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Peosta, Iowa (CNN) -- President Barack Obama placed the blame for Washington's current political paralysis squarely at the feet of his Republican opponents Tuesday, telling CNN that the GOP's "ideological rigidity" is standing in the way of compromises necessary for stronger economic growth.
In a wide-ranging interview with Wolf Blitzer, the president said the inability of GOP leaders in Congress to support a recent $4 trillion deficit reduction deal focused more heavily on spending cuts than revenue increases is evidence of a party placing political considerations before national interests.
Americans want to see "Democrats and Republicans putting country before party," he said. "The fact that Speaker (John) Boehner and folks in his caucus couldn't say yes to that (deficit deal) tells me that they're more interested in the politics ... than they are in solving the problem."
Obama's interview on the campus of Northeast Iowa Community College was conducted in the midst of a three-day presidential swing through the politically pivotal Midwest, a region believed to be critical in determining the outcome of the 2012 campaign. The discussion touched on a host of domestic and international topics, though the president noted the importance of the fragile economy heading into next year's election.
"Ultimately, the buck stops with me. I'm going to be accountable," Obama said. But the president was quick to emphasize the "mess" he inherited from former President George W. Bush in 2009. He also stressed the economic drag created by state and local government layoffs, as well as "headwinds" from Europe's debt crisis, a tsunami-ravaged Japan and higher gas prices resulting from the Arab Spring.
"We've made progress since the start of this recession back in 2008. (But) it hasn't been fast enough. We've got to accelerate it," Obama said.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/16/obama.cnn/index.html?hpt=po_t2
well, it isn't lady luck today, it is the gop, that dems and gop can't work together and..............................boooooooooooooooooosh
In a wide-ranging interview with Wolf Blitzer, the president said the inability of GOP leaders in Congress to support a recent $4 trillion deficit reduction deal focused more heavily on spending cuts than revenue increases is evidence of a party placing political considerations before national interests.
Americans want to see "Democrats and Republicans putting country before party," he said. "The fact that Speaker (John) Boehner and folks in his caucus couldn't say yes to that (deficit deal) tells me that they're more interested in the politics ... than they are in solving the problem."
Obama's interview on the campus of Northeast Iowa Community College was conducted in the midst of a three-day presidential swing through the politically pivotal Midwest, a region believed to be critical in determining the outcome of the 2012 campaign. The discussion touched on a host of domestic and international topics, though the president noted the importance of the fragile economy heading into next year's election.
"Ultimately, the buck stops with me. I'm going to be accountable," Obama said. But the president was quick to emphasize the "mess" he inherited from former President George W. Bush in 2009. He also stressed the economic drag created by state and local government layoffs, as well as "headwinds" from Europe's debt crisis, a tsunami-ravaged Japan and higher gas prices resulting from the Arab Spring.
"We've made progress since the start of this recession back in 2008. (But) it hasn't been fast enough. We've got to accelerate it," Obama said.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/16/obama.cnn/index.html?hpt=po_t2
well, it isn't lady luck today, it is the gop, that dems and gop can't work together and..............................boooooooooooooooooosh
