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<A href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/05/obama-stimulus-speech-ral_n_164495.html">Obama: "Are These Folks Serious?"... Slams GOP In Stimulus Speech: Your Ideas Are Old And They've Failed
President Obama, in some of the strongest language he's used since the presidential campaign, forcefully pushed his stimulus plan tonight in a speech before House Democrats at their three-day annual retreat at the Kingsmill Resort & Spa in Williamsburg, Va.
And he urged Democrats to reject delaying tactics, accusing the Republicans of helping get the country into the current financial crisis.
"I found this deficit when I showed up," he said in a swipe at the Bush administration. "I found this a national debt double wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office."
And he strongly attacked partisan warfare that has threatened to bog down his stimulus plans this week, saying to loud applause, that Americans had not voted for "false theories of the past and they didn't vote for phony arguments and petty politics."
Departing from the Teleprompter for much of the speech, Obama used a plethora of metaphors to make his points. To express the urgency of the situation, Obama said, "I don't care if you're driving an SUV or a hybrid. If you're heading for a cliff, you've got to change direction."
Afterwards, he took questions from some of the assembled 200 Demcrats.
Politico reports:
WATCH VIDEO OF MOST OF THE SPEECH:
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<A href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/05/obama-stimulus-speech-ral_n_164495.html">Obama: "Are These Folks Serious?"... Slams GOP In Stimulus Speech: Your Ideas Are Old And They've Failed
President Obama, in some of the strongest language he's used since the presidential campaign, forcefully pushed his stimulus plan tonight in a speech before House Democrats at their three-day annual retreat at the Kingsmill Resort & Spa in Williamsburg, Va.
And he urged Democrats to reject delaying tactics, accusing the Republicans of helping get the country into the current financial crisis.
"I found this deficit when I showed up," he said in a swipe at the Bush administration. "I found this a national debt double wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office."
And he strongly attacked partisan warfare that has threatened to bog down his stimulus plans this week, saying to loud applause, that Americans had not voted for "false theories of the past and they didn't vote for phony arguments and petty politics."
Departing from the Teleprompter for much of the speech, Obama used a plethora of metaphors to make his points. To express the urgency of the situation, Obama said, "I don't care if you're driving an SUV or a hybrid. If you're heading for a cliff, you've got to change direction."
Afterwards, he took questions from some of the assembled 200 Demcrats.
Politico reports:
Responding to a question from Iowa Rep. Dave Loebsack, Obama said that Gen. David Petraeus and other Pentagon officials are reviewing the military situation in Afghanistan - and that he would emphasize diplomacy with Pakistan and articulate a clear strategy for the U.S. military there.
Among the many hurdles he faces, Obama must referee an emerging divide between the fiscal conservatives in his party and those Democrats who want him to increase federal funding for key domestic priorities like education and health care. Responding to a question from Pennsylvania Rep. Chaka Fattah about that balance, Obama said, "We've inherited a mess. It's our job to clean it up."
Among the many hurdles he faces, Obama must referee an emerging divide between the fiscal conservatives in his party and those Democrats who want him to increase federal funding for key domestic priorities like education and health care. Responding to a question from Pennsylvania Rep. Chaka Fattah about that balance, Obama said, "We've inherited a mess. It's our job to clean it up."
WATCH VIDEO OF MOST OF THE SPEECH:
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