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Obama To GOP: Stop Scaring American People

9 hours ago ago from RealClearPolitics - Politics Nation

Today's meeting with Congressional leadership at the White House was intended to be a demonstration of bipartisanship as officials look to stimulate the economy. To President Obama, bipartisanship came in the form of a request to GOP lawmakers to quit knocking what he feels is an economy that is in recovery. "One of the things he told my Republican friends, is stop trying to frighten the American people," Senate Majority Leader Harry ...

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Tis the Season for Bipartisanship? President Obama Hopes So

9 hours ago ago from Political Punch

ABC News’ Karen Travers reports: After a meeting with a group of bipartisan members of Congress, President Obama said he is committed to working with “anybody who is willing” to help rebuild the American economy and hopes that the holiday season will spark a renewed effort on cooperation between Democrats and Republicans. “Spurring hiring and economic growth are not Democratic or Republican issues; they are American issues that ...

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President Barack Obama told House Republican leade

3 hours ago ago from President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama told House Republican leaders to stop trying to frighten the American people even as he and Democrats said they see a possibility for bipartisan cooperation on job creation legislation. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters that Obama made the admonition during a bipartisan meeting at the White House on Wednesday, producing a chart to show Republicans that things are a lot better. Reid and ...

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Obama Tells The GOP To “Stop Frightening The American People” … Translation: “Stop Telling The Truth About Where This Government Is Taking This Republic … Down”

8 hours ago ago from Infidels Paradise

The Hill : Obama to GOP: Stop trying to frighten the American people' By Sam Youngman President Barack Obama told House Republican leaders to stop trying to frighten the American people even as he and Democrats said they see a possibility for bipartisan cooperation on job creation legislation. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters that Obama made the admonition during a bipartisan meeting at the White ...

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Be very afraid !

16 hours ago ago from Jim Wickre

President Barack Obama told House Republican leaders to "stop trying to frighten the American people"

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A Testy Exchange at White House Over Jobs Proposals

1 hour, 29 minutes ago ago from The New York Times

WASHINGTON As diplomats might say of a meeting between rivals that is just short of undiplomatic, President Obama and Congressional Republican leaders had a full and frank discussion at the White House on Wednesday when they met to discuss how to create more jobs. Multimedia Related Times Topics: Credit Crisis Bailout Plan The 90-minute session, while described by both sides as cordial over all, was a bit ...

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Obama still hopes for bipartisan support on jobs

9 hours ago ago from Good News Now

WASHINGTON -Despite Republican opposition on Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he's still hoping for bipartisan support for his efforts to use financial bailout money to help small businesses and bring down double-digit unemployment. "I am absolutely committed to working with anybody who is willing to do the job to make sure we rebuild our economy," Obama said after emerging from a White House meeting with a group of ...

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AP Political NewsBrief at 7:51 a.m. EST

15 hours ago ago from FanHouse

Progress in Senate Democratic health care talks WASHINGTON (AP) After agreeing tentatively to jettison a key liberal priority a full-blown government-run insurance option Democrats say they are getting close to pushing President Barack Obama's health care bill through the Senate. "We've overcome a real problem that we had," Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said in announcing what he called a "broad agreement" Tuesday night. House panel ...

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Obama to GOP: 'Stop Trying To Frighten The American People'

5 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

The Hill : President Barack Obama told House Republican leaders to "stop trying to frighten the American people" even as he and Democrats said they see a possibility for bipartisan cooperation on job creation legislation. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters that Obama made the admonition during a bipartisan meeting at the White House on Wednesday, producing a chart to show Republicans that "things are a lot better." ...

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GOP Leaders to Obama: Your Policies Hinder Business Hiring - Washington Wire - WSJ

9 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal

By Jonathan Weisman When President Barack Obama summoned the bipartisan leadership of Congress to talk jobs, this probably wasn't what he had in mind. In an apparently tense exchange, Republican leaders lectured Obama on his policies, saying uncertainty over energy, health care and financial legislation was freezing business hiring. Obama fired back, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi : Stop trying to frighten the American people. ...

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