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Current Events => Economics => Topic started by: CG6468 on October 25, 2012, 12:34:57 PM
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Obama: ‘Absolutely’ No Regrets For Ignoring Economy for First Two Years
Posted on October 25, 2012
The Obama campaign has finally released the transcript of his endorsement interview with the Des Moines Register–and it is clear why they were reluctant to do so: the President says he has “absolutely†no regrets about ignoring the economy during the first two years of his term, when Democrats controlled Congress.
Here is the key part of the exchange:
Q: Yes, that begs a question from us, Mr. President. Some say you had a super majority in your first two years and had this incredible opportunity, but because of what you were talking about, as you were running, you had to go to get Obamacare done. Do you have any regrets taking on some of the economic issues, some of the issues that we’re talking about for your second term, that when you had the chance, so to speak, during your first — do you have any regrets that you didn’t do that at that time?
THE PRESIDENT: Absolutely not, Laura. Remember the context. First of all, Mitch McConnell has imposed an ironclad filibuster from the first day I was in office. And that’s not speculation. I mean, this is — it’s amply recorded. He gave a speech saying, my task is to defeat the President.
So we were able to pass emergency action with the stimulus, but we had to get two votes from Republicans…
Ignoring the Economy is Appropriate (http://conservativebyte.com/2012/10/obama-absolutely-no-regrets-for-ignoring-economy-for-first-two-years/)
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First of all, Mitch McConnell has imposed an ironclad filibuster from the first day I was in office. And that’s not speculation. I mean, this is — it’s amply recorded. He gave a speech saying, my task is to defeat the President.
That's bullshit. There was never an ironclad fillibuster imposed. As for defeating Obama, that should be the goal of every republican patriot that loves this country.