President Obama calls for fiscal discipline

This week, President Obama calls for fiscal responsibility and promises to identify areas of wasteful government spending b going through the budget line by line.  The President also promises to reduce or eliminate programs deemed to be wasteful and inefficient. 

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President Obama – Weekly Address discusses efficiency and innovation

In this week’s address, President Obama confronts the deficit crisis head-on.  He says that we had surpluses only eight years ago, but now have massive deficits and the federal budget calls for significantly more deficit spending.  The President says that now is the time to review all of the federal programs, eliminating waste, and operating more efficiently. 
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President Obama’s Passover and Easter Message

This week, President Obama touches on some of the world’s problem’s including the economy, climate change, security threats, and more. 

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Mr. Subprime – Phil Gramm

Right wing commentators are quick to blame Congressman Barney Frank and Senator Chris Dodd for the subprime mortgage meltdown.  They argue that Frank and Dodd’s opposition to more regulations on Fannie and Freddie back in 2003 was what led to this mess.
Even though there is merit to placing some of the blame on Dodd and Frank for [...]

President Obama Weekly Address – 03/28/09

In this week’s address, President Obama extends his thoughts and prayers to the people of North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota, who may be affected by flooding from the Red River.
The President also communicates the response and support his Administration is providing to help those in need.  He’s called on the assistance from the National [...]

Congressman Barney Frank has selective memory

The attached video shows Barney Frank stating his opposition to the Bush Administration’s proposal for new regulations on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac back in 2003.

The next video is a confrontration between Congressman Frank and conservative commentator, Bill O’Reilly.  In this video, the Congressman blames the Bush administration for opposing regulatory [...]

President Obama’s weekly address – March 21, 2009

In this week’s address, President Obama discusses four priorities that he believes must be addressed in the budget.  These include:
1) Reducing our nation’s dependence on foreign oil.
2) Educating our children to be able to compete globally.
3) Reforming healthcare.
4) Cutting the deficit in half by 2012. 

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Obama says that he’s no socialist

President Obama told business leaders this week that he strongly supports the free market system.  In his speech, he said that the role of government is to help “right the ship”  and then leave the private sector alone.
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President Obama’s address to the nation for week of March 14, 2009

In this week’s address, the President discusses concerns with the safety of our nation’s food supply.  He also names a new Director of the Food and Drug Administration.

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Obama and Geithner get failing grades from economists

The Wall Street Journal has published the results of a survey of economists.  Many of the economists surveyed gave the President a low grade on how he’s handling the economy and Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner, fared even worse. 
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