Posted on 07/09/2010 8:18:01 AM PDT by Qbert
The U.S. economy is moving toward recovery but more "hard days" lie ahead, President Obama said on Thursday.
"We've got a long way to go,'' Obama said at a Kansas City electric car factory. "But what is absolutely clear is that we are headed in the right direction — and that the surest way out of these storms we've been in is to keep moving forward, not back."
Obama defended his handling of the U.S. economy he went on a two-day campaign swing for fellow Democrats before November's congressional elections.
Obama has come under fire for bank and auto bailouts and a $787 billion stimulus package whose effectiveness is a subject of debate.
He is under election-year pressure to reduce a 9.5 percent unemployment rate but said he was confident Americans would "dig ourselves out of this hole''.
A poll by a Democratic-leaning organization, Democracy Corps, said Americans plan to support Republican candidates over Democrats in the election by 46 percent to 43 percent.
Obama, who will face a tougher audience for his agenda if Republicans make big gains in November, is trying to convince impatient Americans that his economic policies are working and that improvements will take time.
"There are going to be some hard days ahead—that's the truth," he said. "It's going to take a while for us to dig ourselves out of this hole.''
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Bush left me such a mess. And, I am not very smart.
The right direction? Obama is so FOS they can smell him in China.
No, it’s “The Summer of Discernment.”
That means more and more Americans are learning what a phony-baloney man is in The White House. A man who is in way over his head.
I don’t think Mr. Obama could pop popcorn.
“It’s going to take a while for us to dig ourselves out of this hole.”
No, dumbass, you CLIMB out of a hole; you don’t keep digging!
The quickest way to get out of the hole is to stop digging it deeper.
But he can destroy America.
“Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!
This is Obama's dumbest statement yet...and that's saying something.
Sure as hell would help if YOU and Congress STOPPED %#@#$ING DIGGING DOWNWARD!!!!!!!!!!!
I must admit, I am very nervous. I am white, professional and unemployed. My retirement savings is quickly running out due to paying for my kids illness and health insurance won’t pay for it.
And in 6 months all the taxes go into effect.
This just can’t be true, barry said last week the US has turned the corner and was headed back from the brink.
“A poll by a Democratic-leaning organization, Democracy Corps, said Americans plan to support Republican candidates over Democrats in the election by 46 percent to 43 percent.”
That’s a freakin LIE
The DC poll was R48 D42, +6 NOT +3!
“It’s going to take a while for us to dig ourselves out of this hole.’’
Tell me the empty suit living in public housing at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue didn’t REALLY say that. NOBODY could be that STOOPID.
I think some Democrat members of Congress must be getting a bit upset with this clown!
How would you feel if you hitched your wagon to this ass?
The pretender and plugs can't even get their story straight. Is it "recovery summer" or are we doing FDR's Depression 2.0? I happen to go with the latter.
Ah, you beat me to it .....
;-)
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