(CNN) – Both Barack Obama and John McCain have issued statements responding to the latest job's report to that showed 62,000 jobs were lost in June.
“Our economy has now shed 438,000 jobs over the past six months, while workers' wages fail to keep pace with the skyrocketing cost of gas, groceries and healthcare," Obama said in the statement "The American people are paying the price for the failed economic policies of the past eight years, and we can't afford four more years of more of the same. That is the essential issue of this campaign because Senator McCain has fully embraced the Bush economic agenda. I believe it has to change."
"Americans across this country are hurting and today's job numbers are just the latest indication. From rising gas prices to home foreclosures, families are struggling to meet economic challenges that become greater every day," McCain said. "Washington can no longer abdicate its responsibility to act. Our focus must be clear: enact policies to create jobs today."
Full statements after the jump
Obama:
“As we head into the 4th of July weekend, today's report that our economy has lost another 62,000 jobs is a stark reminder that far too many Americans will spend this holiday out of work and struggling to provide for their families because of the failed policies of the last eight years.
“Our economy has now shed 438,000 jobs over the past six months, while workers' wages fail to keep pace with the skyrocketing cost of gas, groceries and healthcare. The American people are paying the price for the failed economic policies of the past eight years, and we can't afford four more years of more of the same. That is the essential issue of this campaign because Senator McCain has fully embraced the Bush economic agenda. I believe it has to change.
“But, as these numbers demonstrate, the American people can't wait another six months. We need action now.
“That's why I'm calling on Congress and the President to enact real, immediate relief with energy rebates for working families this summer, a fund to help families avoid foreclosure, extended benefits for the long-term jobless, and assistance to states that have been hard-hit by the economic downturn.
“As President, I'll move us in a new direction with policies to restore broad-based, bottom up growth that benefits all Americans. I will provide working families with a middle-class tax cut; fight for affordable health care and college tuition; work to help raise workers' wages, and invest in infrastructure, education and a clean energy future to create millions of new jobs. That's the change the American people need.”
McCain:
"Americans across this country are hurting and today's job numbers are just the latest indication. From rising gas prices to home foreclosures, families are struggling to meet economic challenges that become greater every day. Washington can no longer abdicate its responsibility to act. Our focus must be clear: enact policies to create jobs today.
"To get our economy back on track, we must enact a jobs-first economic plan that supports job creation, provide immediate tax relief for families, enact a plan to help those facing foreclosure, lower health care costs, invest in innovation, move toward strategic energy independence and open more foreign markets to our goods.
"The American people cannot afford an economic agenda that will take our country in the wrong direction and cost jobs. At a time when our small businesses need support from Washington, we cannot raise taxes, increase regulation and isolate ourselves from foreign markets. These are the same old siren songs that have failed the American people time and time again."
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it was reported the Budweiser is slashing a lot of jobs as well....isn't that Cindy Mccain's company...wow job loss hits close to home. good thing the McCain family is filthy rich, over $700,000.00 on the credit card last month....now that's a shopping spree!!
Yep, 8 years in charge, the country is going bankrupt and some people will still vote republican...
New Mccain Campaign Slogan * Another Great Depression You Can Beleive In! *
A Mccain Presidency Will Bring Another Great Depression! He Wont Put A Chicken In Every Pot . . . But He Will Put A Bullet In Every Gun!
I do not understand why Obama keeps struggling with the idea that McCain is a 3rd Bush term. If anyone is similar to that, it would be Obama–only with a left-wing agenda.
Johnny sure is good at spelling out the fact that American's are hurting, yet doesn't seem to address fixing it.
McCain: My friends, i know American's are hurting, high gas prices, homes lost, jobs lost, lives lost. I know my friends.
Reporter: How do you suggest fixing it if you are president.
McCain: Uhhhhhhh, gotta go, I am late for my meeting with the Sunnis or Shiites, I can't remember which one is on our side. Bomb Iran my friends...
Thanks Obama for being realistic and caring. Hey john, question for ya – Why do you all of a sudden care now? And why do you continue to staunchly support bush's tax cuts for the rich and big corporations? The trickle down theory doesn't work and the economy has proved that. John Mccain, why don't you care?
This country ...LITERALLY.... cannot afford $$$$ 4 more years of this NONSENSE. The only country that has suffered from the anitics of the last 20 years of GLOBAL ECONOMICS.. is the USA !!!! How could we have been so irresponsible to believe that people in China, India, and the devolping countries were going to purchase USA products...other than technology and manufacturing goods that they could easily copy. They surely weren't going to pay $20,000 for a Chevy !!! We as a nation have to get back on course. The American people CREATED the Capitalistic Economics that is now being used against us... WE NEED CHANGE NOW and to take care of our own people. We have given as much as we can !!! YES WE CAN......Go Obama
Or Cindy could just charge more on her American Express Card. I love the fact that the McSames are so in touch with all Americans.
"The American people cannot afford an economic agenda that will take our country in the wrong direction and cost jobs. At a time when our small businesses need support from Washington, we cannot raise taxes, increase regulation and isolate ourselves from foreign markets. These are the same old siren songs that have failed the American people time and time again."
So are these the "siren songs" that have been in place over the last 7.5 years to get us where we are now? I mean, I could have sworn that since January of 2001 we've been lowering taxes, decreasing regulation, and opening ourselves to foreign markets. And now the economy is screwed. So it would seem, with a simplicity that a child could recognize, that the siren songs that have failed the American people are those of the Republicans, and of Bush and McCain. Easy enough to understand, 8 years of a Democrat president and we were doing great, 8 years of a Republican president and our nation is locked in an endless war, owing hundreds of billions of dollars to China, and our economy is about to collapse. Hmm.
If alternative energy initiatives would be started now, that will ignite the economy through jobs, and public awareness in conservation that will affect the gas price.
Obama and the Democrats need to look back to 1999 and 2000 and see the same thing happening with the Clinton administration. They might learn how to help the situation and that does not include taxation.
So, Nobama, how are you going to rein in the costs of the same gas and groceries you cite? Seems to me you have no idea what you're going to do about the cost of oil. Simply saying you'll change policies is nice fluff, but why don't you and all your drones start getting specific.
"I John McSame, [economics are not my strong suit] totally embrace the Clown Prince's policies that have lead to our robust economy! If elected I promise to let the dollar continue plunging until it's worth as much as Confederate money. [It's part of mt Southern strategy...]
If McCain wants to win he has to hope that the economy recovers quickly – he has to run on other things, otherwise he will lose.
Too bad McCain doesn't have a way to pay for his programs... maybe he can borrow billions more from the same place Dubya has been borrowing from from!! Borrow and spend, borrow and spend... what a great idea until daddy takes the credit card away and our nation goes bankrupt. I can't wait to vote Republican because THEY'RE the party of fiscal responsibility!!!
WE WANT CHANGE. NO MORE FAILED BUSH POLICIES. VOTE OBAMA NOVEMBER 4.
First off I glad that the hostages have freed i question why SEC .McCAIN had advanced knowledge og thre resuce effort. Why was SEN. JOE LIERMAN along for the ride this smell to like week old fish
The jobs reports shows that the wrong direction for the economy has been going on for the last seven and a half years and he is proposeing more of the same. I say no to any trade deal with countries that wil hurt US workers.
the repugs and their out of control spending, not to mention co-signing every thing that spoon-fed idiot bush comes up with is the reason why we are now in the huge mess.
anybody who votes for mcbush loves the way thing are, because it will be more of the same.
Isn't this exactly what McCain wants as he is a strong endorser of NAFTA and free trade and shipping jobs overseas? He wants the blue collars to loose their jobs as to force them to go back to school and get higher paying jobs that are more "acceptable" for Americans.
So this is great news for the McCain camp. The axis of evil, the GOP agenda is working out perfectly.
Its called scuttling the ship and taking everyone on board down with it.Did you think they gave a rats rear about the average American?They dont care about us and if you elect McCain you will get more of the same.
McCain, Don't Blame Washington!!!! Blame the billions of dollars spent on this ridiculous war instead of the American people and that's why the economy is going down.
Obama wants to invest the American people again. We need jobs, we need to feed our children, we need to go to college, we need our homes, we need affordable gas, grocery bills, and healthcare-America is tired of investing in the world. Bush invested in Iraq and Afganistan and these nations still HATE us. America has been forgotten and OBAMA is here to bring a change, A CHANGE THAT IS MUCH NEEDED.
Obama '08
"...workers' wages fail to keep pace with the skyrocketing cost of gas, groceries and healthcare..."
If Obama truly believes this, then why is he considering and proposing increased government spending on non-vital programs while considering raising taxes? Does he believe people with less money in their pockets will be more able to pay their bills?
It boggles the mind that people think raising taxes in bad economic times is a good thing. This is why the concept of the balanced budget amendment is a disaster waiting to happen. Most of the amendment proposals don't call for Congress to cut expenses when revenue levels drop. It just says that revenue income and the budget must be in line. That leaves increasing taxes as the only other option. So, people who can't pay their bills will now have to pay more taxes just so Congress can balance the budget without cutting unnecessary programs and possibly alienate part of their voting base? Seriously. These politicians have no real concept of economics.
It is not "failed policies of the last 8 years" as Obama put it. Our problems are caused by people who bought houses they could not afford and also Arabs who are trying to control us. Obama has not offered one solution to either of these problems. His only response has been "that will do no good for 10 years". He's a loser; knows nothing except how to talk/talk/talk.
Hmm one of these two men has a plan the other speaks of a desire to enact a plan a desire to lower health care cost and to FINALLY move towards energy independance (something the republicans have managed to prevent since Carter enacted his plans to do so.. don't you all wish we ahd listened to Carter back in the 70s? I sure do!) Yep one has a plan one has a speech abpout making a plan.. guess Obama is more than an empty suit since HE is the one with the plan.. another lie/distortion discarded the crap that Obama has no plans and is just an empty suit Good job Mr. President Obama!
Sounds as if both offer the same agenda. The difference is McCain gets to the point and Obablahblahbhlama spews rhetoric about creating millions of jobs for americans. Just what we all want to hear. Seems to be the prevailing theme.
McCain/08
It is funny how more and more McCain is started to say government needs to intervene. Isn't that Socialism? Now who is following who when it comes to policies. Obama has been talking about stopping the war and investing in the infrastructure since day one of his campaign.
BTW, For all those wh say Obama is not qualified, please tell me what are the qualifications to be President. Because it is not if you are qualified to be a leader it is do you have the qualities of a leader. And Obama through this campaign, his organization, his ablity to inspire, and confiict resolution skill has clearly proven to be the best leader out of this bunch.
Being a fighter (HRC) doesn't make you a leader. It makes you a fighter. Being a hero (McCain) doesn't make you a leader. It makes you a hero. Being a leader (BHO) makes you a leader. This country needs a leader.
I wish even if it was just for a day, that I could experience living among the wealthiest of the wealthy so that I can fully understand why people like John McCain-Bush and others can't forsee there distruction of the economy due to there greed! When news comes that 62,000 jobs have been lost, all they can do is structure a sentence with a lot of commas that appears to paint a picture that they really know the answer to poverty. Unless you know John McCain personally and know he will change a few details for you, I can't see him as our next president. It would be disastrous! He has no idea!
Sounds like the same old policies that have hurt this country for the last 8 years to me Mccain...
McCain's plan sounds like more of the same to me! Jobs-first economic plan? People cannot afford the gas to get to work. Immediate tax relief for families? Won't hold my breath. A plan to help those facing foreclosure?...A bit late in coming...if it will be coming at all...the Democrats already have a plan and the Republicans shot it down...again, won't hold my breath. Lower health care costs?....McCain just doesn't get it...people still will not be able to afford coverage and millions will still go without health insurance. Open more foreign markets....a repeat of NAFTA? That is part of what got us into the situation we are in now along with the greed and corruption of the GOP. I will not vote for this man....can't afford more of the same! Change is what is needed! McCain is just out of touch with America and her people. The only thing I do believe McCain will do is continue to promote war at every turn.
Notice no specific numbers in McCain's statement. You cannot perceive the gravity of a situation if you cannot recall details like a half million jobs loss in six months. This information puts his support of president Bush's failed economic policies in an unfavorable light.
McCain said these are the same old siren songs that have failed the American people time and time again.
McCain was apart of the "same old siren songs", and still cuddles Bush's failed agenda. We won't see no positive change with McCain, just the same old crap.
Obama is the person who will take charge and work hard to put his agenda's into action.
Obama for President !!
The McCons have nothing to worry about. John McCain hasn't had to put gas in his own car for years. In 2007 alone they paid almost $300,000 cash for housekeepers (make sure they were all legal). What does McCon know about the economy. NOTHING, he said it himself.
First commments never make it for some reason, so I'll wait to comment.
TO JAN:
OBAMA'S POLICIES ARE CERTAINLY NOT LIKE BUSH!!!!! CHECK YOUR FACTS BEFORE YOU BLOG....
HAVE A NICE DAY...AND OBAMA '08
I agree, relax environmental restrictions and other obstacles that contunue to make it more difficult to do business and hurt job creation. Junk this foolish idea that we are responsible or can control climate change. It is a joke and we will pay for it with our economy. Start utilizing our natural resources of oil and gas AND develop alternative energy sources. We can do these things AND protect the environment. I don't care if it is a dem or repub, I would support anyone who opens their eyes and contributes to a REAL solution.
So McCain's solution to the problem is to do nothing?
Yep, that says enough about his economic knowledge to me.
Jan, you are complaining about Obama who yes is left winged. Are you forgetting the Right-winged got us into this mess.
Common CNN post this.
Create more government jobs to police the big industrial polluters and that will help out people that need a job. Especially high risk and porr people. These big industries raping the planet need to give back and be curtailed dramatically. Obama will bring gas prices back down because he will make the saudis love and respect us!
I love their reactions. Both have big plans–all involving our tax dollars. Will either candidate really be able to provide relief–or will we just have to work ourselves out of this mess–ourselves?
saga4obama, Where do you get the knowledge to make statements such as, "Cindy McCain spends $750,000 on her credit cards?" Do you just make stuff up? Cindy McCain was not dating John while he was with his wife. They were seperated for months before he met Cindy. Cindy had a drug problem, which she overcame. Obama, according to his book, also had a drug problem which I hope he has overcome. Cindy is not my main concern, nor is Michelle. I would prefer to not ever see either one of them again. When Bill Clinton was running for office they drug Hillary through the mud. It is called politics and it stinks. We love to hear the nastiest things said about people, it is called news and it also stinks. People without money love to hear people who have it aren't happy either. It is called jealousy and it stinks as well….
I am voting for McCain because he understands my problems. Like last week my wife charged over fifty five dollars on her Kohl's credit card and now I have to log in extra hours at the factory to cover it. I feel your pain McCain. John McCain understands America and he will get my vote...in sixteen years!
McCain also said that ‘we will NOT have a recession because Americans are innovative people’. Figure that one out.
Let’s see what he’ll say when he finishes reading ‘the Greenspan’s book’.
John Keating 5 McCain doesn't know or truly care about the economic problems affecting the average working American. He has 7- 10 mansions with no mortgage on any of them.
Jan said at 10:14 a.m.
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I do not understand why Obama keeps struggling with the idea that McCain is a 3rd term.
Well Jan........let's see.
Continue Bush's tax cuts for the rich. Continue the same course for the war in Iraq with no stated end goal. Continue the same Bush economic policies. Continue step in line with the rest of the Bush agenda that McCain has rubber-stamped 95% of his votes this past year.
OBAMA=TAX AND SPEND=DISASTER.
To bad that two years of Democrat control of Congress has led to this. The economy was humming along fine before they took over. Oh yeah, and gas was over a dollar cheaper. Pelossi, Reed, and Obama will do for this country what the terrorists could not – destroy it from within.
It was not $700,000, was it? $700 g's?
That is so typical of middle America (insert smirk here).
My question to Senator McCain is this
IF your party had control of the entire government (House, Senate and Presidency) from Jan 2001 up to Jan 2007, why is it that we're in the trouble we're in? After all, it was under full Republican rule that this downfall has taken place.
Now, the Dems have a majority in the House, and barely a majority in the Senate, even though one could argue that with Senator Lieberman working hard for you, it's really a 50-50 split.
So, again, with all the power, with all the control to set the agendas and then take away filibustering rights from the Dems, why are we here today? And if it happened under Rep watch, what specific issues are you going to do totally differently than the past 7 years?
Let me know when he gets around to that.
Meantime, Senator Obama is advocating a tax for middle income families – the ones who will turn around and spend it on food, fuel and other necesseities as opposed to the super rich who will spend it abroad on vacations or sock it away in tax free municipal bonds.
What did McSame say? NOTHING! This guy doesn't know what is it to live without. Ask Cindy.
Like B. Hussein Obama is going to do anything about jobs. All he wants to do is raise taxes. Like that is going to do anything about creating jobs. Feel free to complain about my use of Hussein. As long as we get McBush and McSame we'll have Hussein.
Meanwhile, McCain is in Columbia outsourcing more jobs!
Way to create those new jobs McLame!
Hey Jan
WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
OBAMA 08
Cindy McCain could hire some more help for her SEVEN multi-million dollar homes. She could also hire one or two people to pay her d@mn taxes!!!! McCain is a joke! He has no idea what struggling is. In the military, you get everything given to you, and when he got out, he started slapping Cindy's tail so he could get access to her millions! A disgrace!
OBAMA/SEBELIUS!!!!
Here's the REAL PROBLEM with a McCain Presidency. I'm a psych nurse and individuals who have been war prisoners, tortured etc. have significant psychological issues, anger, depression, anxiety etc. They can suddenly "break" and require emergent psychological treatment. A sudden "break" can be triggered by increased stress or other personal issues. No thanks, no way should we elect a potential "time bomb" as President of our country.
I'm surprise McCain didn't throw in a line about terrorism causing job losses!
John "Noun, Verb, Terrorism" McCain
The economy is in the toilet and he is sporting a new campaign jet. He went to Columbia to ship more American jobs overseas. I cannot believe anyone in their right mind would vote for mcCain.
"Americans across this country are hurting..."Blah, blah, blah, mumble, mumble.
Are YOU an American? Are YOU hurting? Do YOU have plenty of money? Do gas prices affect YOU? Do food prices affect YOU? Senator McCain, YOU ARE PATHETIC. You have absolutely no right to speak for me or for any other American, especially when your answer to everything is more trade.
The people of Arizona ought to be ashamed of themselves at having given you the national stage for so long.
The tax relief for families McCain speaks of is for just a few, extremely rich families. And what good does it do to be open to foreign markets when we're not manufacturing nearly as much as we were?
As for jobs, McCain wants to create jobs by opening drilling in Alaska. Obama speaks of investing in infrastructure across America. Not only is that a sounder plan, it's also necessary, and a legitimate use of tax dollars.
McCain just finished telling Mexico and Columbia that he supports more jobs there. What about here John? How are you going to tell all these displaced families that you will support more jobs going to foreign countries?
Also, talk about out of touch, I heard this morning that he said that us little people should not take vacations if we are struggling to put gas in the car or pay for groceries. In 44 years, I have gone on vacation only twice. I have never been able to afford to go on vacation. So what is your solution for people like me?
The only help O'Bama has offered is more jobs paid for by the Government. He has no plan, only talk. He cannot make companies hire when he increases taxes, companies will not be able to invest or hire. He is a man who only talks a good game for whoever he is pandering to this week.
He has no plan...... He is a NOVELTY being used by the left to forward thier agenda. That is sad for him and this country.
It's too bad those girls from that popular country act lost their jobs stating the truth – since it seems to be what most of America feels now. Maybe they should come back with Travelin Soldier.
Hey, where are all the paid republican trolls. Still, on Obama website or Fox. LOL
the mcbama's how do like that you mccrazy name calling people
Well you have deleted two of my comments out of four. I guess if I was a full supporter of Obama I would have no problem getting on the blog.As i had said earlier , two idiots running on the ticket. One who keeps hollering for free trade and the other fool telling me the problems with no solutions. What a choice. Hope and change crap I can believe in. A four letter word and a six letter word. I guess we will all vote for the guy with the most experience at least he is not a socialist. All you people keep slamming Cindy McCain because she has money. You know I make a decent living and I will never be rich but I don't hate rich people because they are. Maybe it is because you people with them feeling or just a bunch of losers who didn't improve your earning capabilities by going back to school and improving your education or maybe you just want more hand outs. So she inherited the company from her father and doubled the size and profits at least someone in her family worked and got them to the place they are at.
The McCain's typical RICH people that claim to share and care about us, the unemployed, poor, walking (no money for gas), food shortage and no doctor appointments because we are informed "that payment is due when service is rendered". Yea, right McCain you really think you understand and can relate with us, hahahahahahahahahahaha.
You tried to be President in "2000", you didn't win, was it because you didn't know anything about the economy then and now we are to believe in "2008", you has had to live with the type of day to day, month to month struggles we have had to endure since "2000"? .........I thoughts so…….nothings about you have changed.
TYPICAL WEATHY DAY TO DAY STUGGLING MILLIONAIRES.
Obama 08.....PLEASE
McCain has absolutely no idea how to fix all that is now broken in our country. He just rambles in his statements and doesnt offer any clear solutions to anything.
You know what McCain. The first step to stopping this bleeding of America's wealth is to start withdrawal for Iraq. Simple economics, by us borrowing money we don't have to fund a war instead of investing in America, we(no the gov.) is weakening the dollar which affects all company and their ability to compete with the world. Employees becoming more expensive and companies start slashing jobs.
C-Nile that all I have to say.
No 2 McSane
I know this isn't the topic but I believe if Obama was white this wouldn't even be a contest he would be up by triple digits.
How do you spend $750,000 on CREDIT CARDS in a month?
I want to know what she spent it on
That's ridiculous.
And people don't like Michelle b/c she shops at target?
I know the heiress has the money, but this is not exactly connecting with the every day americans.
I see why it's so easy for her to be proud of her country.
Obama has no clue on the economy except "It's all Bush's fault!"
Obama offers no solutions.
With an Obama in the White House, we will surely spiral lower and lower as he tries to tax us into oblivion.
this was in the news this morning – think maybe mcshame is inept at EVERYTHING?
Allies of Sen. John McCain have found new loopholes in the campaign-finance law he helped write — and they're using them to reel in huge contributions to help him compete with Sen. Barack Obama.
Check out the latest Rasmussen poll – OBAMA IS UP BY 5 IN MONTANA!!!!
you obama fanatics need to look and listen. the cost of everything is getting out of hand because of the high cost of oil. obama doesnt want to drill for oil, doesnt want nuclear plants and really has no problem taxing people to death. how does this heklp the economy? it doesnt. he wants you to remain depoendent on the governement,...that way the government gets to control you (sort like obama is doing now with his followers).
It's interesting how OBAMA actually wants to act NOW and is very specific on how to address the issue.
While McCain is very broad and not critizing the current government.
Notice he never actually talk about the plan, but just says he will enact one.
And he's accusing OBAMA of all rhetoric and no substance?
I find that very ironic.
Why can't McBush ask Americans to sacrifice? Cindy.
Wasn't Obama part of the economic policies of the last 8 years?
He's been in the senate for how long?
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Vote for McSame and lose more jobs–the reward for voting incompetence, impotent and lame president........
Best candidate to fix the economy got forced out of the race by the lying, cheating, hypocritical Obama and his thug bands of deranged cult followers.
The DNC and the Superdelegates (who had been created for the very purpose of protecting the Democratic party from political suicide missions) were the first victims of the slick Obama internet marketing scam., hypocritical Obama and his thug band of supporters.
it will all be fine,now.mccain is fully involved in negotiations to give our remaining jobs to colombia and the rest of the western hemisphere.obama wants real solutions.
McCain understands you and me. Like I am sure he had to put in a lot of overtime or take a part time to pay back that American Express Card charge that his wife ran up. He is probably frustrated like you and I that the banks are closed on Friday July 4th and he wont get paid until July 7th. One delayed payment and those credit card late fees won't stop. He understands it personally.
John McCain/The Common Man for America in 08!
I am insulted when people call us sore losers. We are true patriots dedicated to the principles of fair politics.
We are neither angry nor upset that Hillary lost. We are dismayed, appalled and incensed by HOW and WHY she lost.
She lost due to unfair electoral processes, anti-Hillary bias, outright sexism, a pro-Obama media, a corrupt DNC, AND… the ugly, negative strategy of agitating intra-party hatred used by the Obama campaign and Obama supporters.
We are not racist. We do not think either gender or race are legitimate factors in choosing the best person to lead our Country.
But we do oppose and despise the way Obama used race as an issue to divide not only fellow democrats, but all Americans.
Obama uses race as a shield and as a sword against his detractors. Obama repeatedly injects race into the campaign.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA - THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE!
I find it hard to believe that McCain really "feels the pain" of the American people...if you study his background (from a non-bias report which is important!) it's very telling....the Republican party is not embracing their candidat as we have seen in past elections and can only believe they have good reasons as well...all very interesting that "they" couldn't come up with a more qualified candidate...can't wait for the debates!!
It is a tough one. They will respond but that's just respond-op, just like a a photo-op, you have to do it for political reasons.
There is no quick fix to this. It is capitalism. Supply and demand. The effects, whether good or bad come out after years and years. Today's situation is because of 8 years of faulty policies. It will take years to fix for either of the two candidates.
McBush talks jobs, but he is down in Columbia promoting a trade agreement that will send yet even more American jobs overseas. Just like his predecessor Bush has done for eight years.
I am missing something here. McCain has been in Washington for 25 years! How can issue a statement like "Washington can no longer abdicate its responsibility to act." Isn't McCain the essential Washington insider and apart of the problem Americans want to change?!
OOOOOHHHHHHH!!!!!
Mccain, who will do your job for you when or if you became #1 person in America?
You don't have idea on how economic work, but that is why you should not run for the office.
Mcain Presidency is not chief of defence, you need to compete for a position in security, not presidency.
Ohhh I forgot you can't even target a spot without bombing our service men and women's position.
So, to command s unit won't be appropriate either for Mccain.
You know Mccain never get no target when he was flying the aircraft.
Getting shotdwon ehhhh!!! we have to question whether you know your job or if you qualify to pilot that plane.
Mccain you have no clue about the economy so butt out. How are you going to speak about what you have no idea about?
Mccain is a joke, he can't keep lobbyiest's money, and jump on every thing that you has no idea how it works.
How can we trust your words when it often change?
MCCAIN CAN NOT KEEP HIS CAMPAIGN'S MEMBERS' PERMANENT.
HOW WOULD YOU CREATE JOB WHEN YOU HAVE FIRED YOUR EMPLOYEES 2 TIMES IN 9 MONTHS?
THEY NEED JOB TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN AND PAY UP THEIR DEBT.
MCCAIN IS NOT QUALIFY TO RUN THIS COUNTRY. HE WILL FIRED PEOPLE EVERY 8 MONTHS.
Monkey-see, monkey-do.
OBAMA '08!!!
At least McCain is talking about the job losses and not trying to find a way to connect Obama to them. If you haven't noticed, McCain doesn't even mentions Obama's name in his response, but Obama takes every chance to take a shot a McCain. I say to Obama and his supporters, look and learn what it takes to be "presidential" from McCain because all your candidate knows is to say NO. If this doesn't get posted then at least the CNN moderator saw that a positive comment came for McCain since no comments on here seem to be positive for him at all at so far.
I love the how the GOP has tried to morph McCain's campaign into that of a change agent. Sorry McCain's campaign is trying to sound too similiar to Obama's change message. Why get the fake when you get the real "change we can believe in" from Obama?!
Obama said he is going to raise our taxes-that should be helpful.
Vote for McBush and live on foodstamp. McSame is now in Latin American promoting his buddy's unpopular free trade, free trade that has cost US jobs. Americans wake up from slumber. Vote for McDumb and die in depression.
The economy was doing just fine until the Left Wing Democrats took over congress.
The past two years have put our great country in deep do do.
It is going to take a really smart player with the right relationships to work with both parties to get us on track again.
McCain 08
Obama will create opportunities. His plan laid out yesterday is just the beginning. McCain will continue more of the same Bush policies. Select McCain and you're on your own.
I guess thats the way for the repulicans to say, follow the jobs abroad...
It's time for this country to get rid of the old politics and start anew. That means voting for Barack Obama and getting some fresh new faces in the Senate and Congress. Don't you just love listening to the ideas of Senator Webb and McCaskill instead of McFart and his cronies. Don't you think the Senate will work better when it is rid of people like McFossil, Leiberman, and Larry "Wide-Stance" Craig.
Let's get out of the dark ages and out of the war.
Though I hate the thought....John McCain has a pretty good shot at being elected president (not dog catcher like I hoped). Has anyone seen the National Polls? Obama up by 2% and of course withing the margin of error. How could this be? Does America dislike Obama so much as to want to continue the Bush legacy for another 4-8 years.
Yess ...I said 4-8 yrs. Because there is the strong possibility that Jeb will be his VP. How about that America? Let's see 16 year's of Republican rule. Bombs away Iran ...say hello to $10 a gallon gas.
And mile long lines at the unemployment office. Why because some americans would rather suffer than elect that "Barack guy" What a country
Gee, Obama will change his position next week. Now he is trying to get out of bringing our troops home in the time period he said. I can't remember what was his position on the time limit. I will research it. Mark my words it won't happen. One day one way the next day another way. Every issue has been a flip flop so far. You need to look at the whole picture and not be one sided Please don't think I am for McCain either. If I vote in November, I will try to figure out who will do the worse damage and vote for the other person. After having not missed a election in my adult life and always voted for Democrats, I am ready to stay home on this one. I don't like either candidate. Why – I could write pages of reasons.
so, where is McCain...in Colombia and Mexico to shote up free trade and more jobs shipped out of country.
Bush and the republicans need to go. Please no more four years of
McSame
A quarter from 1964 contained about 90% silver and could buy about a gallon of gas. It took about five of those quarters to get an ounce of silver. Look at the value of an ounce of silver today and divide it by five. Ironically (sarcasm) it's about the same as a gallon of gas today. If our money were actually backed by something gas would still only be around 30 cents a gallon.
Wake up!!!
Your postings have NOTHING to do with the issues.
Why aren't you asking HOW both candidates plan to turn the economy around when BOTH candidate's current plans will only increase the national deficit by Billions of dollars?
Nether Obama nor McCain have sound economic plans. Neither!
Obama's plan will increase taxes, increase inflation, and the national deficit. McCain's plan will cut taxes to the wealthy and increase the national deficit. Obama's plan calls for spending the "War" money at home, but that is borrowed money from China! Obama and McCain BOTH are for NAFTA and WTO. Obama just flopped on renegotiating contracts...McCain will veto every pork barrel bill, which is a start...but how is either candidate going to create jobs if it is more lucrative for corporations to send them overseas?
macsame family is just too rich to understand what poor folks are going thru ,he may say he understands but honestly people who where born with silver spoons just dont get it.i suppose the next thing he would do is to copy obamas economic and energy plans and claim that they are his own,Americans wake up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Now McCain will say that he has the experience to deal with this recession, since he was born in the Great Depression.
We are going to get yet another flip flop from Obama, on how raising taxes is the wrong thing to do now with so many job losses. Money needs to be thrown into the economy, not the governments pocket
Obama is in the catbird seat, because the media put him there and now he thinks he's an expert on everything. If this guy gets elected, there will be 4 more years of ineffective leadership, missteps, excuses and a terrorist attack that will make 9/11 pale in comparison. Pep rallies and arrogance does not a make a leader.
According to McWar, "the economy is fine".....HELLO
I'm sure Columbians are laughing up their sleeve.
By the way did you see him on the plane leaving Columbia?....Lieberman corrected him on his gaffe....he didn't even know when he talked about the prisioner release. Cindy gave him a hand too, it was BEFORE dinner.
Imagine not being able to remember something that happened 6 hours before.
And PUMA are going to vote for this absent-minded guy?...same mentality.
ITS A SIMPLE FORMULA..
Americans are loosing good paying jobs to china and india, so in return they are spending less and our economy is weak.
Who the heck said free trade is a good thing. ITS NOT!
wow! vote mcbush so he can fix out economy hahaha.
McCain is Funny...How could you guys think of voting another republican in again after all this pain you guys are going thru?joe london..food for thought
If McBush says "my friedns" one more time, I will throw up!! I believe nothing out of the mouth of the flip flopper, nor his surrogates, nor his Stepford wife! He offers nothing but another 4 years of Bush policies which has all but demolished the US economy! OBAMA 08
I agree with everything the McCain statement said. Even Obama’s statement was similar when you overlook the Bush bashing.
But, neither one of them proposed any concrete solution to actually fix anything. “…calling on Congress and the President” is not concrete. “…enact a job-first economic plan..” is not concrete either. They are both telling people what they want to here, but which one has real answers?
The average American does not know that so far under GW Bush's presidency that America has gained 5.1 million jobs under Bush's last 7-and-a-half years. Under the Bill Clinton presidency America gained 22 million jobs over 8 years, and gained 5.1 million jobs in the last two years of Clinton's presidency.
Also under GW Bush the US national debt has gone up from 5.8 to nearly 10 trillion dollars. That is a $4.2 trillion increase in 7.5 years!!!! Under Bill Clinton the national debt only went up $1.6 trillion in only 8 years.
And McCain wants to continue the Bush economic policies? NO THANK YOU!
McCain can not bring American jobs back.
Obama can not bring American jobs back.
Hillary Clinton would not be able to do so nor any other future President.
The only people who can do it are us. But we don't want to! What we want is to shop, shop, shop for the piles of a very cheap stuff we really don't need.
Every time you buy a piece of sophisticated electronics for $29.99 or anything costing 99 cents, ask yourself how this product could be made so cheaply?! Don't want to? Well, don't complain that American jobs go offshore. We are the ones who send them there.
Jan
you are sad, Obama does not have to say mc old geeser is a 3rd term bush, look at the fact. He's continuing bush agenda stop hating.
All you Obama haters and clinton lovers go ahead and vote for Mccain, who wants to continue bush policies. I just hope the findings in this article is not what's coming for you because of your prejudice.
Obama Obama 08-2012
Now he wants to flip flop...he support George until GWB raised money for him. Now let's distance ourselves guys......wasn't he speaking with his puppeteer Bush before this?.....you didn't see it coming Johnny boy?
All of a sudden it's election year and you'll say anything to get elected.
How did McWar put it?..."I feel your pain"....WHAT?...the only pain he feels is swiping poor Cindy's debit card with his sore arm.
He couldn't give a rats butt about me or anybody else....(sorry I misspoke.,,,I forgot about George W)
What a loser...Bush III is an understatement.
Only Pres. Bush increased employment by directly/indirectly hiring 2 million at the federal level (the greatest payroll increase in the history of the country.) Presidents have no business hiring to boost the employment numbers just to make it look as though our economy is shot. Ours has truly never recovered since 9.11 on the employment front.
Cut the losses now with one large dump - fire 72.5% of the federal workforce and reward business for tapping-into "our" talent with real jobs to compete in the global marketplace. That is what I want these candidates to say. (And I believe Ron Paul was on board.) That is how we grow this economy, through innovative businesses, and without government intervention.
Blah, blah, blah Obama. Is that all you have? Ragging on McCain because he's "embraced the Bush policies?" What is YOUR solution? What are YOU going to do about? What steps are YOU going to talk to improve anything? Nothing? Just talk. Admit it, you're out of your league buddy. Go away.
Americans want a viable economy sensitive to environmental concerns–NOT A REPUBLICAN ECONOMY DBA the Bushes, Cheneys, and McCains.The Republican economy just cost another 60,000 jobs this past month alone. The Republican economy has taken gas prices from $1 per gallon to $4, energy prices, and food prices unspeakable. The Republican economy will have caused the appropriation of over $2 trillion to Iraq, a trillion owed to China, a loss of homes to homeowners, college education affordable to the rich only, and likewise for healthcare. The Republican economy has cost the lives of countless people. When Bush "hit the ground running", he
allowed mailing visas to 9/11 terrorists posthumously.
Not only is the Republican economy impervious to the plight of regular American families, it is also impervious to the environment. Republicans especially have fought regulation, environmental concerns and safeguards to increase corporate profits. Now we face verifiable global warming irrespective of the health, safety and wellbeing of people–from Katrina victims to tomato lovers. Under the Republican economy in light of all of the foregoing, regular Americans will simply continue to suffer in order to make the filthy rich richer. But, McCain need not worry–he married money.
Obama is the least electable democratic candidate, in a year when a democrat can NOT lose the election.
That is why the DNC and the left wingers worked SO hard to install him as nominee. EVEN an unqualified, ineperienced left wing socialist radical elitist has a running chance in today's political climate.
It was NOW or never for Obama- a country that is in such a bad way that even the worst democrat appears to be better to many people than the best republican.
Winning by default- that is the Obama way since he has no merits and no track record.
It won't be long and the Obama bloggers will have CNN all to themselves. Then they can just talk to themselves all day long until the Election. By then it will be too late to hear anything but their own voices.
If you think just because we have become silent that we are gone from the political scene, think again, We are still out here and ready to vote for John McCain in droves. Just remember "if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it mean it didn't really fall'? We do not hear you anymore, you are just talking to yourselves.
Watch out for falling trees!
Wednesday, January 3, 2001
1 US Dollar = 1.05233 Euro
Thursday, July 3, 2008
1 US Dollar = 0.63200 Euro
National debt 9.4 trillion
Let's vote for the same people who have been in Washington.... that will fix the problem!
Hey, who needs competition!
Do like Obama did – challenge all of the petitions so you are the only one on the ticket. It's that simple! That way, the people have no choice but to vote for you.
Change the Rules
Change your Stance
Change your Religion
Change your Close Friends
Change the Party
Change Obama can make you believe in! I believe it!
after november mc cheek can become the Executive Beer Salesman for his wife´s company because he just wouldn´t be a salesman, no way.........
B Hussein Obama.......
You are correct the economy is bad I think we need to raise taxes......That wont cause small businesses owners to let people go.
I cant complain, I am college educated via way of the millitary did 10 years of sevrvice for my country while getting my Masters Degree and am currently a target for the tax the so called "Wealthy" plan.
Liberals make me sick....Instead of waiting for free hand outs why dont you worry about helping your self. Repeat After Me It is not the Governments job to help me support myself. Tomorrow, I am going to enroll in night school and work 2 jobs if need be to better my self and make a better life for my family. I will no longer be held hostage hoping to have a democrat in office to support me.
Now dont you feel better
I
Obama '08
YES, WE SCAM!
"same old siren songs"...?
Oh McCain, you make it sound like an ancient fairy tale – one that you've had a leading role in for the last eight years.
Time to put this story to a close – and pick up a new book.
McCain will have no credibility with the economy or security, while he 'enacts a plan' wrapping the same old book with a 'change' dust cover.
Just because you change the name, doesn't mean it's not the same!
Vote for actual change – Obama 08!
McCain:
1. "The American people cannot afford an economic agenda that will take our country in the wrong direction and cost jobs." – so why are you proposing the same Bush tax cuts for the wealthy during a time of war? And why do you support a lopsided trade deal like NAFTA and CAFTA that ship our jobs oversees and imports lead toys from China?
2. "At a time when our small businesses need support from Washington, we cannot raise taxes, increase regulation and isolate ourselves from foreign markets." – Who said anything about isolation? We live in a global society that cannot be reversed. And trade deals like NAFTA need to be regulated in America's favor, otherwise we get lead toys from China for example.
3. "These are the same old siren songs that have failed the American people time and time again." – The entire platform you stand on (i.e. Bush tax cuts, privatization of health care, off-shore drilling, no help on education, continuation of the Chinese-funded Iraq war) has been proven a failure. No matter how much you try, 2+2 won't equal 5.
Bring on the debates so Barack can dismantle McCain's baseless argument for all the country to see. A young,brilliant, and coherent top-dog lawyer v. senile, lobbyists-loving, Bush-hugging old coot.
Maybe Cindy will fix it by giving credit cards to every American breadwinner. Or in this case the recently ex-breadwinners.
John We The People
We want more of George Bush tax cuts.
We want lower salaries and a worthless dollar.
We want more people to lose their jobs.
We want to keep our troops in Iraq for 40,50 or 100 years.
We want to sell America off to our enemies
We want you to spy on us for terrorist sake.
JOHN WE TRUST YOU TO DO WHAT WE KNOW YOU WILL DO.
And what does Obama plan to do? Raise taxes on Businesses and business owners. Great idea. It's sick, so lets kill it compleatly.
Go McCain!!!
It is going to stay this way as long as we keep depending on this WTO that is NOT working at all for the everyday person. The only way we will get back on the right track is for us to start getting more self sufficient. The American know how has done it before and it is time to do it again with all the talent we have out there in the USA. And we get leaders with the insight that Ross Perot had because he sure was right about that big "Sucking Sound" . He scared a lot of people in very high places.
Google him. Very interesting.
I wanted to comment on the previous ticker "McCain denies grabbing foreign official", but it's closed now. So here we go: Brian, you got a good point there – your reasoning makes sense and this article is actually funny.
And YES I would vote for McCain over Obama in the heartbeat. Better have a president with a temper who can stand up and protect us and our country when necessary (that's McCain), than a spineless empty suit who, without preconditions, will negotiate the fate of our country with the tyrants such as Ahmadinejad and Chavez (that's Obama).
Together We Can! United We Will!
McCain 08! McCain All The Way!
See Europe... unemployment rate is over 10%... in the US, it's between 3-6%... depending on how bad the economy is doing.
So, by electing a far left liberal talking about change and complaining a job loss, he will then institute policies similar to europe, where they have a very high unemployment rate because why work when the government can take care of you through taxes.
Obama makes sense. Obama can relate to a broad cross section of Americans. McCain keeps missing the mark. He sounds like old scripted Republican wanna appeal to Democrats blather, my friends.
Notice that Obama's solution are short term and immediate (rebates). And they are government controlled parsing out of money. (Marxism)
McCain's solution is one to create jobs... (Capitalism)
NObama N'08
Well with McCain supporting the Bush tax cuts. At least Obama's plan is to help me, the american citizen first instead of McCain's plan to help corporations first.
McSame........."Americans across this country are hurting and today's job numbers are just the latest indication. From rising gas prices to home foreclosures, families are struggling to meet economic challenges that become greater every day. Washington can no longer abdicate its responsibility to act. Our focus must be clear: enact policies to create jobs today.McSame ........You can't imagine what is like because you and Cindy are RICH!! It's All Polictical and Pondering ..............Showing OFF your NEW JET.. cost alot to fill it up.....and the $4.00 gas is hurting a lot of us.......OLD MAN .you will never know !
Isn't it just wonderful how Bush and the Republicans has taken such wonderful care of our country? NOT
Another Depression? Nope, a McCain presidency would only deepen the current economic crisis we find ourselves in. How dare the oil companies and the current administration tell us to curb our consumption? It's our consumption that keeps things going. We should be drilling on our lands and putting those who are sticking it to us right outta business. Send them back to their desert tents. STAND UP, AMERICA!!! Our wages haven't kept up with the cost of living, goods, services, health insurance, or much else for at least 20 years. Hmmmm, I feel something trickling down, but it's not some pseudo-intelligent Republican's idea of smart economic policies.