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80. Ugh. Not THAT rightwing talking point.

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Obama Should Commit to a Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Plan [View all] leftstreet Jul 2013 OP

Now if he could only appropriate the money for it. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #1

we already have. we "rebuilt" Iraq and Afghanistan, remember? elehhhhna Jul 2013 #38

Theres the answer DJ13 Jul 2013 #81

Hey, wasn't Vietnam a "police action" versus a "war"??? elehhhhna Jul 2013 #82

We "appropropriate" $85 billion a month to the banks now, money that supports the wealthiest jtuck004 Jul 2013 #42

Obama should have opened with jobs/infrastructure... SMC22307 Jul 2013 #2

+1 leftstreet Jul 2013 #9

He did. But in our form of government, it's Congress that has to pony up the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Hekate Jul 2013 #45

He didn't do any of those things. former9thward Jul 2013 #70

Just about every damn thing he has wanted to do. Remember the GOP Leadership Oath? Hekate Jul 2013 #79

And you should probably apprise yourself of how the government works. frazzled Jul 2013 #3

Meh. Obama & the Dems had 2yrs to get whatever they wanted leftstreet Jul 2013 #4

Obama had 39 days at most. joshcryer Jul 2013 #6

He tried to push one through ProSense Jul 2013 #24

Obama only had 24 working days of a filibuster-proof supermajority. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #57

Thanks for the clarification. joshcryer Jul 2013 #66

And even in those periods... Wounded Bear Jul 2013 #69

Good point. nt SunSeeker Jul 2013 #73

No he did not DonCoquixote Jul 2013 #8

The voters were already on the left leftstreet Jul 2013 #11

The voters would have "turned left" for JOBS. SMC22307 Jul 2013 #19

+1 leftstreet Jul 2013 #21

Even the aforementioned Joe Sixpack needs a job. SMC22307 Jul 2013 #27

it will take several bridges going down and killing people to get action. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #34

Sadly, the decay of our infrastructure falls out of people's memory even faster than gun deaths Hekate Jul 2013 #61

Ugh. Not THAT rightwing talking point. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #80

At this point it doesn't matter whether the Republicans will give him what he wants. truebluegreen Jul 2013 #5

Pushing a politically unpopular bill that can't pass makes no sense Recursion Jul 2013 #15

He won the WH campaigning on the idea of stimulutaing the economy leftstreet Jul 2013 #17

he didn't campaign on fiscal stimulus Recursion Jul 2013 #18

Republicans ProSense Jul 2013 #7

how about a trillion dollar education program? liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #10

That's a good point leftstreet Jul 2013 #13

You don't really have to imagine... Wounded Bear Jul 2013 #74

Because the smaller one he proposed just flew through Congress Recursion Jul 2013 #12

Well, we know he likes to please the Republicans leftstreet Jul 2013 #14

Stimulus is not popular Recursion Jul 2013 #16

It's not popular ProSense Jul 2013 #29

He needed two Republican votes in the Senate to pass what he got bornskeptic Jul 2013 #84

We should be looking into the viability of evacuated tube transport. AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #20

The time for this has come, and gone. reformist2 Jul 2013 #22

Sadly, you're right. (n/t) SMC22307 Jul 2013 #37

Republicans in Congress oppose 1 dollar more in infrastructure spending Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #23

now is actually the perfect time to push the republicans. The public knows liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #26

At least they opposed Obama's request for chained CPI leftstreet Jul 2013 #28

So how do you propose to get 1 trillion dollars in infrastructure spending through the House? Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #30

Start with a Prez who actually wants it leftstreet Jul 2013 #31

Wait ProSense Jul 2013 #33

LOL leftstreet Jul 2013 #35

Yup ProSense Jul 2013 #36

He's already proposed it....many times Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #39

Do you realize Obama oversaw the largest stimulus program in American history? Drunken Irishman Jul 2013 #40

but who did that money go to? It went to the banks. He should have given it directly to the liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #43

It went directly to the banks? Drunken Irishman Jul 2013 #46

yeah, a few pennies here and there. I don't see any FDR sized infrastructure liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #47

So you got caught in a lie and decide to change the subject and offer another lie. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #50

No. The stimulus was in the form of unemployment compensation, tax breaks for the middle class SunSeeker Jul 2013 #48

Still just a few pennies here and there especially when compared to how much money the banks got. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #49

I am not calling you names, I'm calling what you are peddling here lies. nt SunSeeker Jul 2013 #51

no they are not, but you go ahead and try and placate the masses. I don't care what others think liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #53

Hypocrisy=putting me on ignore while claiming it is me who cannot accept a different point of view. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #55

BS, at least read where it did go: bhikkhu Jul 2013 #52

I think he's thinking TARP. Igel Jul 2013 #68

What frustrates me is that I hear this crap all the time from RW types at my work bhikkhu Jul 2013 #75

Obama needs to add a few 0's Politicalboi Jul 2013 #67

He tried...Congress holds the purse strings........ Historic NY Jul 2013 #25

I guarantee regardless of who is in charge, the US will be putting trillions in infrastructure soon NoOneMan Jul 2013 #32

Exactly RobertEarl Jul 2013 #56

the trouble is that our government is very reactionary. They wait until disaster has already liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #63

Yeah, in any case it will still be spent NoOneMan Jul 2013 #76

He did. But in our form of government, it's Congress that has to appropriate the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Hekate Jul 2013 #41

LOL!!! Oh, so it's that easy, eh? Commit and poof! The Republicans agree? DevonRex Jul 2013 #44

All he has to do is declare a war! RobertEarl Jul 2013 #54

"Obama Infrastructure Plan: Senate GOP Blocks $60 Billion Measure" DevonRex Jul 2013 #58

You have a point RobertEarl Jul 2013 #59

Which rather belies a common meme around here. DevonRex Jul 2013 #65

I don't think the GOPee will let him. blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #60

Jobs would be minimal Riftaxe Jul 2013 #62

He should just finish out his term and build a library mick063 Jul 2013 #64

Enjoy the next three and a half years. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #71

Nothing to prevent it from being done locally. Igel Jul 2013 #72

Excellent essay. Laelth Jul 2013 #77

He could, He should, but Rubin and Summers are against it, because ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2013 #78

I didn't know that it was Obama who was obstructing a bill like that. Congress is the one that needs jwirr Jul 2013 #83