Today President Barack Obama gave a speech in Ohio. The president did a superb job speaking mostly to his base, pointing out the differences in the parties. The question is..... do you want to move forward or do you want to lay down in defeat and let the GOP take us back to the way it was when our economy was in collapse because of rightwing policies? All you righties, and yes even some of my liberal readers who have become critical of Obama, will probably look at the speech as just a bunch of talk and no action, but I believe our president wanted this job because he truly cares about our country and cares about each one of you. You can make fun of Obama, you can make fun of me....I don't care, I thought the speech was terrific! First the speech in Milwaukee, now this one in Ohio where he let Boehner and the GOP have it. You can read the whole speech here if you missed it today, but I want to highlight some of my favorite parts.
Here's the full transcript of the speech as spoken....well you know what I mean. The link above is the prepared speech..
Pres. Obama...."Job growth between 2000 and 2008 was slower than it had been in any economic expansion since World War II -- even slower than it's been over the past year. The wages and incomes of middle-class families kept falling while the cost of everything from tuition to health care kept rising. Folks were forced to put more debt on their credit cards and borrow against homes that many couldn't afford in the first place. Meanwhile, a failure to pay for two wars and two tax cuts for the wealthy helped turn a record surplus into a record deficit.I ran for president because I believed that this kind of economy was unsustainable -- for the middle-class and for our nation's future. I ran because I had a different idea about how America was built -- an idea rooted in my own family's story."
"Make no mistake: [Boehner] and his party believe we should also give a permanent tax cut to the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans. With all the other budgetary pressures we have - with all the Republicans' talk about wanting to shrink the deficit - they would have us borrow $700 billion over the next 10 years to give a tax cut of about $100,000 each to folks who are already millionaires."
President Obama vowed to end the tax cuts to the rich, the top 2%. All this will do is restore the tax rate to where it was under President Clinton. But the GOP would have you believe it will hurt small business. That is utter bullshit and a damn LIE!!
He also said this...."Instead of tax loopholes that incentivize investment in overseas jobs, I'm proposing a more generous, permanent extension of the tax credit that goes to companies for all the research and innovation they do right here in America. And I'm proposing that all American businesses should be allowed to write off all the investment they do in 2011. This will help small businesses upgrade their plants and equipment, and will encourage large corporations to get off the sidelines and start putting their profits to work in places like Cleveland and Toledo and Dayton."
That's 100% write off. What will the republicans do with this proposal?? This will be proof positive the GOP doesn't care about businesses putting people back to work. They have voted NO on every small business legislation so far, why would they embrace this latest proposal? They don't want people getting back to work, it's not in the GOP's best interest...
"There are still thousands of miles of roads, railways, and runways left to repair and improve. And engineers, economists, governors and mayors of every political stripe believe that if we want to compete, we need to rebuild this vital infrastructure. There's no reason Europe or China should have the fastest trains or the most modern airports -- we want to put people to work building them right here in America. So this week, I've proposed a six year infrastructure plan that would start putting Americans to work right away. But despite the fact that this has traditionally been an issue with bipartisan support, Mr. Boehner has so far said no to infrastructure. That's bad for America -- and that too is what this election is about"
Look around, look at our cities, our schools, our bridges, our roads, our highways...They are ALL crumbling. But what does the GOP say, NO, NO, NO to infrastructure jobs. That's too easy, too positive a move for democrats and the voters come November..... Pres. Obama is correct, we are falling behind China,
Japan and Europe. We are the USA, lets get our act together for the good of our country. Who do you want working for you? I want the party who will move us forward, that's the Democratic Party!
Great job President Obama, I look forward to the next big speech!
