Comments on: Top Obama Officials Defend $3.6T Budget

Despite GOP Claims Of Hidden Tax Hikes, Treasury Secretary Says Budget Is "Right Path For The Country"

[bobbyduck1]

Would you rather a president who hides the facts until the systemic faults within our system rear their ugly heads in an even bigger quake? Remember when Bush was saying that the economy is fine last year? I think it is shortsighted and plain ignorant to assume that just because the markets are spiralling that it is his fault and that the plan is not working. The administration is in the process of recalibrating right now, and unfortunately, in the process, the obsolete, or dysfunctional elements of growth, those that do not benefit the everyday person (those that currently hold the largest positions in the markets today), are falling back while new opportunities are emerging for sectors that were previously overshadowed by these entrenched interests. This is a necessary shift of power to the new energies that are going to drive the economy looking forward. This is a huge crisis with a number of major faultlines across the foundations of our economy, narrow minded mom-and-pop "we are in bad shape so we should save" economics simply do not apply and would let these faultlines worsen. A major recalibration of the power centers are going to be necessary and for this to happen we have to spend. We'll get out of this, watch...this plan is VERY TIGHTLY woven and I have absolute faith that this team has got the right ideas. I just hope the it does not get encumbered by shortsightedness.
Posted by roarks at 8:41 AM : Mar 3, 2009

Well spoken. Many on here try to attribute this lousy mess to the new administration, when in fact it was directly caused by 8 years of failed GOP policies and failure to provide oversight.

Fixing it won't be fun and it won't be pretty but God help us all if the same lame-brain GOP ideas make their way into continuing policy. They have had two kicks at the can in the last 50 years. They gave us McCarthy-ism the first time, Bush/Cheney/Delay/Limbaugh-ism the second time, and caused the worst financial mess since the great depression - which FDR had to fix over their screaming objections. ENOUGH! GOP, your turn is over and you FAILED miserably. Now go to the back-bench, sit down and don't get in the way while you SHUT UP already!

[scb1111_1]

Welcome to Obamanomics where the stock market steady heads toward "O"! Welfare for all, tax businesses out of existance and let BIG Government run everything and everyone!

[scb1111_1]

Obamanomics is Hoover's second term with more "Great" in the Great Depression of 1932?

http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/03/02/kerpen_obama_hoover/

[platteman]

Le me see, I am 100 grand in debt, so I borrow 200 grand more to get out of debt, so I get the first 100 grand paid off, now I still got 100 grand of debt.
So how does this fix anything????????? It doesn't.
Ok stupid, the solution is to quit spending money on industy that has no accountability and could care less.

I will believe that when the check arrives at my door, which it won't. I KNOW, THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL, the biggest lie ever!!!Oh there is one more. I WON'T **** IN **** MOUTH!!

[scb1111_1]

Welcome to Obamanomics, it's the same tax-hike plan Herbert Hoover had in his 1932 budget plan?

http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/03/02/kerpen_obama_hoover/

[andie52]

Top Aides: Obama Plan Will Fix Fiscal Mess

This is hilarious funny when you've just created the biggest economic debacle in the history of this country, and ran up more debt and given China eminent domain in the US...and you were so stupid you didn't read the bonds before you sent them over there, dumbarse...

You people need to step down and stop promoting this propaganda BS!
Posted by ChgUBINOT at 10:36 AM : Mar 3, 2009

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I agree there; is too much transparency in this administration; we aren?t accustomed to it.

[bubba027]

Would you rather a president who hides the facts until the systemic faults within our system rear their ugly heads in an even bigger quake? Remember when Bush was saying that the economy is fine last year? I think it is shortsighted and plain ignorant to assume that just because the markets are spiralling that it is his fault and that the plan is not working. The administration is in the process of recalibrating right now, and unfortunately, in the process, the obsolete, or dysfunctional elements of growth, those that do not benefit the everyday person (those that currently hold the largest positions in the markets today), are falling back while new opportunities are emerging for sectors that were previously overshadowed by these entrenched interests. This is a necessary shift of power to the new energies that are going to drive the economy looking forward. This is a huge crisis with a number of major faultlines across the foundations of our economy, narrow minded mom-and-pop "we are in bad shape so we should save" economics simply do not apply and would let these faultlines worsen. A major recalibration of the power centers are going to be necessary and for this to happen we have to spend. We'll get out of this, watch...this plan is VERY TIGHTLY woven and I have absolute faith that this team has got the right ideas. I just hope the it does not get encumbered by shortsightedness.
Posted by roarks at 8:41 AM : Mar 3, 2009

You must either be Obama himself or in his administration. You said all this and actually said nothing. Meanwhile, everyone's present, future, and retirement is vanishing before your eyes. The market has gone to @#%! since about six months ago when it was apparent Obama was to become president. This recession, like most, would have likely been short lived, but Obama's obsession with achieving ecomomic equality for all is surely going to make us all poor and destitute. Change we can believe in. As McCain said, "you're going to get change, alright" and we certainly are.

[credibility2]

More of the pork, which isn't being talked about as much by the administration is a near doubling of foreign aid. Now, will someone please explain the logic in why any of our money should go to any other entity except here first? We can't spare any money, especially a near doubling of foreign aid, in these economically stressed days. I hope the budget fails and only passes when all of the pork from both sides, but mostly from the Dems, including doubling the foreign aid with most of it going to Israel, is either drastically reduced, or totally eliminated. We also need to eliminate any program aid to illegal aliens and their kids, even the ones that are born here; this should also include eliminating social program aid to relatives of any foreign national that comes here. Give money to citizens and those who've contributed to the tax base first; not paying taxes, then you shouldn't be entitled to anything, either. Dire times call for austere measures, even if it hurts some.

[gunnerv1]

RUDEDOGRUIZ: I'm in agreement with you. We (The US Gov.via Taxpayer funds) now "Own" 80% of AIG, what do we get when we own 100% of it?

[gunnerv1]

Everybody start Squeeling for the pork.

[roarks]

Would you rather a president who hides the facts until the systemic faults within our system rear their ugly heads in an even bigger quake? Remember when Bush was saying that the economy is fine last year? I think it is shortsighted and plain ignorant to assume that just because the markets are spiralling that it is his fault and that the plan is not working. The administration is in the process of recalibrating right now, and unfortunately, in the process, the obsolete, or dysfunctional elements of growth, those that do not benefit the everyday person (those that currently hold the largest positions in the markets today), are falling back while new opportunities are emerging for sectors that were previously overshadowed by these entrenched interests. This is a necessary shift of power to the new energies that are going to drive the economy looking forward. This is a huge crisis with a number of major faultlines across the foundations of our economy, narrow minded mom-and-pop "we are in bad shape so we should save" economics simply do not apply and would let these faultlines worsen. A major recalibration of the power centers are going to be necessary and for this to happen we have to spend. We'll get out of this, watch...this plan is VERY TIGHTLY woven and I have absolute faith that this team has got the right ideas. I just hope the it does not get encumbered by shortsightedness.

[Three-Fifty-Seven]

I have been conducting my own poll. On January 20th I put an ?Impeach Obama? bumper sticker on all of my vehicles.

So far I have gotten the middle finger seven times and the thumbs up nine times.

That gives Obummer a 44% approval rating.

[wapotank]

The American people need to start taking names and remembering all these people who are digging the United States into a financial grave. If I remember correctly, didn't Obama say he would post every Senator and Congress names of those that were pork spenders on CSPAN? That would put Obama and his cronies (Pelosi< reid, Frank and his stupid aides at the top. He is reckless and is willing to gamble the future generations of this country to promote his own arrogant agenda. His plan will not work,. It is not fiscally possible. So all you people with your heads up in the sky waiting for you govenment handout are in for a rude awakening. The $250,000 is a ruse to appease the liberal left. There are not enough people in this bracket to support a bloat filled government. "ALL" The people will suffer across the board. But the middle clas will suffer the most, since that is where the majority is. By the end of this year, the DOW will fall to 5000 (kiss your 401k goodby), unemployment will reach above 18 percent. there won't be any businesses, because they are leaving the country. Then next year (it won't be 2 yrs.)the people will get hit with the tax bill. So the real question is: Do the cars you will be living in have bathrooms?

[robinspp]

The stock market is crashing, because the CEO?s are corrupt. They swindle the people?s money and enjoy. Under Bush?s administration there is no regulation that is why it happened. Under Obama?s administration the CEO?s are accountable, I am sure soon thing will change for better.

[impeachbhb]

Wall Street will continue to tumble. This is Obama's way of punishing the rich and doing away with the capitalist system. Soon the government will own all of our businesses and dole out money to us according to our needs. Just like Russia, we will get anything left over after Obama and his cronies satisfy their needs.

Why would you put someone like Tim G. in office if you were not trying to ruin our economy and way of life?

[withad-2009]

another Obama noninee just "forgot to pay his taxes" doesn't he know anyone who does pay taxes, no wonder he is so intent on taxing the rich, they don't pay anyway and get away with it. Let you or me owe 10,000 in taxes and see how long it is before they take everything we own. Now that Michelle isn't working I wonder how Obama will be able to afford his taxes.

[endurorob]

"Top Aides To Promote Obama Budget Plan" Hope someone asks them how spending $11,833.00 per person meets any level of sanity.

Posted by mjvwsr at 4:55 AM : Mar 3, 2009

It has become painfully obvious that the term sanity has no place in the Obama administration.

[mjvwsr]

"Top Aides To Promote Obama Budget Plan" Hope someone asks them how spending $11,833.00 per person meets any level of sanity.

[endurorob]

I ask you where is the change that Obama promised? He is spending like no one has spent before. The amount of earmarks that he promised to remove are outragous. He continues to nominate those that have shown an unwillingness to pay their taxes (dishonest). He has peppered his administration with lobbyists. Where is the cahnge?