Obama to GOP "I Won" »
Posted By Eagle_Eye 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Political NewsPresident Obama listened to Republican gripes about his stimulus package during a meeting with congressional leaders Friday morning - but he also left no doubt about who's in charge of these negotiations. "I won," Obama noted matter-of-factly, according to sources familiar with the conversation.
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Eagle_Eye9 months, 2 weeks ago
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FTA: "The exchange arose as top House and Senate Republicans expressed concern to the president about the amount of spending in the package"
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Where were all these whinners when Paulson went running to the White House for a bail out benefiting only the financial institutes??
Why aren't they more focused on what is going on in the banking industry with our Tax payer money???-
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b-happy9 months, 2 weeks ago
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Maybe you don't watch the news or anything but a majority of the Republicans didn't want the bailout. If I remember they were calling it socialism. It was all over the news.
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A bigger question is why Obama supported a bailout of Bush's buddies? Maybe because Obama has some of the same friends. It's amazing to me as well that Obama would pick Timothy Gheitner and no one cares. First the guy didn't pay taxes. Secondly and the biggest issue, This man supported the failed policy's of the BUsh administration because he supported Ben Bernanke. Ben Bernanke lead us into this mess and now we are going to hire someone with the same policy to fix it?
I guarantee in four years, Obama will not be Jesus anymore. -
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Ciera-Marie9 months, 2 weeks ago
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They weren't whining then EE because Paulsen is a good 'ole boy and fellow repub.
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Face it the Republicans aren't liking that they're no longer in charge and that changes are being made, have been made and will be made that will correct a lot of damage they allowed because they didn't have the cajones to stand with those who dared tell Bush no. -
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Endoscopy9 months, 2 weeks ago
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Now we will get a trillion dollar deficit and the liberals complained about the $400 billion of Bushes deficit. Hypocrites. Where is the money coming from to pay this bill. How many years into the future will we be indentured to pay for it. Gee I am sounding like a liberal of just a few months ago. Silly me.
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I notice the bipartisanship that Obama talked about has gone up in smoke with the words "I won." -
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Eagle_Eye9 months, 2 weeks ago
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I like what he says regarding "Reform with Oversight, Transparency, Accountability", that should of been done the first time around, not a blank check. Can you imagine the amount of money that was hijacked by the top banking people because they knew that was their only chance at getting compensated. All ready they are refusing to answer where the money went to.
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amazed9 months, 2 weeks ago
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EE == just as you were not necessarily being "hateful" when you disagreed with what Bush was doing, neither are those of us who disagree with things that Obama is doing necessarily hateful either.
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I think it's perfectly valid to question the wisdom of putting people who were directly involved in the institutions that melted down in charge of fixing them. That's not a personal attack it legitimate concern.
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simonsez9 months, 2 weeks ago
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I still believe the original plan made the best sense: buy up the toxic assets to clear the balance sheets of the financial institutions. I think banks are drowning in strip centers, office buildings, commercial projects that will not be productive for several years and will hamper new lending.
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The Government then OWNS those distressed properties and can sell them at a (hopefully) profit in a few years. -
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not2needy9 months, 2 weeks ago
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FTA:
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The Republicans stressed that they want to include more middle class tax cuts in the package.
Where was the Republicans concerns about the middle class for the last 8 years? Funny that they had NO concerns about destroying the middle class then, but scream to high heaven about them now. That in and of itself turns my stomach, the only tax cuts they have been worrying about was Corporate America and the ultra wealthy, and killing the middle class! Now they want it to look like they have our best interests at heart! HOGWASH!-
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Endoscopy9 months, 2 weeks ago
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How about the fact that they held the line when the Democrats wanted to increase taxes. Ignoring the normal tax and spend of Democrats in Congress are you. Well part of that is happening now. Spend, spend, spend. Later will come the "Oh my gosh we need to raise taxes!!!" Just like Clinton did. That was the larges tax increase in history. Want to bet they will want to make an even bigger one?
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amazed9 months, 2 weeks ago
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I am so sick of this lie. The PERCENTAGE of the tax cuts to the middle class was larger than the PERCENTAGE of the tax cuts to the rich -- quite a bit larger. The fact of the matter is that if I am only paying $10K in taxes per year, I can hardly get a $1MM or even a $100K tax break. The fact is that under Bush's tax cuts more low income people received a 100% tax cut -- they were completely removed from paying income tax. Obviously, those who are near the bottom of the income ladder weren't paying too much in taxes anyway, so it gets really hard to give someone who's original tax bill was $500 a $10,000 tax cut.
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Eagle_Eye9 months, 2 weeks ago
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Politics is just that, Politics, when one party rules the other pushes, when the other party gains control the losing party pushes.
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In truth, I was hoping that everyone would come together and work together, I don't know if this will happen now-
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THOMNH629 months, 2 weeks ago
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we shouldn't care what the republicans think, Obama won and he will get his way with the help of Pelosi and Reid. Just so you know the stimulus package has 600 million for the introduction of socialized medicine, good day commrades.
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skyking2p9 months, 2 weeks ago
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glenn beck mr misinformation you republicans love to use that talking point Socialism I saw rush limbutt on tv the other night he wants Obama to fail sounds sort of unamerican coming from a drug addict who lost his hearing because of abusing drugs but you repubs think he is so smart
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