David Axlerod: "GOP may be trying to destroy economy on purpose." (Gosh!, do ya think!?)

[Bill USA]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/david-axelrod-goes-there-gop-may-be-trying-to-destroy-economy-on-purpose/2011/10/30/gIQA3sv0VM_blog.html?wprss=plum-line


Here’s David Axelrod, on CNN today, pushing back on Candy Crowley’s suggestion that Obama bears some of the blame for Congress’s failure to act on the economy:

"I think this is something — something different going on right now. When you have the leader — the Republican leader of the Senate say, our number one goal — in the midst of this economy, our number one goal is to defeat the president, and they’re acting like it.

They don’t want to cooperate. They don’t want to help. Even on measures to help the economy that they traditionally have supported before, like a payroll tax cut, like infrastructure, rebuilding our roads and bridges and surface transport. These — so you have to ask a question, are they willing to tear down the economy in order to tear down the president or are they going to cooperate?

And, listen, there’s a reason why the Congress is at nine percent in some polls, approval, lowest in history. Because this is different than we’ve ever seen before."

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[NRaleighLiberal]

1. better late than never, I guess (shocking it is taking some so long to realize this..) n/t

[TheWraith]

7. Not saying it doesn't mean they don't know it.

What's shocking is how many people assume that they know strategy better than the people who actually won one of the most difficult presidential elections in American history.

[Beartracks]

2. K&R, even if Axelrod is a bit late to the party.

Dems should push this angle, by the way, simply because all evidence indicates it is absolutely TRUE.

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[deminks]

3. Romney said months ago, "We're going to hang him with the misery index"

only the miserable are us, the 99%.

[kestrel91316]

4. Has he been asleep since 2001?

[Bluenorthwest]

5. Last time I heard Alexrod on tv he was telling me to love bipartisanship

And claiming Republicans are great idea generators and such.

[elleng]

6. This was published 10/30, from Sunday talk show,

and its been posted at DU before, for those complaining about Axelrod coming late to the party.

He's running a reelection campaign, wherein timing is important. Its got to be a big part of the story, and will surely be used regularly henceforth, as it should be. The People need time to recognize it, and they will get it, imo.

[a simple pattern]

8. Disaster capitalists all.

And yes, Obama does bear some of the blame.