Labor Leaders Push Obama for Second Stimulus Package

For those that let their party lines blind them into thinking something as silly as "the stimulus plan has created no jobs" just needs to get on the Texas DOT site, or probably any similar state site, and see how many road jobs show to be Stimulus budget funded.

So sick of people so far out of touch with reality simply due to the party in power.

Any financial misfortune that has fallen on you has likely been deserved from your inability to focus on reality.

Yippie . ...

Did you get your tax relief money? $288 BILLION in tax relief in the Recovery and Reinvestment plan . ..

Whoo hooo! Another $1500 headed my way. I don't care who pays for it just send my check to me pronto!

Thanks!

Ps.. thank you Obama. Keep the money flowing my way and I'll vote for you again! my vote is easily bought!

"why did you promise that it would immediately begin to turn the economy around." Posted by: Aaron | Jul 14, 2009 1:24:25 PM
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Aaron, the President clearly, directly and repeatedly told us this economic crisis was not going to be an easy fix, that it would take time for the economy to recover - and that things might get worse before they get better.

That you didn't understand that is not he President's fault.

And if the stimulus was a two year plan PBHO, why was there such a rush and such an urgency and why did you promise that it would immediately begin to turn the economy around. Oooops. And that can't be explained away as "merely overheated campaign rhetoric".

Madoff SHOULD have become a Senator, Union Leader or President. He'd be right at home.

Labor Leaders Line Up to get Back on Governments Teet. Need more money to keep fat public pensions run by local and state gov't going for another few years while the private sector stalls. Obama listens and says, Right On Baby!

Since the economic mess is Mr. Bush's fault, I suggest we bring him back in office and make him deal with it. When things are back in order, then Mr. Obama can come back and follow his Utopian dream.

These policies are a complete financial farce. More akin to the ultimate PONZI (Bernie Madoff is Child’s Play) scheme on the American taxpayer.

Yes, let's let "Labor Leaders" set our economic policy. Look what "Labor Leaders" (I prefer the term "capos") did for the auto industry, the steel industry and the manufacturing base of the US.

But hey, they're not complete failures, they got some real pretty houses in Jersey for themselves!

Obama needs to swallow his pride and beg Cuba, Zimbabwe, and North Korea, to share their secretes to economic success through government spending.

Double down, and when that doesn't work, triple down, and when that doesn't work, do it again. It's all Chinese money anyway! weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Sandy | Jul 14, 2009 1:38:49 AM

Bingo! Well stated.

"The big question is, why doesn't Obama get this."

Obama gets it, which is why he is doing what he is doing. Democrats need chaos to push through their liberal agenda (as you stated, the "stimulus" package has done nothing to create jobs because it was not constructed to stimulate the economy; rather, it is a vehicle to distribute $$$ across favored programs and constituents). Stimulus spending should be "targeted, timely, and temporary" - This package meets NONE of this criteria.

Obama is counting on voters to pull the lever for him come 2012 because he is "cool" and because he can "give a good speech" even though his economic policies will be an abject failure (at best, this will be a jobless recovery, despite how much money the government borrows and prints). Sadly, the typical uninformed voter will blindly vote again for The One in 2012. I'm optimistic that enough Americans will open their eyes, see what havoc The One has wrought, and will seek alternative options in 2012.

"How do you know? Just because Obama doesn't know how to fix it doesn't mean that nobody else does."

Obama is "the One we've been waiting for" - If He cannot fix it, no one can.

/sarc.

I wish this was possible. Bush put and left us in a pit.

That said, Obama has to share the blame due to his own bailout of banks and corporations who misused the funds without any actual repercussions. We simply can't afford another bailout at this time, even for the people who should have been among the recipients the first time around.

Obama is really trying to send us to no man's land. That is scary

labor the joke is on you and unions. 500 jobs in Arlington texas over the weekend, replaced by non union employees. makes seats for suv's, go gm

We haven't spent most of the first stinulous yet because the bill was a spending bill and not a stimulous bill. Obama has much of the bill scheduled to be spent just before the 2012 election so he can bribe crucial voters for voting for him by spending the money on their projects. That's all the stimulous bill is. That's why it's not creating jobs. And with the trilion dollar deficeit and the costly health care bill and the heavy tax burden of cap and trade hanging over our heads, employers will not create jobs because of the uncertain future of this country. And the consumers aren't spending for the same reason. The big question is, Why doesn't Obama get this.

I'll see your TRILLION dollars and raise you another TRILLION..WHERE DOES IT END???

jhw539: "Speaking of strawmen, NO ONE "KNOWS" how to fix the economy..."

How do you know? Just because Obama doesn't know how to fix it doesn't mean that nobody else does.