In his appearance for Connecticut Senate candidate Dick Blumenthal last night, President Obama said, during his critique of Republican Linda McMahon, “At this moment, we are facing challenges we haven’t seen since the Great Depression.”
Indeed we are, Mr. President, after nearly two years of your policies, after your stimulus, and after many months of you insisting that the economy is heading in the right direction.
I had said that the biopic of Barack Obama will end with his inauguration, a line recalled by some after seeing the German musical about Obama.
Even at this late date, Barack Obama speaks as if he’s still waiting to take over from President Bush.
To be "fair", 2009 saw the largest per-capita non-welfare income drop since 1946, with three Great Depression years even worse than that.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseMake that four Great Depression years (1930, 1931, 1932, 1938).
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseRegardless, Obama's policies exacerbated the recession. If he pursued rational policies the economy would be growing again and unemployment dropping. Instead he has squandered trillions, set up massive future tax hikes and regulations that have scared the heck out of every business and individual.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseHey, he's still loosening up. Let the man finish his stretches -- you wouldn't want him to tear something, would you?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseAxelrod says we'll just keep "rebranding" Obamacare and Porkulus until the people accept what's best for them. It's not like results actually matter right?
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