WASHINGTON -- Progressive angst over the Obama administration has not necessarily abated since the signing of the debt ceiling deal in early August. But the president's pledge to re-focus the political conversation on job creation -- and the widely-expected opposition to his proposals from congressional Republicans -- has given those same progressives alternate targets on which to focus their frustrations.
And in another sign that liberal-minded organizations still place GOP obstruction at the top of their list of chief obstacles, one such group is going up with a new ad campaign accusing the GOP of endangering the American Dream.
The ad, sponsored by Democracy for America, will air nationally at first -- with a prime time spot during NBC's "Meet the Press" as well as "Inside Washington" -- before it is tailored for local versions that target individual lawmakers. The first two targets, one DFA official tells The Huffington Post, will be Reps. Allen West and David Rivera, both Republican freshmen from Florida. Should fundraising permit, the follow-up media buys will be in New Hampshire, Ohio and Illinois.
"We are holding Republicans accountable for killing the American Dream by pushing a radical agenda to gut vital programs that middle class families depend on -- and we will be there every step of the way to 2012," said Levana Layendecker, communications director for Democracy for America. "Americans everywhere are fed up with the Republican attack on the middle class, and we are demanding that representatives in Washington focus on practical economic solutions, which create good jobs and keep the economy strong so that all Americans can achieve the American Dream of getting a good education, making a better life for their children and having a secure retirement."
The irony of the DFA ad is that the major bargain pushed by President Obama during the debt ceiling negotiations -- one that included changes to Social Security's payment structure and Medicare's eligibility requirements -- would have softened much of the script's bite. That deal never passed, mainly due to disagreements on the revenue component. And as a side-effect of Republican leadership walking away, the White House was not only spared the angst of traditional allies, they were also able to retain those allies heading into September's high-stakes job policy debate.
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Otherwise Cuba would lead the world in prosperity per capita, instead of MISERY per capita!
What are your motives, what is YOUR dream you must ask yourself. Does it meld with the whole? Or is your dream to tear it up. Does it shore up everyones dreams and support the Republic...You invest you share, you feel good with like folks then pass it on to your kin... And not just cash...Do something positive, at least learn about the great experiment that is the Republic...Contribute then maybe MAYBE someone will listen to you. Make it greater for those who WILL come after you. Otherwise your wasting everyones time.
It's all reverse-socialism. Everybody pays in so few can prosper. That's what the working class is becoming.
The true part is that there is a creation of the super-wealthy and the very poor, and all we have to do to finalize that plan is to keep voting for Republicans.
Perhaps you're just confusing modest living needs with plutocratic dominion.
And where are the Jobs that the House Republicans promised in 2010 election?
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They've had 9 months to do something about it - and I have not seen one Jobs package coming out of the House. The Republicans control the House now - so where is their Jobs Program?
Yes they have killed the American Dream - with all of their gridlock - and bickering - and no compromising - and their attitude of 'just say no' to anything and everything the President or Democrats or even the majority of the people in this country want.
The Republicans are full of hot air - and can't even deliver on a jobs program either.
And extending the tax cuts for the wealthy won't do it. Hasn't done it in the last few years - so why would anyone think they will work now.
Tax cuts are estimated to have totaled $2.8 trillion, which we guess would count as “trillions,” as the president put it. Strictly speaking, the two big tax cuts during the Bush years are estimated to total about $1.5 trillion, But many continued into the early years of the Obama presidency, and in December he cut a deal with Republicans to extend them even more, which brings us to $2.8 trillion.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/revisiting-the-cost-of-the-bush-tax-cuts/2011/05/09/AFxTFtbG_blog.html
I think the government should tell people what they can and can't do in their bedroom, but I'm for small government.
I think the government should tell people who they can and can't marry, but I'm for small government.
I think the government should tell people what they can and can't put in their body and imprison them for unreasonable periods of time for doing otherwise, but I'm for small government.
I think the government should impose laws against women regarding what they can and can't do with their own bodies, but I'm for small government.
I think the government should be able to spy on American citizens without just cause, should be able to interrogate anyone they suspect of being a terr0rist (even when no reasonable suspicion exists) and seize the property of anyone who disagrees with lraq, but I'm for small government.
I think the government should be able to unfairly burden the middle-class while giving tax breaks to plutocrats and corporations outsourcing American jobs, but I'm for small government.
I think the government should outlaw lsIam and atheism and restrict building or creating structures for religions deemed 'unchristian', but I'm for small government.
I think the government should make children pray in school (but only to the white christian god), force schools to teach creationism, rewrite history and deny scientific fact, but I'm for small government.
Vote T-Publican't - cuz they're for small government n' stuff...
They want 'big government' to outlaw things that pertain to social issues or what goes on in schools and in our bedrooms and women's rights - but they say they are for small government when it comes to taxing the very rich. Wonder if it's because they have the 'rich' lobbyists sending them on expensive junkets, giving them perks, and paying for their campaigns.
Their 'actions' speak louder than their words. They are not for small government - they are such hypocrites.
"Entitlements" are killing the American Dream. This Administration has clarified the ugliness of Liberalism and put this Country on the path to it's demise. The solution is simple, remove the Liberals, remove the Liberal President and pay attention to the message of the people, the Tea People!
Did you really just argue exiling everyone who holds a liberal belief?
Thanks gave me a good laugh.
Empirical data amuses you?
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And correct me if I am wrong - but anyone over 55 today wasn't going to have their Medicare changed at all under the GOP plan, or did I miss something. There are things broken in that system and they need to be fixed - they have needed to be fixed for years and continuing to bury their heads in the sand won't get it done.
The President recently said that people should be contacting their congressmen and women and telling them they want them to be part of the solution - not part of the problem...funny that is what the teaparty has been doing since inception and now the President is starting to hear their voices. He still has time to save his Presidency and more importantly but difficult decisions need to be made and we need someone to lead us...and stop the attacks that don't help anyone.
the rich did not build the US they just collected intrest on it