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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Paul V. who wrote (114865)	10/6/2011 8:19:15 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224749

The progressives have forgotten one thing. Protests are supposed to be about change. We have become a much more unhappy nation of people in the past 3 years. We have less money, we have less racial harmony, we have fewer jobs and we have more debt. Let's look around and see what we can change...hmmmmm.....Hey! there's a guy who is in charge. He's the MAN! He promised us change and all we got are these lousy protests. Maybe the problem is....HIM!!!!! Remember, those protestors aren't going to be stupid forever. Eventually they will see that Wall Street donations (bribes) were heavily weighted in the favor of democrats and...OBAMA. Obama, by remaining in community organizing mode is fighting himself. He's like the founder of a startup in silicon valley who can't switch modes to be an executive of a functioning and profitable company. Keep it up OWS! You are putting an arrow through the heart of Obama's campaign.

To: Paul V. who wrote (114865)	10/6/2011 8:43:46 PM
From: joseffy	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224749

Why didn't Obama (Soros) help the protesters in IRAN? SYRIA? While he enables and encourages protesters against the US. Could that be because Obama (Soros) want the US WIPED OUT?

To: Paul V. who wrote (114865)	10/6/2011 8:56:52 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224749

To: Paul V. who wrote (114865)	10/6/2011 10:12:20 PM
From: joseffy	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224749

Are they 'protesting' against the Solyndra Scandal----or the Gunrunner Scandal?

To: Paul V. who wrote (114865)	10/6/2011 10:23:51 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224749

Odumbama goes on offense on Solyndra 134 Email Print 'For every success there may be one that does not work out as well,' President Obama said. \| AP PhotoClose By DAN BERMAN \| 10/6/11 12:21 PM EDT President Barack Obama took on the Solyndra affair directly Thursday morning, saying the Energy Department’s loan guarantee program is necessary to maintain American jobs and calling out a top House Republican for comments suggesting that the U.S. has already lost the solar energy battle to China. At a White House press conference, Obama said he believed that the $535 million loan guarantee to the now-failed solar company Solyndra was on the up-and-up. Continue Reading Text Size-+reset Listen Obama defends on Solyndra Latest on POLITICO Dems change rules; Senate in chaos Sens. defend Brown's dig at Warren GOP: Solyndra questions remain Ex-CNN exec launches polling site Liberal cable's tea party moment? Hatch Act enforcer seeks reforms POLITICO 44 “The process by which the decision was made was on the merits, it was straightforward,” Obama said. “I have confidence the decisions were made on what would be good for the American economy and the American people.” Despite the high-profile Solyndra collapse, Obama said the overall portfolio of the DOE loan guarantee program “has been successful.” “We knew from the start that the loan guarantee program was going to entail some risks, by definition,” Obama said, later adding that “for every success there may be one that does not work out as well. But that’s exactly what the loan guarantee program was designed by Congress to do.” Obama was sure to note that the loan guarantee program was created before he came into the White House, but he also sold it as necessary to fight China, Europe and other competitors that subsidize clean energy initiatives. “Solyndra — this is a loan guarantee program that predates me that historically has had support from Democrats and Republicans as well,” he said. “The idea is pretty straightforward: If we are going to compete in the 21st century, we’ve got to dominate cutting edge tech and cutting edge manufacturing.” The president also called out Rep. Cliff Stearns, the Florida Republican who is leading the Solyndra investigation as chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s oversight subcommittee. Although Obama didn’t mention Stearns by name, he referred to Stearns’s statement earlier this week to NPR that “we can't compete with China to make solar panels and wind turbines.” “I don’t buy that,” Obama said. “I’m not going to surrender to other countries technical leads that could determine whether or not we’re going to have a strong middle class in this country.” Obama added: “I’m not going to cave to the competition when they are heavily subsidizing” all of these competitors. This article first appeared on POLITICO Pro at 12:15 p.m. on October 6, 2011. Read more: politico.com