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Obama’s SOTU to have “heavy economic focus”

To drive home the point that the president sees jobs and the economy as his number one priority, the president’s travel after the speech will be used to promote his new economic initiatives…

The president will use his speech to warn Congress to avoid automatic spending cuts — the dreaded “sequester” — scheduled to go into effect on March 1. The across-the-board cuts, the president will warn, would jeopardize the economic recovery and endanger national security.

But the president will also make what the official called “a progressive case for deficit reduction” — warning that if entitlement spending is not brought under control it will crowd out spending on other social programs that progressives hold dear.

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In other words: more ~~taxes~~ revenue.

OldEnglish on February 10, 2013 at 8:06 AM

A speech is just what we need to solve our economic woes. I wish he had thought of this sooner.

Lost in Jersey on February 10, 2013 at 8:07 AM

To drive home the point that the president sees jobs and the economy as his number one priority, the president’s travel after the speech will be used to promote his new economic initiatives…

This time he’s cereal. Pinky swear.

Jeff Weimer on February 10, 2013 at 8:07 AM

But the president will also make what the official called “a progressive case for deficit reduction” — warning that if entitlement spending is not brought under control it will crowd out spending on other social programs that progressives hold dear.

Hilarious!

rob verdi on February 10, 2013 at 8:09 AM

Another pivot. He still will not rest until he improves the economy.

AcidReflux on February 10, 2013 at 8:10 AM

“a progressive case for deficit reduction”

Hahahahahaha

There is no such thing. These people are experts at writing and speaking mind numbing crap.

darwin on February 10, 2013 at 8:15 AM

The president will use his speech to warn Congress to avoid automatic spending cuts — the dreaded “sequester” — scheduled to go into effect on March 1.

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“Don’t call my bluff, Eric” – Barack Hussein Øbama, POTUS

ExpressoBold on February 10, 2013 at 8:26 AM

I bet he’s going to focus like a laser beam on jobs. Again. I can practically feel recovery summer here already.

tommyboy on February 10, 2013 at 8:29 AM

“Rich people…blah, blah…fair share…blah blah…rich people…blah blah.”

Yeah, it’ll be a totally new approach.

The only thing that clown could say about “economics” that is new would be if he finally just came out and said “kill all the rich people,” cuz you know that’s what he is dying to say.

Rational Thought on February 10, 2013 at 8:36 AM

Lemme guess, more taxes on private business to expand more public ‘investment’.

We are becoming more communist than the Soviet Union was…

cntrlfrk on February 10, 2013 at 8:42 AM

Baracky’s Pledge:

“I will save the American people money and rescue the economy by flying nonstop all over the country in Air Force One at a cost of $180,000 per hour, giving hollow speeches to my cult following.”

Idiot.

fogw on February 10, 2013 at 8:44 AM

Obama will probably propose a law that a person can only have one job at a time; no more multiple part-time jobs.
Therefore more people will be employed since there will only be one job per person….

albill on February 10, 2013 at 8:46 AM

A L I N S K Y

tom daschle concerned on February 10, 2013 at 9:03 AM

This man’s presence in our lives is like a never ending root canal…

Without novacaine…

Performed by Whitey Bulger…

With pliers and a hand drill.

turfmann on February 10, 2013 at 9:07 AM

Obama will probably propose a law that a person can only have one job at a time; no more multiple part-time jobs.
Therefore more people will be employed since there will only be one job per person….

albill on February 10, 2013 at 8:46 AM

“If you like your part-time weekend job, you can keep your part-time weekend job. Your full-time job will go to somebody else.”

SagebrushPuppet on February 10, 2013 at 9:25 AM

But the president will also make what the official called “a progressive case for deficit reduction”

Translation: More tax hikes.

warning that if entitlement spending is not brought under control it

Translation: Increasing benefits for Dem constituencies and cutting benefits for the rest of us. (E.g., medical rationing and death panels, gutting Medicare to pay Obamacare)

petefrt on February 10, 2013 at 9:27 AM

Hard pivot to focus like a laser beam FTW! Hey. Is that an assault laser beam? Does he have insurance on that thing?

Hmmm… Lessee here…

inherited
[blah, blah, blah]
bush
[blah, blah, blah]
the rich
[blah, blah, blah]
fair share
[blah, blah, blah]
council of something or other
[blah, blah, blah]
investments
[blah, blah, blah]
spending in the tax code
[blah, blah, blah]
fairness
[blah, blah, blah]
equality of outcomes
[blah, blah, blah]
guns-r-bad
[blah, blah, blah]
more investments
[blah, blah, blah]
bending the cost curve
[blah, blah, blah]
I, I, I, me, me, me, my, my, my
[blah, blah, blah]
inherited
[blah, blah, blah]
fairness

Does that about cover it?

Now that he’s safely reelected, I wonder how much peppering of Marx, Alinsky, Ayers, et al to expect?

stvnscott on February 10, 2013 at 9:29 AM

When is the SOTU Drinking Game going to be published?

I’m stocking up on some quality liquor…forget the beer and wine this time around..

ProfShadow on February 10, 2013 at 9:35 AM

I saw a linked tweet of Greg Sargeant’s where the apologist mocks O’s political adversaries re the upcoming SOTU speech, claiming that O will speak on the very issues that he campaigned on. What??

The R’s had better hammer O on the sequester red herring both before and after the speech since the idea originated with him via Jack Lew.

Infrastructure…roads and bridges…teachers, cops, and firemen…undocumented “citizens” “living in the shadows,”… “fair share”…loopholes…blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah

Say goodnight, Gracie.

onlineanalyst on February 10, 2013 at 9:35 AM

For far too long…
Failed policies of the past….
There are some who say…
Empty rhetoric to infinity

tom daschle concerned on February 10, 2013 at 9:57 AM