barry is way out of his league with Rush. On Jan 24, 7:05 am, Cold Water <[email protected]> wrote: > Sent to you by CW via Google Reader: > > PRESIDENT OBAMA TAKES ON RUSH LIMBAUGH IN NEW MEDIA WAR > > PRESIDENT OBAMA TAKES ON RUSH LIMBAUGH IN NEW MEDIA WAR > > WASHINGTON -- President Obama warned Republicans on Capitol Hill today that > they need to quit listening to radio king Rush Limbaugh if they want to get > along with Democrats and the new administration. > > "You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done," he told top GOP > leaders, whom he had invited to the White House to discuss his nearly $1 > trillion stimulus package. > > One White House official confirmed the comment but said he was simply trying > to make a larger point about bipartisan efforts. > > "There are big things that unify Republicans and Democrats," the official > said. "We shouldn't let partisan politics derail what are very important > things that need to get done." > > That wasn't Obama's only jab at Republicans today. > > While discussing the stimulus package with top lawmakers in the White House's > Roosevelt Room, President Obama shot down a critic with a simple message. > > "I won," he said, according to aides who were briefed on the meeting. "I will > trump you on that." > > The response was to the objection by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Arizona) to the > president's proposal to increase benefits for low-income workers who don't > owe federal income taxes. > > Not that Obama was gloating. He was just explaining that he aims to get his > way on the stimulus package and all other legislation, sources said, noting > his unrivaled one-party control of both congressional chambers. > > Republicans, along with Democratic leaders in the House and the Senate, met > with Obama to hammer out details on a stimulus package that has reached $825 > billion. > > "We are experiencing an unprecedented economic crisis that has to be dealt > with and dealt with rapidly," Obama said during the meeting. Republicans say > that is too big a burden for a nation already crippled by debt and that it > doesn't do enough to stimulate the economy by cutting taxes. > > "You know, I'm concerned about the size of the package. And I'm concerned > about some of the spending that's in there, [about] ... how you can spend > hundreds of millions on contraceptives," House GOP Leader John Boehner > (R-Ohio) later said. "How does that stimulate the economy?" > > But White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs countered: "There was a lot of > agreement in that room this morning about the notion that we're facing an > economic crisis unlike we've seen in quite some time ... There was agreement > that we must act quickly to stimulate the economy, create jobs, put money > back in people's pockets." > > Gibbs disagreed with those who called the meeting window dressing. > > "The president is certainly going to listen to any ideas," he said. "He will > also go to Capitol Hill the beginning of next week to talk to Republican > caucuses and solicit their input and their ideas." > > Obama acknowledged that $825 billion was a tough price tag for some > conservatives and deficit hawks to swallow. > > "I know that it is a heavy lift to do something as substantial as we're doing > right now," he said. "I recognize there are still some differences around the > table and between the administration and members of Congress about particular > details on the plan," he said. "But I think what unifies this group is a > recognition that we are experiencing an unprecedented, perhaps, economic > crisis that has to be dealt with," he said. > > The president added that legislation governing the use of an additional $350 > billion in bailout money for the financial industry must include new measures > to ensure accountability. > > And he continued his initial round of calls to foreign leaders, dialing up > Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Saudi King Abdallah and British Prime > Minister Gordon Brown. > > http://www.nypost.com/seven/01232009/news/politics/prez_zings_gop_foe... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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