Hill Dems pick apart Obama jobs plan

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: Politico

President Barack Obama’s new jobs plan is hitting some unexpected turbulence in the halls of Congress: lawmakers from his own party.

As he demands Congress quickly approve his ambitious proposal aimed at reviving the sagging economy, many Democrats on Capitol Hill appear far from sold that the president has the right anecdote to spur major job growth and turn around their party’s political fortunes.

“Terrible,” Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) told POLITICO when asked about the president’s ideas for how to pay for the $450 billion price tag. “We shouldn’t increase taxes on ordinary income. … There are other ways to get there.”

“That offset is not going to fly, and he should know that,” said Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu from the energy-producing Louisiana, referring to Obama’s elimination of oil and gas subsidies. “Maybe it’s just for his election, which I hope isn’t the case.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63456.html

[shraby]

1. Both congresscritters quoted are at best weak on the Dem.

side and mostly what I would call Dinos.

[Freddie Stubbs]

4. Perhaps you should read the whole article to see what Raul Grijalva has to say

[BeyondGeography]

5. Need a link

:hi:

[Freddie Stubbs]

6. Link fixed

[pnorman]

18. DINO might be going too far here,

but Blue Dog would certainly be close to the truth. I wonder how many at DU who might want to beat Obama over the head with this, are otherwise venomously critical of Blue Dogs (or DINOs)

[BeyondGeography]

2. Nice tone

Scorn and disrespect. Sounds like every-man-for-himself time.

A mess.

[Freddie Stubbs]

7. When the President's popularity is in the tank, it is every man for himself for those who

who do not represent overwhelmingly Democratic districts/states.

[demwing]

3. And the blue dogs begin to bark

time to send these bad dogs to the pound

[Freddie Stubbs]

8. No Blue Dogs were quoted in this article

[PragmaticLiberal]

11. I know they're not congressman but Webb and Landrieu are....

"Blue Dogs" in spirit.

[demwing]

12. Disagree

I don't care what body of Congress, or what self proclaimed affiliations they hold, they are Blue Dogs by their deeds

[OHdem10]

9. The Hill Democrats are very good at forming circular firing squads

and shooting themselves. They do not need the GOP
to create problems for themselves.

[RushIsRot]

10. To quote Will Rogers: I don't belong to any organized political party.

I'm a Democrat.

[mimitabby]

13. quote

"White House officials aren’t ruling out making changes to the bill or compromising with Republicans on pieces of the agenda"

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63456.html#ixzz1Xw4LVbzr

HOW ABOUT COMPROMISING WITH DEMOCRATS for a change????

[bongbong]

14. BWAHHHAAAHAHA

> HOW ABOUT COMPROMISING WITH DEMOCRATS for a change????

Democratic policies haven't had a say in the running of this country since FDR, later JFK, some LBJ, and a bit of Carter. It's corporate plutocracy full steam ahead now.

[FreeBillClinton]

15. Maybe what we need is liberals runnings as republicans

It sure seems to work for the other side.

[starroute]

16. "The right anecdote"? -- did they fire all the proofreaders?

Between that and the Daily Mail story about Sarah Palin's "elicit affair," I'm thinking that all the proofreaders have been laid off and we're at the mercy of spellcheckers gone mad.

Just one more thing that makes me want to say "to hell with the news" and go outside and enjoy the weather on this last summer-y day instead.

[Smilo]

17. Oh for God's sake

stop thinking about your bloody selves and think about the country.

No to increasing taxes - what's your answer then Webb, stick a tooth under your pillow for the tooth fairy to come along

No to elimination of oil and gas subsidies - Landrieu who never met an oil/gas company she didn't like.

[No Elephants]

19. According to Politico, Landrieu is a moderate Democrat. Media is so dishonest.

At least they did describe Ben Nelson as a conservative Democrat, though.

[humbled_opinion]

20. Too Late Cons beat Obama too it....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4994984