[Libloather]

If you were in this type of hip-deep trouble, the gubmint would be ALL OVER you.

[frogjerk]

Stop giving this man a hard time because he is black. -sarc

[SanFranDan]

More importantly, how was his Hip-Hop barbeque?

[Go Gordon]

"Obama does not have much presidential persuasion left. He is running out of capital,"

I beg to differ. He was just given another $2.4 trillion worth of capital. No strings attached until after the 2012 election. What a country!

[LOC1]

Where is that video of Obama as a candidate in 2008 saying that if the economy were not fixed in three years he deserved to be thrown out of office? Seems that would be a terrific lead-in to a list of his “accomplishments;” unemployment, skyrocketing deficits, downgrade, regulatory abyss, stagnating economy,....and the list goes on from there.

[andy58-in-nh]

Taxing a shrinking minority of productive people to pay others to dig holes and fill them back in is not a “jobs program”. It is Soviet economics. What good will it do to build roads, bridges and train tracks when people don’t have jobs to which to commute, or money to buy products being transported to market upon such infrastructure?

[AU72]

He also predicted his stimulus would get unemployment under 8% in a year.

Republicans don't need many of their own speeches. A Power Point of Obama's own predictions is enough.

[baddog 219]

[coloradan]

Government has invested in the poor, and the poor have doubled. Maybe even tripled! It’s a great investment.

[DrC]

“Obama does not have much presidential persuasion left. He is running out of capital,”

This mindless quote assumes he ever had such capital. The health care debate pretty much exploded that myth. The popularity of the health plan declined in direct proportion to the number of speeches (perhaps “lectures” would be more accurate) Obama gave on the topic. His powers of persuasion always have been vastly overrated by the MSM and professoriate.

[devolve]

[vlad335]

I have not heard anything the carnival barker has said lately but let me guess, we need to “invest in education, invest in infrastructure, invest in job training programs,” etc. Same old tired mantra they use when they want to kick money to their supporters.

Ah, watch out when a democrat politician uses the “investment” word. Such as “Investing in education.” Hold onto your wallets! The teacher’s union coffers must be getting low.

He is going to blow through the new debt ceiling money in record time!

[trebb]

Fool me once - shame on you. Fool me a thousand times, over decades - you must be a politician and I must be hoping for something “free”.

[American in Israel]

It all comes to a screaching halt when the goobermint can’t pay the welfare checks. Which is just around the corner at this rate.