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JOBS? Isn't this the same man who said 780 BILLION dollars would bring jobs as well but unemployment went up an additional 1-2%?

I am tired of Barack Obama making these promises/assertions/proclamations as if her has a crystal ball and can see into the future. Because if he does have one he better return it because it clearly is looking at the wrong future.

I am a proud democrat who voted not for Barack Obama but for John McCain. I will always hold true the values and beliefs of the democratic party. But this party has turned into something beyond what I imagined with all the spending and PARTISANship fighting. Look at NY, we can't even get our senate to do anything because the Democrats can't stand the fact that they lost, whether legally or whatever!

I think I missed the picture of Michelle Obama hanging out her clothes! And I also misssed the picture of Osama driving a smart car! Isn't the President and first Lady supposed to lead the way? Shouldn't the white house and Capitol shut off the heat and air conditioning so we can save money there!

I hope the government doesn't run out of money anytime soon because I can see a lot of people needing welfare!

When will we learn that these republican care nothing about us the American people all the care about is saying no and trying to stop any program or progress that President Obama is trying to make in turning OUR country around. If this was a bad bill they would have voted for it just for the pleasure of saying I told you so if it failed.

Half of these comments are coming from corporate shills (which, in theory, most of us are since we are a nation of corporations). Note that this will hurt the corporation. Let them suffer a little! This will give us, the regular guy, a shot at starting our OWN businesses and setting it up right. Why can't I be the next Henry Ford? Why can't you be the next JP Morgan? Please, people, start thinking positively about these changes. Let these corporations move to third world countries, and make sure their CEO's go with them! This is what I want, because as they bail, we will rise up and fill the vacuum. THEN, we can truly start building the American Dream again.

A jobs bill just like we had to pass the spending bill or unemployment would go over 8%? Well its over 9% and screaming towards 10%. This is just another tax bill and redistribution of income.

In a very sad way, I am glad this passed. It means the majority of people will feel the devastating effects of Obama and Democrats mindless leadership.

This should ensure BO is a one term president, at most.

Thanks Dems!

Environmental legislation means nothing if the Chinese and Indians are not on board. All this bill does is make it more costly to manufacture products in the US, and American companies will flock to countires with lower environmental standards. Hopefully Ben Nelson, Specter or some other moderate will allow the Republicans to kill this in the Senate. Obama is an enlightended idiot.And I thought he would govern from the middle. Never voting Democrat again.

" The question is, which country will create these jobs and these industries? I want that answer to be the United States of America."
No ,we can't.
Did somebody forgot to tell the president that WE don't have any money left to create anything.
WE will be paying TAXES on his IDEAS.
Somebody forgot to tell him that
FIRST- you PLAN
SECOND – you budget
And THIRD -you DO IT,
not another way around,like HE tries to do.

Not a single poster on this story (neither people who have already posted, or who will post) has any idea at all what this bill will or will not do. *I* do not know. All we know is what the people in power have told us, with their own special spin on it. So stop saying what this bill is or is not, or either that go read it for yourselves in its entirety and then come back and tell us something based on actual fact.

A jobs bill!! A jobs-loss bill!

oK; Now we have heard the good things that this bill will or should do for us. It siunds good. But now we should continue discussing this and make sure there are no hidden pitfalls with this. I did notice that a big selling point for this was the jobs gained by this legislation. Did anyone ask how many jobs would be lost in other industries because of this. Bet you that the loss of jobs will be much bigger. Bottom line will be lost jobs and higher energy costs. I am not saying dont do it. Just discuss it further. We cannot solve all the problems that generations have caused in six months. Why the hurry?

Taxing energy sounds like a great idea! All businesses use energy, so their costs will go up. This will drive more companies to either raise prices or produce products elsewhere. Just one more step in the long line of decisions that is turning this country into one that will produce nothing. I also can't wait to find out the details of all the adders passed in the middle of the night. Also, the fact that people say that the debate is over about CO2 increasing Global Temperatures is completely false. Please tell me where this has been 100% proven? They tell you what temperature the Earth will be 20 years from now, but can't tell you what it will be tomorrow with any accuracy. Go figure.

Just because, Obama can make a bill sound good, doesn't mean it is good. But how can we form a opinion, when the Democrats do NOT give anyone time to study and READ the bill! The media will not report in detail, if at all, on the bill! People please understand, a small group of the Democrats are writing these bills and shutting out all Republicans and moderate Democrats. Is this really how you want things done in Washington?

The party of NO continues its saying NO to anything and everything. They scream and wail about no bipartisanship, but do nothing about it. They need to get a grip and start caring about the American people.

Bravo President Obama!

Am proud to see our country take positive steps to help combat global warming and our ennvironment. As a nation and as one of the worse polluters we need to let the rest of the country know we are serious about not destroying our earth.
Why does anyone believe what the republicans say? They are doomsday and very destructive people. Why are they even catered to?
With their rating in the gutter there is no need to listen to their obstruction, unworkable ideas (when they have any).
Now on with the health care reform and public option,

Boehner is an idiot and his only solution is to stay the course which means continue polluting. Republicans talk about our childrens future with no innovative plans for the planet in which they will live, it's not just about industry, it's about pollution that is destroying our planet. What an idiot, can't wait for John McCain and Sarah Palin to get on board with this idiot.

It is funny how the temperatures have not risen in 10 years and the Antartic has one area of ice sheet melting but the other areas of ice sheet are growin at a n even faster rate. Also how 10,000 polar bears is now 25,000 polar bears. This is a scam to help green companies and other democratic party special interest to make more money from the taxpayers and industry. Did you know the democrats voted no against all the amendments that would have stopped cap and trade in the event our economy was hurt such as your electric bill doubling, gas prices reach $5.00.00 and unemployement rose higher from job losses. Yes, people will lose jobs and green energy which is not reliable since it is dependent on mother nature to be always sunny and the wind to always blow. We need to drill n America, build more nuclear plants. Companies are going to move overseas where they will not have to pay the carbon tax.

To evolve – lets see how you evolve when you are living under a bridge with nothing to eat unless you get lucky and catch a rat!

If this is a jobs bill then I'm Jesus Christ!

People commenting in this forum should look at the vote count. Democrats also voted against the bill. It is not just republicans that voted against. Wait till everyone pays much higher energy bills every month, I want to see if the supporters still cheer the bill or start whining about the high cost and blame it on Bush.

Glad to see we are finally doing something positive concerning the climate!

Go Obama!

This is something that should have been started back in the 1970s and we wouldnt be in this mess we are in at present. There has to be a generation that takes the initiative and sacrifices for future generations. This country has turned into a country of "what's in it for me". Time to GIVE instead of TAKE.

Jobs bill??? Whatever!!! Any old lie will do.

This president is completely RHETORIC and no fire, so he needs to capitalize on RHETORIC as to get others to do the job. Instead he is making condolence phone calls to the country about Jacko...what showmen both of these guys are and were!!!!

"This legislation will finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy," he said. "That will lead to the creation of new businesses and entire new industries."

The only way legislation makes clean energy "profitable" energy is by penalizing the current forms. Science and R&D will determine whether the new "clean" energies are profitable or not. Does anyone remember government meddling in corn-based ethanol? It was going to be a clean form of energy that legislation was going to solve. Then reality came knocking and folks found out that you need to expend more energy in the production of the stuff than it would generate.

What did that legislation do? It had farmers that wanted to get on the gov't gravy train dedicating more of their crop toward ethanol and less toward food. In the end, feed prices went up and had a ripple effect on beef etc. as well as making corn on the cob more expensive at your grocer.

Don't get me wrong, analogous programs in the past have accelerated our technological advantage, so this may not be all bad (the space program and that wonderful stuff WD-40 come to mind).
But wouldn't it have been more prudent to provide incentive for the creation of new forms of energy without putting our businesses at a handicap by taxing the hell out of their current sources.

Just sayin' ...

GO OBAMA– WE NEED A PRESIDENT THAT STICKS UP FOR THE PEOPLE AND NOT THE RIGHT WING REPUBLICANS OR LARGE CORPORATIONS AND THE RICH.

WE THE PEOPLE STAND WITH YOU AND SUPPORT THE CLIMATE CHANGE BILL AND HEALTHCARE FOR ALL AMERICANS. THE RIGHT WING REPUBLICANS OR PARTY OF "NO" ONLY PROTECT THE CORPORATIONS AND THE RICH BUT DON'T SUPPORT THE PEOPLE.

GO OBAMA!!

The president needs to address "green" energy in an entirely more emphatic way than what he has done so far. We need development of fuel cell technology and petroleum production, and importation of petroleum needs to be cut by two thirds of what this country uses now. Then, we ill see improvement with jobs, environmental issues, etc. The president is expending entirely nowhere near the rhetoric he needs to on these issues of less oil and more technology development.

Dera Democrats,

Just because the GOP is offering nothing to help does not automatically translste into votes for you. You must act like you deserve the power you have been given. On healthcare and enegy you have a chance. Do something.

The time for saying "We can't do this because we don't want to pay up" is over. Global warming is real and we MUST do something about it. This is a start. No more denying it, and no more saying "It's God's will if the earth is destroyed."

Thank you sir,a job well done.And to hear the republicans crying ,wailing and moaning about it really makes my day.hahaha

until we americans realize that we MUST grow as a nation and look forward to better living standards we will go backwards as a leader to other nations. president obama has the right vision but it is up to we the voters to support him on the growth of better standards and cleaner work for our children and grandchildren. i would much rather see my son work in a plant that builds wind tunnels than in a dirty coal mine any day. the blue collar worker in america should hail our chief for this task he is undertaking. please don't listen to the limbaughs out there that think we can continue living in the past and let the white collar jobs rule our lives.

GOP HAS NO PLAN

Foreign countries are already offerig tax breaks for industry moving to their countries.

This is a job destroyer along with raising the cost of EVERYTHING taxpayers use – 95% increase in heating your home this winter. Most of us cannot afford that. So when we freeze to death this winter what will the government do for our tax dollars? This is the biggest tax increase in the history of the UNITED STATES.