‘You Shall Not Pass’ (Quickly Into Economic Recovery)

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‘You Shall Not Pass’ (Quickly Into Economic Recovery)

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Gandalf confronts the balrog at the bridge of Khazad-Dum.

Using the same terminology one might employ to describe the plot of “The Lord of the Rings,” President Obama has agreed that the country’s economic recovery has been “painfully slow” and has indicated he understands the vitriol aimed toward Democrats as the 2010 midterm elections approach.

But Obama took a swipe at Republicans, saying they are holding up important legislation in Congress purely for political gain ahead of the elections. —JCL

The BBC:

US President Barack Obama has said that progress in pulling the American economy out of recession has been “painfully slow”.

“The hole the recession left was huge and progress has been painfully slow,” he told a White House news conference.

Mr Obama has made three speeches on the economy this week, as it looms as the major issue for the US mid-term polls.

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By rollzone, September 10, 2010 at 11:18 am Link to this comment

hello. full disclosure on the Federal Reserve, United
Nations, GoldenSacks, wars, illegal drugs, and American
tax dollars going global -before one more penny is
spent by our spenders, would bring about the changes
needed to embrace green technology and boost our
economy. big oil refuses to support him, and he lacks
the manhood to fully oppose them, even with all the
unions organized. this kid is a loser.

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By poppa, September 10, 2010 at 10:59 am Link to this comment
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he seems to be a great campaigner, but shrinks from righteousness at the most inopportune times, providing he’s interested in some of his more popular statements.

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By SteveL, September 10, 2010 at 10:23 am Link to this comment

We have huge problems with trade, tariff, and taxation policies that push jobs out of the country. Neither party seems to want to tackle this. So the problems will go on.

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