Posted on 10/22/2010 8:06:01 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – President Barack Obama accused Republicans on Friday of peddling discredited "snake oil ideas" about the U.S. economy as he tried to win votes for struggling Democrats in a battle for control of the Senate.
Obama campaigned in Los Angeles for veteran California Senator Barbara Boxer, who faces a tough challenge from Carly Fiorina, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard. The president then headed to Nevada to stump for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who is in a fight for his political life.
"This is a choice between the policies that got us into this mess and the policies that will get us out," Obama told a crowd of about 37,000 people at the University of Southern California just 11 days before congressional elections that are widely seen as a midterm referendum on his record.
Obama acknowledged that economic woes made for a tough election climate for his fellow Democrats. But he said Republicans seeking control of Congress did not have the answer to the country's troubles.
"They are clinging to the same worn-out, tired snake oil ideas that they were peddling before," Obama said, referring to Bush-era policies he blames for putting the economy in a deep hole that it is still struggling to climb out of.
Republicans counter that Obama has hurt the economic recovery with wasteful government spending, job-killing regulation and other policies.
Races in the West are among a handful that could determine whether Democrats hold onto their majority in the Senate.
Many pollsters predict Republicans will win enough seats in the November 2 elections to take control of the House of Representatives, which could put the brakes on Obama's legislative agenda.
Surveys show Democrats are likely to lose Senate seats but still keep at least a slight majority in the chamber.
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P R O J E C T I O N....
The serpent has come down to us for a short time full of wrath.
That’s the only snake I see....
His days are numbered.
obama is by far the least presidential person to ever live in the White House.
Wow President Zero, that comment was very insulting to both Native Americans and those who believe in alternative medicine. How intolerant of you.
His going to Nevada will widen the gap between Angle and Reid. Thank you Mr. President.
Ah, the dulcet tones of our post-partisan president.
Nothing wrong with oil of viper. It is fang and poison of viper we need to be concerned about.
The Republicans are pushing snake oil. OK.
What are the Democrats pushing? Besides drugs, abortion, and gay sex.
And here I was worrying about Republicans trying to bamboozle me .... trying to okie doke me .... sheesh.
We got that “snake oil” from a .... well a dead snake.
Communism-lite as they have theorized for years in the hallowed halls of Harvard. It will work if they are in charge. It will work...it will work...it will work. WE are the ones they have been waiting for....it will work. And the peons will love us for it. They will... they really, really will. (Nancy - Sally Field - Pelosi)
He’s left the reservation..I don’t believe for a nanosecond that anyone around him is advising him to speak like this. That’s why they’re leaving. I think we just might see the first nervous breakdown of a President.
Communism: Just because it didn’t work the first 1000 times doesn’t mean it work work now! In 2010 adopting socialism is like playing Russian roulette with a 100% loaded revolver.
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