Arianna Huffington spoke on MSNBC's Friday edition of "Andrea Mitchell Reports," reflecting on her role as a moderator for a panel discussing the Obama presidency.
The conversation centered on President Obama's tough talk against the GOP, and whether his responses are satisfying the demands of the Democratic base. Arianna said: "There seems to be a disconnect between the rhetoric and the political actions."
On issues ranging from rising unemployment to cutting taxes, Arianna added: "Obama is very good at articulating the problems, and even positioning them in terms of morality and basic American principles. But when it comes to policy and legislation, he's constantly being outmaneuvered by the Republicans."
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The New DEAL and GREAT SOCIETY wasn't significant change, The Civil War was not significant Change?
You are a poor student of history.
And were it not for obstructionist Republicans in Congress, many times invoking undemocratic and arcane rules to block his every move regardless, he would have achieved more of what he promised and worked so hard to put into place for he benefit of the American people.
So, let's look at the record:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/
The top 5% pay 54.36% of all income taxes
The top 10% pay 65.84%
The top 25% pay 83.88%
The top 50% pay 96.54%
The bottom 50%? They pay a paltry 3.46% of all income taxes
Sorry to interject facts here, but someone had to.
How bout weighting your numbers to include how much of the total WEALTH those top percentages control, THEN comparing tax rates? Cause your "bottom 50%" also make "paltry" wages...
Unfortunately, he has not taken the rest of his promises quite so seriously.
Your republican 'leaders' are so obviously bought and sold by these entities, but lurking in the wood work your so called liberal leaders as well.
People, welcome to the jungle.
arrianna is just pointing out the undisguised blatant truth. will i vote for Obama? won't be any other choice.
Any other choice?
MAYBE this will be the time we elect a Green!
Frankly, I'd like to see Dean or Feingold run....
When the House and the White House ask for middle class tax cuts to be made permanent and the Republican say No........ its Obama's fault
The Hillary camp floats the birth certificate rumor, the Republicans run with it......... oh yeah its Obama's fault
I could go on. And yes, every one of those is Obama's fault.
The Republican said NO
Obama asked for top marginal tax rates to restored to the Clinton levels and that the other lower rates be made permanent. Nancy Pelosi got the House to pass EXACTLY what the President asked for and it got BLOCKED/Filibustered in the Senate by Blue Dogs and Republicans.
Harry Reid countered with a compromise that would have broken the Bush Tax Cuts up into 2 bills, one for the top marginal tax rates and one bill for the working class tax rates. The middle class tax cuts bill would be one to make them permanent and the top marginal tax rate bill would be extended for two more years............... the Republicans said NO
During the Bush years working Americans watched their incomes go down, and many "Real" small businesses watched their revenues go down or had to shut their doors because of the entrenchment of large corporations in DC that often have their lobbyist write legislation to keep small businesses struggling.
IF Obama and the Democrats had let the Bush tax cuts expire the effects would have been onerous on working families many of whom are living paycheck to paycheck. Many of them would have watched their taxes go up after their salaries went down. Real small businesses would have watched their revenues go down while their taxes went up, the Republicans knew this. That 100 dollars per month may not mean much to people typing away here, who would have been happy to pay it, just to stick it to the Republicans, but in many places in the country that is a week's worth of groceries. Obama and the Democrats had to protect the working class, and the GOP was willing to sacarafice them in order to placate their financial base.
The economy is still recovering and a pure political play would have hurt the country, the woman in the interview called it being out maneuvered, anyone who understood what was going on would call it being dangerously irresponsible.
Would you play a game of chicken if your kids where in the other car, with a reckless idt behind the wheel.