "Everything is great in America...You have food stamps....You have welfare....You have Obamacare. I've satisfied all your needs. The problem is that debt is skyrocketing and I've ruined the economy so that there are no jobs and no one is paying taxes anymore. As a result, I'm going to take away your food stamps, welfare, & Obamacare and you people are just out of luck."
As of today, American children are saddled with $16 trillion in debt and Obama wants to add to that debt....and liberals refuse to even acknowledge that we have a spending problem.
The biggest question is who is the Bozobama going to tryo to whine about and blame for the mess he's inheriting after the last four years of utter failure, especially the first two, when the fool had EVERYTHING his way, and it all FAILED anyway! Should be enetrtaining to watch the fool trying to tap dance around it all.
Hey Feisty! Do you think he'll mention the debt ceiling, the projected $1 Trillion in deficit for this year or anything important?
I agree it will be entertaining, and if by "the gloves coming off" you mean he will blame everyone else but take all the credit - I agree wholeheartedly!
As our debt is now over $16,447,000,000,000 (yes that's 16.44 trillion) and rapidly going up, it will be interesting to watch that dumb-ass we have as President get up there and lie to us on how well we are doing. $6 trillion is under his watch, more than all prior presidents combined! His goal, remember, is to destroy America as we knew it, and he is doing a great job.... Overspending and severe debt, then bankruptcy and the establishment of a socialist system is the way he is going to do it. Prime example: look at Obamacare. You just gave him four more years to succeed.
So, congratulations to all the idiots that voted for Obama. It is you that are going to be negatively affected the most as the greatest nation on earth goes down the tubes.
It's good to see all you good Christian haters out today. WWJD? Probably not what you want that's for sure.
Rocky Rode
If Texas wants to leave the United States, they're welcome too. After all those Federal jobs, money military bases and facilities leave they won't be left with much. Well a lot of minimum wage jobs and oil that doesn't belong to them.
Personally, I can't wait.
Liberals are already chanting...TAXES TAXES TAXES!!!!
They want more and more taxes in 2013....Beohner caved. But the liberals ain't happy...Taxes Taxes Taxes.
Obama's saying it...Pelosi's saying it...
Hey liberals....Last time, you thought you really stuck it to the rich and you got a 2% tax increase as well. Will you be stupid enough to believe your taxes won't go up again in the 2nd round?
I'm betting you will.
I'll save you all the time of watching and having to wait until Feb 12th. The State of the Union is...Lousy.
Okay Boehnor, You're getting it. Now practice what you preach.
Crying will be acceptable; so will a nice glass of wine.
Okay Beaverlllie .... see, I can intentionally misspell just like you did !
Do you think Obama will actually have a REAL BUDGET at anytime in his second term ? I mean ... with our National Debt at $16.4 trillion and rising rapidly, a "financial plan for the future" might be a good thing !
Yes, the massage debt that W. Bush left us. The argument of high spending on the watch of Obama has been debunked over and over again. We are paying the Bush bar tab.
Let’s all think back to September 2008 and the financial storm that had developed and the whole government and the rest of the world that was unraveling in financial markets. The jobs were going down so fast that and the United States had suffered the worst crisis sense the great depression.
Then Obama takes over on January 20, 2009, and suddenly it’s his fault. No way! Obama stepped into this storm on the brink of depression, and Obama has done a GREAT job of turning the country around.
I honestly have to say anyone that doesn’t recognize this fact is pretty out of touch with reality, and living in “Rush World.”
Back to the Bush thingy ... already ? So your theme will be "blame bush" for what ...4 more years ??
You DO realize that playing the "blame game" into infinity merely confirms that you do not believe Obama is capable of handling the job. Obstacles are part of every job ... Obama still can't get anything going of significant value to improving our economy.
Back to the Bush thingy
Sorry Jim,
But the "Bush Thingy" is here to stay. Etch-a-Sketches only work in campaigns, not history.....
I get so tired of hearing "Bush". Can we just ban that word from this site?
:-)
@ GT,
So you ADMIT that Obama is not capable of overcoming obstacles ! Thank you for confirming that !!
And what's with the asinine "etch a sketch" reference ? You do realize that Romney did not win do you not ?? Are you going to try and blame him as well ??
Yes, the jacka$$ in your avatar is appropriate ....
Read my lips...no more Bush!"
LilMichelle . . .
Just because the GOP refuse to acknowledge their past president's and their foibles certainly doesn't mean the rest of the people in this country are ever going to dismiss or forget the damage they did. Nor will any of us cease to acknowledge past presidents. We all learn and grow from history. Choosing to become an ostrich is not an option unless you're prepared to have history repeat itself. I for one, am not.
Bush blamed Clinton for 8 years, so Obama has 4 years to go......get over it.
Obama has had a budget each and every year....I'm so tired of that inaccurate talking point.
The BLAME GAME ..... Harry, Harry, Bo and Squirelly, banana fana fo furly, me mi mo merly ........
Eric you JUST LIED big time ! Obama has presented asinine "proposals" that garnered NO support from his own Democratic Party !! It's a matter of record that Obama has NOT SIGNED a single DAMN budget during his entire first term of office.
Are your pants on FIRE little Eric ?
Starving the beast policies started with Reagan that is what got us into this mess.
Seriously people? Ugh!!
We all know how we got to this mess.
We all know that the banks were forced to give out loans so that "every Amercian could get a house".
We all know what happens when you tell private companies "don't worry about what is best, we will back you" - and how the banks abused it.
Let's keep things in perspective, blaming the president for what happened before and during his presidency is like telling a half truth. We all know that Obama inherited a mess. Blaming does not solve the mess, and everyone knows it.
Get it fixed, that is what we hired you for! No excuses!! That goes for everyone in Washington!
My 4th grade kids act more mature than some on here...
Banks weren't forced to do anything. They bet that people would default. It's called "derivatives trading" and was the cause for this mess......
Eric, Reagan has been dead for QUITE SOME TIME NOW .... is that your alternative strategy ?
When you can't blame Bush, blame Reagan .... he's dead and can't argue with you ?
CT-4008986
My lips have always bee partial to a bush ... neatly trimmed of course.
Hell, jim he was brain dead when he was president, that is the problem now, 30 years of trickle down economics got us were we are now. With the exception when Clinton had things reversed it has been miserable for the middle class, you know the people that actually do the work that makes millionaires richer.
And P.S. we can blame Bush, he was the problem.
Yup, Johntho......
Bush spent the surplus from Clinton, and continued to spend the country into deficits.....never (in 8 years) passed a budget......
Did not care!
Johntho, You contradict yourself so quickly ! First you say Reagan was the problem, then you say Bush was the problem. Meanwhile, Obama can't seem to improve the economy .... he has only run the National Debt through the roof.
Oh, and johnny, YOU should be embarassed by your first line of #1.17 .... you must have bypassed remedial English in high school.
And all this time I mistook you for a hardwood kinda guy... ;oP
Feisty ... I am not particularly fond of my hardwood let alone someone else's.
Good job blackcat...you got it!! See, a little humor never hurt anyone!!
Ah, Little Eric is a funny guy. Can't take a joke there Eric?
So, when do you believe Obama and his minion Harry Reid will pass a budget? The House has performed their duty to the nation while "Floyd the Barber" continues to table their process.
Do we continue to follow the Obama plan of spending our way out of the Recession or face the hard truths of what the Progressive wish to do to the nation?
CT- ....
You don't know our BCWC very well, she was being serious! ;-)
A budget will be passed as soon as the House stops substituting the Ryan plan for the Obama budget and passing it back to the Senate as if they made 'minor' modifications instead of a bait and switch. It's kinda' like the House proposing to kill Obamacare for the 34th time. The Ryan plan ain't gonna' happen and neither is killing Obamacare.
everyone gets my gender wrong, I am a ... checking ... what the hell is that?
JIm- You keep trying to imply that Bush and Reagan are no longer presidents, so they have no hand in our current situation. The logic is flawed.
Reagan dismantled mental health services in California and funding for schools. Both have been a mess ever since. He then came to us as President and blew up the debt while dismantling services. Even he raise taxes several times - but the GOP is in denial about Saint Ronald's true impact on this economy.....
Bush blew a surplus into a deficit in 8 years - perhap a record, right? He and the GOP rubber stamp Congress the first 6 years put disastrous things in place that the obstructionists have managed to continue - two wars not budgeted for or paid for in any way (no tax increases - actually tax DEcreases), the new dept of homeland security ($90 billion every year), refunds of the surpluses when they should have gone towards the remaining debt, expansion of the Defense Dept more than double...... and all the new DOD related offices around D.C in Virgina (Eric Cantor says "Thanks"!), then several tax cuts to reduce revenues....significantly. He finished it off with a flare - recession.
No - neither are president now, but their legacy lives on both in the numbers and the burned out monetarism and neo-con focus they espoused. Get the GOP to denounce them and the messes they made, and to change to start managing the nation instead of blocking anything constructive (filibuster without anyone talking is no filibuster...) and I wll gladly stop discussing them.
Dorfus, There NEVER ever was a surplus so you lose you weak argument rather quickly !
By the way, there is absolutely no "implication" that Bush and Reagan are not Presidents ... it is a FACT !
Califronia needs absolutely NO Republican help in becoming a mess, they are controlled by the Democrats who pass an inordinate amount of asinine legislation (like regulating Happy Meals), continue to raise taxes and run away businesses .... but continue to spend like Hollywood ! LOL !!
A comedian once said: "The people of California are like a bowl of cereal ... you can get rid of all the FRUITS and the NUTS .... but you still have a bunch of flakes" !
California, like our federal government, needs to throw away the charge card and learn how to pay for things.
C'mon people, you know you can't hold an Affirmative Action appointee accountable... even though he's pissed away $6 Trillion borrowed dollars and the economy's still in the crapper... even though there are still 20,000,000 people unemployed... even though more people are on Food Stamps and Disability than ever... even though he's killed two border agents and an ambassador... even though his cabinet hasn't paid their taxes... even though he's reality challenged and can't seem to tell the truth to save his life...
Yeah Eric, a budget he couldn't even get his own party's congressional members to vote for Even when the democrats had complete control of DC. I'm getting pretty tired of your inaccurate talking points. I got money on the president serving two complete terms without having had a budget passed through congress.
Heck, the way things are going, he'll probably pass a budget by Executive order bypassing the legislative branch.
Actually, Clinton and the attorney general threatened the banks with enormous fines and loss of FDIC coverage if they did not comply. It was not the banks fault. The blame rests squarely on Clinton. It was basically a pyramid type of scheme that works for awhile, then collapses with disastrous results. I wish John Kerry had won that election so the public would truly understand exactly what happened.
So the great preacher non-leader will spout his liberal rhetoric, telling us all how great he is.
Someone needs to do a fact-check on this guy. I am pretty sure he uses 'I' more than any president in history.
Great ... just what we need YET ANOTHER SPEECH from Obama !
The only real question is how much of his State of the Union will be a fairy tale of positive "spin".
Let me help you out ... "LIAR" ... feel better now?
I am still waiting for the spending cuts Obama promised ... you know, as part of the "balanced approach" he campaigned upon. I better not hold my breath !
I suppose you'd rather he not speak...not that there's any Constitutional requirement that he give such a speech or anything, right?
That's not a bad idea Noid ! Actions speak louder than words ... but all Obama delivers is words, lots and lots of words .... ad nauseam.
t's a little shell game being played by the Republicans concerning the budget. Here are the facts.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/05/house-and-senate-unanimously-reject-obama-budgets-or-do-they/
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/apr/06/mitt-romney/romney-says-obama-failed-pass-budget/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/senate-budget-jeff-sessions_n_1522643.html
I suppose you'd rather he not speak...not that there's any Constitutional requirement that he give such a speech or anything, right?
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Da Rhoid: The Constitution DOES NOT require a speech by the President.
The text of the Constitution requires a communication of information to Congress by the President, which was a written document up until Woody Wilson started the "tradition" of giving a speech:
"He shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."
— Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution
We do, however, have laws requiring an annual budget ! I guess Obama tossed those laws in the trash can along with existing immigration laws he didn't like and chose to ignore.
Hey joblessone...You really have great resources. You did not mention "The Manifesto"
Jim, the President doesn't pass budgets, Congress does. Social Studies 101.
Yo Jim-1455434 see the comment above yours about the "shell game" with the budgets.
Obama has produced a budget each and every year he is in office.
What an old and false talking point, please get new material.
jimsepa, It is the President's JOB as "Chief Executive" to see to it that the laws of the U.S. are carried out. You can create all the half-truths and weak-a$$ excuses you want .... Obama has not got a BUDGET done !!!!!
Eric you dimbulb, please show me where a budget has actually been passed and signed by Obama. I won't hold my breath waiting for your deflecting reply.
Jim, it's Obama's job to give a budget not make sure it is passed.................... (forehead slap).
Eric, Yes, you should slap yourself .... Reading is Fundamental. R.I. F.
Once again, s-l-o-w-l-y just for you .... it is the President's job to SEE TO IT that the laws of the United States are carried out. Obama has not done that at any time with respect to a budget REQUIRED by law.
Please tell us all .... how many President's before Obama NEVER got a budget passed ??? Is Obama incompetent ?
Yes, it is a requirement for the President to present a budget request to Congress. Unfortunately, he can't even get his party to approve it. How many Progressive voted "aye"? 0.
That would be Dubya, jim!....8 years of nada, zip, zero ,.............Remember him?
Jim, your question, "Is Obama incompetent?" is really a rhetorical question. We all know he is indeed incompetent! I can't wait for his long-winded, demoralizing "speech". Thank goodness for that awsome satillite dish! Maybe there will be a parallel version somewhere called, "Lying Liar lies out of his Lie Hole."
Uh...yeah, see, here's the thing...
Congress didn't vote on the President's budget. They voted on resolutions by Senator Jeff Sessions and Congressman Mick Mulvaney that they pretended were the President's budget but offered no specifics. Please read the following...
Does this look like a real budget to you?
The election put glass around the GOP chimp cage and all those that support it. Interestingly enough, one side-effect of this has been the realization for the rest of us that they will continue to throw their own waste at the onlookers even when it just bounces back.
You idiots that continue posting your whiny drivel about budgets, etc. have no idea of the facts surrounding your stupidity, such as the detail that it wasn't the presidents budget that didn't get Dem votes, but a procedural stunt by the chimp party to create your illusions of opinion.
Throw chimps throw!!! You'll have to clean your cage at some point or you'll no longer be able to see us laughing through the glass. You are the serf class in your political party. As if that weren't bad enough, you choose to be. What is that trickling down, anyway?
P.S... What is it about your duly elected President that causes you to challenge his right to a State of the Union adress? Oh, don't bother not saying it again, we all know what you are and it's relative value in the world anyway...
Obama is the only person I've ever heard of that had his teeth capped bacause of wind erosion....
I love how the libtard media uses yet another diversion protecting king o'douchebag in the white house!!! Anyone else notice how this complete lying sack of dog sh!t lied about screwing the middle class and our taxes went up while he is planning his party????? does anyone realize what an a$$hole lying POS this POS f@#%tard is????? nope...his sheep keep their head down and keep paying... POS!!!!!!!!!
Let's see...we'll be in the midst of debating assault weapons, the debt ceiling and cabinet nominations. It'll be a red meat night for the GOP to make fools of themselves yet again by opposing everything the president does. It will be clearly evident to the rest of the nation (if it wasn't already) that they have nothing to offer but obstructionism!
Obstructionism is what Harry Reid has done to the previously passed BUDGETS of the House. Perhaps, Ursula, you can go to the Senate chamber, physically lift up Harry Reid's ass and see what bills he is sitting upon.
You'll have to lift up his butt to see what's under it .... kind of like "You'll have to pass the bill to see what's in it".
t's a little shell game being played by the Republicans concerning the budget. Here are the facts.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/05/house-and-senate-unanimously-reject-obama-budgets-or-do-they/
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/apr/06/mitt-romney/romney-says-obama-failed-pass-budget/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/senate-budget-jeff-sessions_n_1522643.html
Job1, chech your recent pay stub. That is the epitomy of a "shell game".
Any guesses as to who will be giving the republican rebuttal?
This year President Obama has a lot of accomplishments to talk about. Bringing the nation's economy back from the brink W left us in is just one, but probably the biggest. Continuing to get Americans out from under the oppressive and expensive thumb of the health insurance industry is another.
Too bad the obstructionist GOP slowed down the recovery process. In California, now that the GOP is an insignificant minority, the deficit is gone, surplus is back, jobless is down, and housing prices are climbing. See what you can do if you eliminate the extra baggage, obstructionist GOP clowns?
Is it me or does Boehner look like a basset hound?
It's just you !
Is it me or is little jim posting on every single comment today?
Nope Boehner does look like a basset hound.
No, Layton, it's not you......jim is rabid today....Sad!
Sounds like little Jimmy got his Ritalin refilled...
You have to admit, it is fun to watch him wind himself up as the day wears on! lol
It's OK Jim. I would have felt neglected and left out if you didn't hump my leg too after humping everyone elses leg.
Al, Is that a condom over you ?
Don't feel bad Jimmy... Luke Skywalker didn't know who his Daddy was either.
He might be a "mother" , but he sure as hell ain't no daddy.
So glad to know you libs live in the "reality" of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader ... say hello to Chewbacqua for me !
Getting to know our past presidents a little:
John Adams – He is the great great grandson of John and Priscilla Alden, who came to America in 1620 on the Mayflower. He was the first president to reside in the White House, and is one of only two presidents to live past his 90th birthday.
Thomas Jefferson – The first president to shake hands and not bow to people.
James Madison: When he was dying, he was offered drugs so that he might live to Independence Day, July 4th and die then. He refused and died on June 28, 1836.
James Monroe –Served in the Revolutionary War and was severely injured during the Battle of Trenton. He spent the winter at Valley Forge alongside General George Washington. James Monroe and his wife were close friends with James and Dolly Madison. Monroe died in NYC at the age of 73 on July 4, 1831, Independence Day,
exactly five years after John Adams and, his old friend and fellow Virginian, Thomas Jefferson, had died.
John Quincy Adams - The first president to be photographed. He was the only president to be elected to the House of Representatives after serving as President. Adams argued before the Supreme Court on behalf of slaves from the ship Amistad who mutinied during their journey from Africa.
Andrew Jackson - First president born in a log cabin. He was the only president to serve in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
Martin van Buren: He is the only president of Dutch ancestry and he and his wife spoke Dutch at home. He was the first President born a U.S. citizen. He was born on December 5, 1782, making him the first President born after the Declaration of Independence was signed.
I look forward to when Obama is a "past President". Maybe when he gets out of office, our economy will begin to improve again.
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Yeah Jim, , like our economy did sooooo well under Bush.
Republicans still want the "starve the beast" policies that drove the car off the cliff.
Eric, grow the hell up .... Bush has been out of office for 4 years now ! Grow a pair !! Man up !!!
The cute little demmie catchphrases like drove the car into a ditch simply aren't working anymore !!!!
Will you pansies STILL be blaming Bush in 2015 ???????????????????????
Jim, you must not have any investments. After taking a nose-dive in 2008, my retirement savings have rebounded and continue to grow. Unemployment is ticking down. We still have an auto industry in the US.
Keep tucking your pennies in your mattress and your head in the sand!
Once again, Ursula, making assumptions is a dangerous thing and you are not very good at it. When the stock market goes down, it is not Obama's fault. When it goes up, Obama gets all credit.
My broker tells me the market is somewhat artificially high right now because savings in banks pay virtually nothing in interest.
Ford never took bailout money. GM stock today is worth SUBSTANTIALLY LESS than the amount our government paid in to bail them out .... actually just a buyout of union cadillac health plans for retirees. Chrysler is now majority-owned by FIAT.
Ah, Jim - saving face by mentioning, "My broker tells me..." - who exactly is that, Simmons, Sealy, or Sterns & Foster?
The market crashed in 2008 on GWB's watch, and while it's had some ups and downs, it's improved steadily. Why can't you admit that the economy is improving? Luckily, you are right about one thing - regular savings pay virtually no interest - so your mattress will do just fine.
Merrill Lynch, thank you for asking ! Got any more dumb questions ?
Probably retains the Law offices of Dewey, Cheatam, and Howe.
Here's another dumb question Jimmy (your forte I might add)... How do you know whether we'll blame Obama or not when the market goes down when...
annualized returns under G.W. Bush for the eight years ending January 20, 2009. I did the same for the period since January 20, 2009 for Obama.
The results:
Fact: The US stock market performed better under Obama than G.W. Bush by a staggering 23.6 percentage points a year.
1927 THROUGH 1998
The results:
Fact: Through 1998, US stocks performed higher by nine percentage points annually under Democrats than Republicans. If this study were to be updated, the gap would widen further.
annualized returns under G.W. Bush for the eight years ending January 20, 2009. I did the same for the period since January 20, 2009 for Obama.
The results:
Fact: The US stock market performed better under Obama than G.W. Bush by a staggering 23.6 percentage points a year.
1927 THROUGH 1998
The results:
Fact: Through 1998, US stocks performed higher by nine percentage points annually under Democrats than Republicans. If this study were to be updated, the gap would widen further.
Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-37744468/stocks---bush-vs-obama/
It's a simple question so I'm sure you have what it takes...
Inauguration Day, when one of the Greatest Presidents in history will take the oath of office for a second term.
Thank you, Mr. President!!!
Please pass out the "Barf bags" BEFORE you post such drivel .... the only thing Obama is "great" about is RUNNING UP THE NATIONAL DEBT ... while never having a budget for fiscal responsibility !
When Obama leaves office, he will have DOUBLED the national debt of ALL his predecessors COMBINED !
job1......
WOW...you just admitted on a public forum that you are a moron.
old joblessone...Oath of office? Where does it say that the oath is only make believe? He certainly has not lived up to it. What about protect the Constitution? I hear him saying under his breath: "oops, just kidding" God help us!!
jim, I think you get your "history" lessons from Rush Limbaugh. Geez....
Thank you, President Obama! And thank you, Jobs1!
jim-1455434
Next time you have a thought, bub, LET IT GO.
Thank God that our Nation is growing more as a Progressive Nation, and the conservative movement will die out.
For myself I'm glad you conservative guys post here, because you give us Progressives a good laugh.
Also, we are kidding when we refer to you guys as the, "dumb down America crowd." Well maybe not!!!
The National Debt is INDEED "progressing" quite well under Obama. My children will bear that burden and probably their children after them.
Well you can thank Mr Bush for that. Spending due to President Obama's polices have been the lowest since IKE.
The debt has risen more in 4 years under Obama than all 8 under Bush. Try again.
Jim,
Nope you are wrong. The Bush bar tab fell due and it got stuck on the Obama tab. FACT!!!
jim must be one of those paid political trolls that infest various websites and try to infuence the debate by lieing like h3ll about everything.
Why don't you wash his balls while you are down there.
Bob-3241043 . . .
Sage advice for little jim .... still laughing over your comment!
And I look forward to your "spin" Mr. President on how the tax increase on the top 1.5% solved all of our ills? Care to make a bet that he won't mention the projected $1 trillion deficit for this year?
We don't need anymore of the narcissistic dictators LECTURES.
Americans already know the state of the union......DISASTER!
STAND UP AMERICA........BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
Yes, stand up and vote for a empty suit named Willard Romney. Oh yeah 47% of you did, and You LOST!!!
WE didn't lose the House .... and, last time I checked, Obama was not elected DICTATOR !
Dicator? Really? Again, all these ugly names keep coming out of the mouths of you haters.
Yep, Blonde, run for the hills! Bet the paranoia and hatred are eating you up.
We will take care of that in 2014.
Note: That is another FLAT OUT LIE, by the GOP Cult.
Blind Followers.!
Little Guy.......supply a link or source for the nonsense you post. I live in Palm Beach Co. Fl and what you post is a lie. Voters in Fl have had to provide a Photo AND Signature ID for over 10 years. All voting results have been certified by the state Elections Commission, in a Republican run state that tried voter suppression with a vengeance.
He can talk until the Welfare checks run out, the Congress will NOT pass any gun bans...
Because of his over reach, the GOP will now take the Senate in 2014
In 4 years, our national debt will be at least 19 Trillion, hyper inflation will kick in at around 20-25 Trillion.
When it crumbles, Obama voters will be hit the hardest.
MUST watch TV. I cannot wait!
"This will require a willingness to seek common ground"
Boner has a lot of nerve even SAYING that after his conduct.
In all fairness to Boehner - he has to deal with the TPRepubs. Whenever he tries to compromise it's thrown back in his face by his own party. TPRepubs are more loyal to Grover and the Koch brothers than the American people they swore to work for.
Ever try to herd cats?
So many of you Obama haters are just jealous that our President is doing such a great job! A Democrat and black, too! Must be a very bitter pill for you to swallow, huh. And probably impossible for you to accept the fact that President Obama is even trying to help YOU! Our President has more integrity than all of us put together.
These 47% of folks that voted for Willard seem to always vote against there own self interest.
But we should just fall down and worship at the knees of you "self-proclaimed" superior, Aryan race betters who know more of what is in our best interests than we do ???????????????????????????
The haughtiness of your arrogance is breathtaking ... but the stench is too much to bear.
I will decide what is best for me libbie, not some REGRESSIVE who doesn't understand a freaking Balance Sheet.
Jim, there's nothing wrong in respecting our President. The way you haters call him "King," "self-proclaimed superior," etc., keeps coming from YOUR mouths. Remember, President Obama got the majority of votes from the majority of Americans twice, and he has enough integrity to even try to help YOU haters. Call him whatever ugly hateful names you want if it makes your hate feel better, but President Obama is YOUR President, too!
k2MM, aGAIN, reading is fundamental. Nowhere on this blog today have I called Obama "King".
"Self proclaimed" refers to Job1's asinine comments about people voting against their self-interests.
Hate is not the issue ... his financial mismanagement of our country is a HUGE issue.
Obama would help me a great deal if he would simply go golfing much more often. The only thing he could damage there would be the course itself.
"What divit? I didn't make that divit, it made itself!"
HE LIES!!
wb52:
YOU BORE US ALL TO TEARS!
Obama's Speech: During the next year I don't know what to do except spend more money that I don't have and fill my cabnet with anyone who sounds liberal.
The American Patriots are the Liberals. If we hated America we would vote for conservatives.
Sarcasm is really ugly, Alan.
Will Obama tell the people how he is going to screw them? Their paychecks are already smaller - FU people! Obama will send your tax dollars to inefficiency and business plan failing solar and wind power - FU peopl! Obama will take guns away from the people who might revolt against the most corrupt Administration in US History. Obama fears the PEOPLE! When the PEOPLE figure out that Obama is nothing more than the leader of the Chicago Drug Gangs, Obama is toast.
Oh boy, rober, I'm so glad that I don't know you. All that hatred must be eating you up inside.
Geez..another one who believes everything that comes from Rush Limbaugh's twisted lips. Poor rober34. Deluded and out of touch with reality.
HEIL Hitler!!! Der Fuhrer vants yu ta know vat rights yu haft lost.
No. This is Obama's speech - not Rush Limbaughs.
"Great to be here tonight in front of all you in whatever this Congress thing is. I know I am supposed to say some wonderful things here tonight, but there aint much going on but a couple cover up things and parties. I think I really need a vacation. Was kind of busy lately, the NCAA basketball season is really heating up. Well, didn't have much time to write a new speech, but hey, I pulled out a great new super plan to revive the economy. Pulled out an old speech I gave here years ago that sums it up: Going to appoint a bipartisan panel to meet for an hour over lunch once a month, and they will solve all the economic problems in a couple months. Other than that, got nothin' except forward and keep lovin' me folks. Want me to sing a few notes? Well, maybe next time. See ya!"
Obama's speech...blah blah blah...blah blah blah...Bush's fault...blah blah blah...automated teller machines...blah blah blah...the rich...blah blah blah...I need more time...blah blah blah...blah blah blah...fair share...blah blah blah...blah blah blah...I got a pen...blah blah blah...blah blah blah...the republican's fault...blah blah blah...blah blah blah...what happened to the teleprompter...uh uh uh...duh duh duh...
Obama's speech... Over your head.
Ahhhh you can tell the SOTU is coming up. The media is already finding someplace else to put the blame. First it was Sandy, now we have the flu that is going to affect the economy. Gotta LMAO
You missed the MEMO. The GDP dropped sub 1% because of lackluster iPhone 5 sales.
What's next?
thetotas
Me? Drop your panties. Your question is but howling at the moon and denying the tides.
You're a sick puppy.
If your boss doesn't want to pay for your healthcare then government has to pay. That means higher taxes on everyone. Too bad. Your boss doesnt want to pay for your kids schooling so government has to tax for public education. I work a job where I enjoy helping people. Its hard rewuires alot of concentration, but when I am done I have no healthcare can't pay my bills and its flat out dead end for earning money. Topping it all the company does offer health benefits, but they don't cover anything. In fact the company earns a profit on the plan.
I want to hear how in these hard times busineses profits are decreasing not increasing. Remember it will be your children or grandchildren cousins to suffer from this slimey corrupt greedy sickness.
Our patriotic and law bidding gun owner should not be held responsible for the acts of other gun owners. However, it is the moral responsibility of Gun Makers, Gun Sellers, Gun Buyers and Gun Owners to help protect our children from Gun violence.
Furthermore, it is the responsibility of the President, Congress and every mother and father in the USA to protect their children from gun violence.
Therefore, I recommend a very easy solution to curtail this gun violence.
We the people of the USA should tax each gun made 100%, tax each gun sold 100%, tax each gun violent video game or movie 100% and tax each gun owner $20.00 a year for gun safety.
The income from all of these taxes should go to the protection of our children from gun violence in our schools and other public places, (i.e. This tax money will be used by public schools for hiring school guards, school entrance surveillance and by the NRA for giving gun owners yearly Gun Safety Classes).
This Gun Tax can be easily adopted by the President and Congress without all the 2nd Amendment issues. Furthermore, it would help the NRA and its law bidding gun owners and support their call for gun safety and gun violence.
Lastly, if a person has a gun and does not pay the $20.00 a year tax they are now a tax evader and can be prosecuted under IRS Tax Law.
LOL. Stupid lib. I'm sure a rapist/murdered/killer will stop the crime in his/her tracks as soon as he finds out there's a tax on firearms. Being dumb doesn't fix anything, just look at O'fearless leader.
I have to agree with Urban Roman that a tax on firearms won't work. People pay higher than high taxes on cigarettes don't they? If someone wants something bad enough they will have it regardless of the tax. Those taxes would merely raise the cost of firearms for law abiding citizens and since so many of said firearms are stolen the bad guys aren't the ones paying the taxes on them but they are the ones doing the most damage with them.
There is no simple or one shot solution to the problem of gun violence in this country. There are things we can do that will respect the rights of citizens to own firearms under the 2nd Amendment while making it more difficult for bad guys to get them, especially the military type.
1. Ban all automatic or semi-automatic weapons from civilians. These are military and should be used as such not for hunting, target practice or even self defence.
2. Background checks on all transfer of firearms whether a gift, a sale and whether private parties, gun shows, gun shops or any other reason. The whereabouts of all firearms should be known in a database as it travels from one to another a record must be kept. As a firearm is transferred to police in a buy back program the weapon, when destroyed, would be removed from the register.
3. Incrase penalties for any crime involving a firearm with high power, assault type weapons as special circusatnces and facing even more punishment.
4. If a firearm is stolen and used in a crime the person who it was taken from should be charged as an accessory to the crime unless he/she has taken measures to lock and secure the firearm in a manner that makes it extremely difficult to impossible to take.
5. Education of anyone and everyone using firearms. Just like one needs to take a test to get a license to drive a car so should one have to be licensed and take a test to be able to use a firearm. Stiff penalties can be levied on anyone using a firearm without a license or who has a training permit but without a licensed person present while firing at that deer or target.
6. Awareness training for leaders, bosses, and people who work closely with the public in gun stores, gun shows, schools, stores in general, anywhere where people gather together and through a hot line be able to register concerns about the mental stability of someone else. This may cause people ticked off at someone else to use the hot line to get even so due caution must be used in descretely investigate anything reported to such a hot line. Psychologists can be helpful in showing people what to look for and what to do about it. They can also be the ones on the hot line doing triage and directing "friends" to talk to those who may be at risk and find out what they can. If needed the court can commit them for observation but the case would have to be from a licensed Psychologist or Psychiatrist and only when absolutely necessary keeping as much anonymity as possible.
7. Us gun buy back programs as much as possible to get guns off the streets.
8. Since idle hands make the devil's work people need jobs. If one is working at a job he is less likely to be desperate enough to want to kill someone (nothing is absolute so don't get the knickers in a twist). Police on the streets instead of being laid off due to budget cuts will also relate to ensuring jobs and ultimately reducing crime.
We will never be totally rid of gun violence nor crime but we shouldn't do nothing. We shouldn't just wring our hands and say little or nothing. Small children getting killed has finally woke some people up to the increasing gun violence in America and maybe now we can and will do something about it.
When a criminal has to stop and reload there is an opportunity for would be victims to escape harm or for police to nab him but when he has hundered round clips to allow him to fire and keep firing in rapid succession we see what happens. Sandy Hook Elementary School may look like a non-event if something isn't done about such rapid fire wapons and soon. And no righties no one is wanting to take away reasonable guns from you.
If I had a gun for protection I would opt for a shot gun. It may not kill an intruder but sure would stop him in his tracks giving me time to dial 911. Likely if such a weapon were stolen or lost (which I would report immediately) only a few people may be killed. Horrible as that is things would be worse with a semi-automatic or automatic assault military type rifle especially with a mega ammunition magazine.
As rare as it is common sense must prevail here. The solution isn't simple but can be done so those who are responsible gun owners can have their guns, gun manufacturers can still stay in busines, yet people can feel safe and we no longer see such horror stories as we have over the last few years with the violence using so many unsecured and military weapons.
I can sum up the state of the union in two words. It Sucks!
Im not saying government is responsible for specialty care. Basic services are no longer provided by work face it. Government has been used as a vehicle for personal or group aquisition. get your heads out my pocketbook congress and get to work.
It doesn't take a genius or a leader to illegally borrow 4 trillion dollars and then promise to distribute it to the people that will vote for you.
I wonder if he'll explain how he let 4 people die in Benghazi????
Or why 300 died in Mexico due to his gun running operation????
Or why every word out of his mouth is a LIE???
All hail...the Empty Suit speaketh!!
oh, that never happened
He will as soon as Bush and Cheney explain why thousands of innocent people were slain in two unfunded and unncecessary wars.
it's bush's fault blah blah blah. you lefty libs ever get tired of that line?
BTW, those "wars" were voted on and authorized by congress
A President can set agendas, plans, hopes, dreams etc. but he isn't in it alone. CONGRESS has to be a part of it too. Now that Mr. Obama is no longer threatened with being a one term president he can utilize the bully pulpit for its intended purpose to inform the public, get the citzenry on his side and shame Congress into acting. This president, like it or not, won by a sizable margin. Call it a mandate or not, he won. There are more Democrats in Congress to help him out but will it be enough to counter the stick in the mud, stick it to the middle class Republican extremists? The Union is better off today than when he took office. I would have liked it to have been much better but it is what it is. His policies have helped to slow the spending of recent Congresses who spent like drunken sailors on wars that weren't funded at the time. Credit cards come due and that time is here. New spending has been smaller under Obama than any other president in recent time.
Some whine about tax and spend but at least under tax and spend we tax those benefitting from the spending and don't burden others with our excesses as under borrow and spend like under the last Adminsitration.
My only regret with President Obama is he didn't use the bully pulpit effectively enough with the affordable care act (Obamacare) and so there are still misconseptions about it. Once fully effective people will like it more and more. Tens of thousands, perhaps millions are already benefitting from it and as time passes more and more will benefit. Soon it will be political suicide for one to try and dump it just as it would be political suicide to scrap Social Security or Medicare and Medicaid.
I will be interested in seeing how well he uses that bully pulpit in his speech.