Straight from the source. It just boggles me how republicans give Reagan 2 years before it was his mess and Obama only six months?? If they applied that to Reagan, he let unemployment go up 2% before it dipped!

President Obama "Kicks it up a notch" discussing Health Care Reform. I believe this is the beginning of moving aggressively towards getting the job done.

The good news? President Obama addresses the vile attacks this week by reform critics and their paid mobs (too politely if you ask me). The bad news? Well, there a two tidbits worth noting. First, health care will now be done, "by the end of this year." Second, and and far worse, something was missing completely from his address on health care reform. Can you tell what it is? Answer: No mention this time of the Public Option. None. Rahm & his Bush Blue Dog corporatists have won and the American people have lost. From the WhiteHouse.org: Full transcript: On Friday, we received better news than we expected about the state of our economy. We learned that we lost 247,000 jobs in July – some 200,000 fewer jobs lost than in June, and far fewer than the nearly 700,000 a month we were losing at the beginning of the year. Of course, this is little comfort to anyone who saw their job disappear in July, and to the millions of Americans who are looking for work. And I will not rest until anyone who’s looking for work can find a job. Still, this month’s jobs numbers are a sign that we’ve begun to put the brakes on this recession and that the worst may be behind us. But we must do more than rescue our economy from this immediate crisis; we must rebuild it stronger than before. We must lay a new foundation for future growth and prosperity, and a key pillar of a new foundation is health insurance reform – reform that we are now closer to achieving than ever before. There are still details to be hammered out. There are still differences to be reconciled. But we are moving toward a broad consensus on reform. Four committees in Congress have produced legislation – an unprecedented level of agreement on a difficult and complex challenge. In addition to the ongoing work in Congress, providers have agreed to bring down costs. Drug companies have agreed to make prescription drugs more affordable for seniors. The AARP supports reform because of the better care it will offer seniors. And the Ame

Obama: "Outlandish Claims" About Health Care Bill Are "Simply Not True" In this week's YouTube address, President Obama rebutted what he called "outlandish claims" that have been made against his health care plan: "So, let me explain what reform will...

Weekly Address: Necessary Reform, Absurd Attacks President Barack Obama calls health insurance reform critical to our nations long-term economic strength and dispels the outlandish rumors being promoted by those who are defending the status-quo. August 8, 2009. (Public Domain)From:whitehouseViews:322 49ratingsTime:05:59More inNews & Politics