Obama to Challenge Republicans on Jobs - champion of relief for middle class rather than the wealthy

[jefferson_dem]

Obama to Challenge Republicans on Jobs
By Mike Dorning - Sep 8, 2011 12:01 AM ET

President Barack Obama heads to the home turf of his Republican congressional adversaries tonight to lay out a choice for voters as much as a plan for lawmakers.

His address to a rare joint session of Congress on jobs, the top concern of voters as the 2012 election campaign gets under way, will frame the government’s response as one of either action or delay on reviving the economy. On taxes, the signature Republican issue, he will cast himself as a champion of relief for the middle class rather than for the wealthy.

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The speech will offer Obama a chance to both make a case to the public for his proposals and prepare the way to blame Republicans for inaction.

“He can later say they weren’t passed because of obstruction,” Devine said. “That’s an easy case for people to understand. You’ve got to put the benchmark down so they can remember it.”

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-08/obama-will-challenge-republicans-to-act-or-share-blame-in-address-tonight.html

[Owlet]

1. Yeah. right

“He can later say they weren’t passed because of obstruction,” Devine* said. “That’s an easy case for people to understand. You’ve got to put the benchmark down so they can remember it.”

Can't wait to see the poll a year from now showing how many remember tonight's speech.


That would be Democratic political consultant Tad Devine, a senior strategist for the Al Gore and John Kerry presidential campaigns.

[Arkana]

2. So he's got one winning and one losing campaign to his name, then.

[Owlet]

3. Good Point!

I'd forgotten that Gore won in 2k. Then the referees called a bogus foul with one second to play and gave the win to whatshisname. BTW..



Sorry..I..I just don't know what came over me...:)