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Post by avordvet on Aug 16, 2011 4:47:41 GMT -5
Conservatives: Desperate Obama Launches 'Class Warfare' CampaignBy David A. Patten, Monday, 15 Aug 2011 07:13 PM Libertarians and conservatives blasted President Barack Obama’s populist attack on Congress and wealthy Americans Monday, calling it a blatant attempt at class warfare that is poorly grounded in sound economic theory. Facing the lowest approval ratings of his presidency, Obama on Monday used his bus tour through the Midwest, which GOP critics have dubbed the “Debt-End Bus Tour,” to blame a wide range of foes for the nation’s economic woes: GOP candidates who don’t want to raise taxes, House Speaker John Boehner for not accepting his ill-defined “grand bargain” on entitlements, wealthy Americans he says don’t pay enough taxes, and members of Congress who engaged in the prolonged debate over raising the debt ceiling. Obama in Cannon Falls, Minn. Monday (AP) Referring to the wrangling over the debt-ceiling, Obama said: “We ended up creating more uncertainty and more damage to an economy that was already weak. Now, we can’t have patience with that kind of behavior anymore.” He added: “I know you’re frustrated, and I’m frustrated too.”... www.newsmax.com/Headline/obama-tour-classwarfare/2011/08/15/id/407435
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