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Obama: Remove proposals which were not directly aimed at creating jobs. -- (link)

Posted by Strongbad (aka Rambler14) Feb 3 '09, 06:54

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Sounds like he's looking for R support to ensure this isn't the primary issue in the 2012 elections (www.telegraph.co.uk)

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I'd have trouble seeing this an the primary issue in 2012 regardless, as American memories are very short-term. - ty97 Feb 3, 07:08 2
- hell, the issue that decided 2008 didn't crop up until 2 months before the election. -- nm - Reagen Feb 3, 07:09
- It's the primary issue in the 2010 elections, which are all that matter right now. - Will Hunting Feb 3, 07:09
What I want to know is, why does Mitch McConnell hate America? - znufrii Feb 3, 07:06 12
- I'm sure you're having a lend of us because he answers your question in the very next sentence. - Roger More Feb 3, 07:09
- Protectionism turns recessions into depressions? -- nm - Loyola Feb 3, 07:08 4
  - But if we are going to use tax-payer money, shouldn't it be to help US workers? - The Coraline Cat Coalition Feb 3, 07:15 1
    - Sure but why pay over the odds for materials if you can buy them for less elsewhere, save taxpayer money in the process, which in turn frees up extra - Loyola Feb 3, 07:18
  - it's a simplistic way of looking at it, but it doesn't help. -- nm - Reagen Feb 3, 07:09 1
    - Protectionism in the 1930's was widely acknowledged to have exacerbated the worsening economic climate. How's that. -- nm - Loyola Feb 3, 07:12
- he's actually spot on there - Reagen Feb 3, 07:08 2
  - But of course, you're biased :) - The Coraline Cat Coalition Feb 3, 07:12
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- That's.....odd. - Will Hunting Feb 3, 07:08 2
  - as it was originally written, there were enough outs to make it practically meaningless to actually enforce - znufrii Feb 3, 07:10 1
    - a great posychological boost, right up until they get turned down for contracts for a foreign supplier -- nm - Roger More Feb 3, 07:11

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