Obama: It takes more than 1 term to fix economy

President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign stop Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, in Milwaukee. / AP Photo/Morry Gash

(AP) MILWAUKEE - President Barack Obama says change takes more than one term in the White House, more than one president and more than one party.

His message to thousands of cheering supporters at a rally in Milwaukee was a rebuke to rival Mitt Romney, who claims Obama's policies have failed to turn the economy around.

The crowd of about 18,000 in a steady drizzle was the largest yet of Obama's reelection campaign. It was Obama's first appearance in Wisconsin since February.

Obama scolds Congress for "skipping town"

At the rally and at two fundraising events in the state, Obama resurrected the promise at his nominating convention to create 1 million new manufacturing jobs. Wisconsin is better off than many states with a 7.5 percent unemployment rate, has seen its manufacturing industry hard hit in recent years.

[nanc12]

Wow, you sure can see how an article about thousands in Wisconsin coming out to support the President gets the repub trolls frothing at the mouth. If you had been there and seen and felt the excitement and enthusiasm, you'd be peeing in your pants, lol.

[BethNewdigate]

But...it only took a half a term to destroy the United States' credit rating in the international community...

and me and my family.

[sjc_1]

President Obama is playing chess, Romney does not even know how to play checkers. Romney and Ryan don't do rallies because they would have to pay people to come to them and that would get out.

[msimamaji]

Let's look at the GOP record since 2011.

The GOP blocked Obama's American Jobs Act.

According to Moody's Analytics, Obama's American Jobs Act would have created 1.9 million jobs.

According to the Economic Policy Institute, Obama's American Jobs Act would have saved 2.6 million jobs and protected an additional 1.6 million existing jobs.

According to Macroeconomic Advisors, Obama's American Jobs Act would create 2.1 millions jobs.

Yet the GOP blocked Obama's American Jobs Act - NOT because it was a bad idea, but because it would succeed.

In addition the GOP blocked the Bring the Jobs Home Act, which would end tax breaks for corporations to off-shore American jobs. In addition, they are launching a mutli-million dollar smear campaign against Sherrod Brown, the author of the act.

In short, the GOP wants tax breaks to off-shore your job.

But that's not all. The GOP refused to extend the Production Tax Credit. As a result, thousands of Americans in America's emerging wind industry will lose their jobs.

The GOP in Congress also skipped town without extending relied to America's drought-stricken farmers. I realize that Romney considers these hard-working people "victims" - but I can't help wondering how many jobs will be lost as a result of this attitude.

Lest we forget, Republican governors have fired almost a million public employees - including teachers, fire-fighters and policemen. As a result, your kid is competing with his former English teacher for a part time job at Burger King.

This record proves conclusively that the GOP does not give a rat about the country. If they can't rule the country, they'll destroy it.

That's a good reason to re-hire Obama and to fire the entire GOP.

[nadorick01]

It didn't take Regan 2 terms to fix the massive problem he inherited from Jimmy Carter. Stupidity is doing the same thing again and expecting different results. Hopefully, the American people vote for change, because hope alone didn't work.

[erichsh]

Full of excuses and names, eh cretin? That's all you've got.

[erichsh]

President Barack Obama said in February 2009 that his presidency would be "one-term proposition" if the economy did not recover in three years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCN5-ovvFL0

[eroteme2]

Amazing! Obama reports He did not fix the economy in His first term! Because He is such a nice guy we will free Him from any responsibility. Don't believe He mentioned how much greater He has increased our indebtedness during His first term.

[ree-moot]

troutfishman2 - - - what rock have you been hiding under?? What is the deficit now compared to when your guy took office ?? You need to go downstream somewhere - -

your paid blogging is absurd

[erichsh]

How quickly you forget, mee-root!

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57400369-503544/national-debt-has-increased-more-under-obama-than-under-bush/

[matt6052]

If you can't fix it in four years, then you can't fix it.

American politics does not consider "Incomplete" to be a successful way to advance.

The turnout in Milwaukee was weak. They didn't fill the Marcus Amphitheater which holds 23,000 and the rain began after everyone arrived, not as they were leaving home. Team Obama failed to fill the house, and it was in Wisconsin where they staged the showdown and recall, not in Charllotte, NC, where they eeked out a win in 2008.

[24lomas]

Folks, it is our time on 11 6 12. Obama the communist has to go. On 11 7 12, we will be so happy; we will be free without the communist Obama who is ruinig our country. Vote for Mitt Romney. Obama has to go NOW.

[ree-moot]

Not going fast enough for obama to become head of socialist country like his mentors were.
With all the negative responses - - who/where are all his supporters - - other than the media trying to brain-wash everyone into believing the way they do.
Watch the Youtube clip of "2016" ! ! ! !