LA Times - "Obama's jobs push conjures up FDR's approach of the 1930s"

[TomCADem]

Unlike FDR, President Obama is burdened with dealing with perhaps the worst Congress in history according to some Congressional historians, the 112th Congress. Of course, the corporate media either ignores the actions of a Republican dominated House or blames Democrats with a false equivalency narrative. The 112th Congress will go down in history as passing perhaps the fewest bills despite being faced with a dire economic climate as Republicans members of Congress proudly skip the a joint session of Congress focusing on jobs in order to prepare to watch a football game. Yet, despite a historically bad Congress, members of the public will probably give their individual Republican law makers a free pass, and blame Democrats and/or President Obama.

This is why Republican lawmakers feel that they can almost brag about ditching a joint session of jobs despite our Nation's severe unemployment problems. They simply will not be held accountable, because the corporate media will run inteference and hide the fact that is hiding in plain sight: That the Tea Party dominated 112th Congress is perhaps the worst Congress in history and John Boehner, who is repeatedly backstabbed by his own lieutenants, is the worse Speaker of the House in History.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20110911,0,1556560.column

Obama spoke up for public works construction as both stimulus for now and investment in the future, proposing $90 billion to renovate schools, repair bridges and roads, and fund an infrastructure bank — echoing such New Deal work-relief programs as the Works Progress Administration.

Like Franklin Delano Roosevelt, he drew a bright line between the benefits flowing to the privileged and the struggles of ordinary Americans.

Obama: "While most people in this country struggle to make ends meet, a few of the most affluent citizens and most profitable corporations enjoy tax breaks and loopholes."

Roosevelt: "Our revenue laws have operated … to the unfair advantage of the very few, and they have done little to prevent an unjust concentration of wealth and economic power."

[bluestateguy]

1. If it is the FDR of 1933 and 1935, great! I'll pass on the FDR of 1937.

Those who know there history know what I am talking about.

[Dennis Donovan]

2. Not talking about court-packing, are you?

[DJ13]

4. With the austerity Obama seeks, its looking like 1937

[TomCADem]

5. Misrepresents What The President Said - Stimulus In The Near Term...

...While addressing the deficit over the long term. Even Krugman says this. President Obama is actually to the left of FDR on this point, since FDR twice ran on a balanced budget platform, and in 1937 in his second term, President Roosevelt actually attempted to fulfill his campaign promise of immediately balancing the federal budget. So, it is a serious misrepresentation to suggest that President Obama is making a similar demand for immediate austerity.

[elleng]

12. Thanks, Tom; love to see 'true facts' here.

:hi:

[tblue]

3. I can hardly tell them apart.

You mean they're not the same person?

[Dennis Donovan]

6. Wow... do you know what the letters FDR stand for?

No shit... your post has me genuinely puzzled.:crazy:

[tblue]

8. It's simply this

:sarcasm:

[Dennis Donovan]

9. I'm as much a fan of Sarcasm...

...as the next dude.

I searched for such tags, but none existed.:crazy:

[Exilednight]

7. Of course a conservative paper is going to say Obama is like FDR, that's why

they're conservative.

[craigmatic]

10. He should've done this between the stimulus and HCR. It would've been smarter politics.

[ibegurpard]

11. oh good god

really?