The chief economic culprit of President Obama’s Wednesday press conference was undoubtedly “corporate jets.” He mentioned them on at least six occasions, each time offering their owners as an example of a group that should be paying more in taxes. “I think it’s only fair to ask an oil company or a corporate jet owner that has done so well,” the president stated at one point, “to give up that tax break that no other business enjoys.” But the corporate jet tax break to which Obama was referring – called …
A fudgelike goo coating Louisiana’s marshes. A thick oil slick stretching across the Gulf of Mexico. A plume of oil miles below the ocean surface. A tragic loss of life. Reverberating economic consequences. Throw in a poll that shows that 53 percent of Americans rate President Barack Obama “poor” or “very poor” in his handling of the Gulf oil spill, and it’s no wonder the President yesterday broke his 308-day self-imposed press conference moratorium in hopes of conveying some semblance of leadership amid an environmental, economic and human catastrophe that …
Seriously? The press did not ask anymore questions on the scandal of a House Speaker accusing the men and women of the CIA of lying to Congress, which has been widely refuted. So the President won’t talk about, the Speaker won’t talk about it, and we are supposed to accept this “transparency?” One reporter did shout to her as she hustled out of the room whether she was aware Congressman Peter King (R-NY) had asked that her security clearance be revoked. No answer. America deserves answers, not obfuscation. ‘Til next …
The Speaker is asked about what she knew and when about CIA interrogations, and also asked about CIA Director Leon Panetta’s comments. She stands behind her earlier statement, and refuses to be distracted any further. Smart move to stand behind a statement widely refuted by members of her own party and President Obama’s CIA Director. The press decides to ask about the Speaker’s travel plans.
The Speaker is back! She once again thanks Waxman and Markey for their Global Warming Tax, a bill disguised as environmental legislation when it would have little impact on global temperatures. In fact, it is a massive energy tax that promises soaring household energy bills, major job losses, income cuts, and a sharp left turn toward big government. Bu thanks. She is now taking questions.
Rep. Becerra tosses it to DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). Van Hollen wants to ensure Americans their money is being well spent. Do you feel assured? He then praises President Obama for vowing to cut the deficit in half, once again missing the obvious logical point that he already quadrupled it. Pelosi might get near the podium again. Has anyone seen the Speaker?
Speaker Pelosi tosses it to Caucus Vice-Chair Xavier Becerra (D-CA) who praises the President and the Speaker, then rails against the debt. He says a trillion dollars broken down in seconds, means it would’ve started 32,000 years ago when man created fire. This is shocking, considering that this man, and his liberal colleagues voted for a trillion dollar stimulus bill WITHOUT READING IT. If spending money and increasing debt is of concern, Congressman Becerra has a choice: Just say no.
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer discusses the liberal plans for health care reform, assuring Americans that they will be able to keep their current health plan. If you believe that, then you believe Speaker Pelosi never knew about enhanced interrogation. With a public plan, the federal government would create the rules for the “game” in which it plans to compete. But the government would not just be a neutral umpire in the game. It would also own one of the competing teams, namely the public plan. It’s impossible to believe that …
She tosses it to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (safe play) and frustrates network anchors across the spectrum. Well, CNN and MsNBC aren’t covering the press conference, so frustrates some of the anchors. Leader Hoyer says he hasn’t seen a more productive five months in Congress in his 30 years on Capitol Hill. If by ‘productive’ he means spending away our future, quadrupling our national debt, ignoring the deficit, and passing so many spending bills that nobody read any of them before passage. Then yes…productive.
Tonight, President Obama held his third prime time press conference of his young presidency to mark his 100th day in office. This press conference was similar in tone and agenda to his previous pressers, down to the mammoth teleprompter hovering over the back of the room. It also continued a theme of government intervention in the lives of American taxpayers and of course, more government spending. He started off by asking Congress for $1.5 billion in additional emergency funding to combat the ‘swine flu’, which is a noble cause but …
