(Activist) Obama Calls for 'Common-Sense Policies' to Move Economy

Yahoo ^ | 5/12/12 | Devin Dwyer

[Libloather]

Obama Calls for 'Common-Sense Policies' to Move Economy
By Devin Dwyer | ABC News – 16 hrs ago

Continuing to cast himself as an activist president defying slim odds for election-year legislative compromises, President Obama in his weekly address pushes "a few common-sense policies that would make a difference" with the economy.

"There are things we can do - right now - to help create jobs and restore some of the financial security that so many families have lost," Obama says.

The list of initiatives - which the White House has billed as Congress' "To-Do list" - includes elimination of tax breaks for companies that outsource; a mandated expansion of mortgage refinancing eligibility; tax credits for clean energy companies and small businesses that hire new workers; and creation of a new veterans job corps.

The Democratic proposals have received little or only lukewarm support from Republicans. But Obama has continued to tout them at a series of official events in an attempt to appeal to voters.

[funfan]

He doesn't really want to have jobs created it is the opposite. Obama is bad for America!!!!

[OrangeHoof]

Americans elected a ghetto president and he saddled us with a ghetto economy. Don’t talk to me about “common sense”.

[ronnie raygun]

I’m all for common sense!! Let us all use common sense on election day and send his a## packing!

[Caipirabob]

Obama Calls for 'Common-Sense Policies' to Move Economy

He's got the instructions right there - in his little red book!

[trebb]

"There are things we can do - right now - to help create jobs and restore some of the financial security that so many families have lost," Obama says.

I thought he's been doing those things for 3-1/2 years and all they've done is destroy...

[wayoverontheright]

The list of initiatives - which the White House has billed as Congress' "To-Do list" - includes elimination of tax breaks for companies that outsource; a mandated expansion of mortgage refinancing eligibility; tax credits for clean energy companies and small businesses that hire new workers; and creation of a new veterans job corps.

I don't believe one could choose measures that would harm the economy more. Once again, the consumer and tax payers are forgotten, eliminated from the equation, and we'll pay the freight.

[llandres]

Bfl

[Chode]

bingo...

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

If you believe what a liberal says when they start talking about “common sense,” your next stop will be a Cambodian rice paddy, or wherever that flavor of liberal decides to send you for their pet final solution.

Concentration camps were only common sense for National Socialists, city dwellers learning to work in rice paddy killing fields only common sense for the Kmer Rouge. FEMA camps for us?