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"You know the president has made it has made it very clear through the campaign that middle class families have really gotten a bum deal, not just in this recession but probably for at least the last ten years and that's why he does not want to do anything that burdens middle class families," Romer said. "And obviously no one is talking about raising taxes."

The Republicans know if you talk about it long enough and click your heels twice it will cam true. They are also aware of the thousands of ways a tax increase can be worked into a bill. Then the bill gets to the President. Do you veto or sign? If he signs, it becomes the Presidents tax increase! Worked that way for as long as I can remember!!!!!!!

Are you kidding me? Show me the evidence that Pelosi's stimulus is working.

Are these not the same people who want to implement HEALTHCARE reform? Take a ride in your new clunker to pay the newly subsidized mortgage while picking up your food stamps and unemployment check. Does our government understand taxpayers are fed up?!

There is absolutely no way the Obama administration and legislatures
can spend the trillions of dollars they are talking about without effecting everyone by increasing income taxes, a sales, a value added tax or
a combination of all three.

Sorry that it wasn't 700,000 jobs lost, then the republicans would really be celebrating. 247,000 jobs lost is not what we want, we would rather see 247,000 jobs gained. But when it was 600,000 job losses a month with no end in sight, it is an improvement. If we didn't have the stimulus bill, it would still be 600,000 jobs lost. What if the republicans got their way and it was 600,000 jobs lost this month. They would be screaming about how Obama has failed. Wait until there are job gains 12 months from now. the republicans will be screaming about how it should be more jobs created. Or, if not, about how much the stimulus plan or TARP plan cost.

We need to cut the deficit. There is one item we spend 10 x more per person than are nearest competitor – military spending. We spend 10x more than China on military spending. Get out of Iraq and Afghanistan, stop wasting my tax dollars.

It's not fair to say that no one is talking about raising taxes. It's practically the only thing Republicans CAN talk about.

Obama just wants to spend the money. He's clearly not worried about who or how it gets paid back in the future..

When the Economy is once again moving thanks to the Recovery Act, a lot of critics are going to have egg on their face.

The Republicans made the same attacks and accusations against Bill Clinton in the early '90s, claiming he could not fix the deficit – but guess what? He proved them all wrong.

And President Obama will prove all the critics wrong as well, because he is enacting the progressive economic policies a Majority of Americans agree we need at this time.

IF the plan was working there would be NO hint of a possible second stimulus! Where do these people get their information?

The key to economic success is maintaining competition in a mostly free market system. What we are hearing and seeing from Team Obama isnt that.

This reaction is more out of panic than of any reasonable thought. Come what may,the economy will improve leaving the Republican naysayers with nothing more to say other than NO!
The cushioning is not by error but the result of the stimulus without tax breaks for the rich who own the Rethugican party.

like i said the other day, since 13 years ago i had the smarts to buy a truck that averages way more than the 18mpg to qualify for the junkers $4500 give away i'll be expecting my certified mailing of $9000 soon. my wife had the intelligence to also buy a truck that gets way more than 18mpg back 7 years ago. and i still believe that a better way to of "spent" $787,000,000,000 stimulating the economy would have been to sent every tax payer in amercia they're share of that pot rather than to of flushed it down the toilet the way obama did.

I think Christine Romer is doing an excellent job. She doesn't shirk from the realities that surround the economy, but neither does she give in to those who always seem to see the doom and gloom, rather than the shimmer of hope.

This is a very scary time in the U.S. We have a very president who is indebted to his political party to stay in power. The government has basically been taken over by the far-left and he is powerless to prevent it. We have a two party system in this country for a reason. We are witnessing a takeover by one side. Instead of both sides being represented we have suppression of the people....HALF the population. That is scary. People need to wake up and realize what is happening. We have a liberal media and a far-left president and half the population is revolting. Not just conservatives....indepencdents and conservative democrats are also realizing what is happening. The president needs to wake up and smell the coffee.

If we are beginning to recover, and we know that the bulk of the spending in the stimulus plan won't be until late 2010 and into 2011, why would we jump the gun on a second spendulus plan at the end of 2009? If jobs are beginning to rebound, if the economy is improving, and only a fraction of the dollars have been spent, doesn't that mean that we should see explosive growth when the bulk of the dollars are spent? And if that is the case, why spend more money now before we see that growth?

Obama and crew just can't spend our money fast enough. They are tripping over themselves to print more.

Even the great depression reached a bottom. I am not convinced that the stimulus is what slowed the decline, and whoopee, there's still a long way to go before this is over. I am not sure we can afford another stimulus with all the debt it will leave for future generations. It may actually hinder the delicate process of recovery, if there actually is one coming soon.

Shortly after Obama took over, I began receiving extra money in my paycheck. I really appreciate have the extra income from the tax cut.

Why don't they just say they are going to raise taxes? How else do you pay off the stimulus bill? And how can you push for a trillion dollar healthcare plan without telling people that their taxes will be raised in order to pay for it? They shouldn't lie, that's not right.

878 Billion obviously wasn't enough.., so lets try 1 Trillion this time. We could even do 2 Trillion next time if we have to.

The GOP is against the stimulus until they figure out that they can benefit, and then lay claim to its advantages for themselves......

if it creates jobs, well, it is worth...but we need "manufacturing jobs", not construction of homes...we have enough homes to sell...we need stricter rules on immigration...too...

A "hint"is what you base this post on?!!! Stop making up news CNN and try reporting it for a change

Are you kidding me? Where are we going to find the money for another stimulus when we didn't have the money for the first one? At this point we're not even spending our kids' money, we are spending our grandkids' money. I didn't think anybody could outdo President Bush when it comes to reckless spending, but goodness, President Obama has increased the deficit in 6 months what it took President Bush to do in 2 years.

I don't care if you're Republican or Democrat, but I think all of you could agree that we need to stop spending, for once.

We can't pay for the deficit spending this administration has already produced. How in this world can they even think of adding to our burden? Who do they think will even lend the money to finance the additional deficit spending?

What a SHAMEFUL regime in the white house!! Spending OUR money cause they are too dumb to do the right things!!!! $500 Million for new Jets for the BOYS to waste gas flying around the country for joy rides????

Yea right. There are still hundreds of thousands of people still unemployed –don't make it sound so rosy yet.

Good we will need it.Bush and Cheney knew that by running the bus into the river would give them time to hide the evidence and hopefully escape jail time.

The media should be more responsible. Report what she said instead of what you think she hinted.

We deserve, need and would greatly appreciate the facts!

The first one did not work. Hello 9.4% unemployment!!!! Why would they want to spend more money they do not have? Why are democrats so stupid?

We....can't.....afford.....it. Does the President understand that you can't spend more money then you take in??? We need a constitutional amendment requiring the federal government to balance the budget at the end of the year just like states do. I don't care what you have to cut, just balance the budget.

The Best Stimulus, Tax and Spend, Bail Out the People! Not the Banks. Give everyone Big Bucks, Many Thousands. Tax it and they will Spend it. Taxing again where its spent, over and over. This would Stimulate the economy more than anything. Costing Zero, WIN WIN for all.

ANOTHER ONE???

Why do we continue to throw away tax payer money? What did the other two corporate bonus reward program ..... I mean "stimulus packages" did to improve the economy??

So now we have a free printer for money?? This administration must think that money can be made easily at Kinkos.

How big is our national deficit after only 100 days of Obama?? Did I read CNN's number right??? TRIPLE???

I agree with her 100%. If the President had not stopped the bleeding...America would be A LOT worse off that we are now. We're rebuilding, and it's going to take time people. I'm glad we have AT LEAST another 3.5 with a President who truly cares about Americans and not special interest groups (like the insurance companies). Ask your elected officials to provide you with a list of their donors (especially the Repubs). I did. You'll be surprised and will understand why they are inciting riots at town hall meetings to stop health care reform which is so desperately needed.

Evidently the powers to be do not read or know what the bloggers think of CNN's caliber of reporting.
More and more are commenting on your bias, support for the right and unfair, negative insertions on any headline concerning our
president, his staff and the democratic party.
At least FOX does not try to pretend they are fair and balanced.

What she's not telling you is that the "Health Care Reform" that President Obama is proposing will be a minimum $2500 tax on every man, woman and child in America.

Also, the lie headline that unemployment went down is getting old, CNN. Unemployment did NOT go down. The NUMBER of individuals claiming unemployment went down because some are being kicked off of unemployment for being on it so long, and others have entirely given up looking for a job. Try not to be misleading, will you? Because it is really getting old every time the headline misdirects in order to plug the Obama Presidency.

[...] There's talk about a second stimulus. JUST A DOG GONE SECOND!!!!!! If the first stimulus worked so well, why should there be a second stimulus? Once again, all of this spending can't be good. WHO WILL PAY FOR IT????? [...]

Oh, they will "wiggle" taxes on the middle class. Just wait and see. Yep, you folks that voted for this guy, sure hope you're happy with that "hope and change!"

2012 can't get here fast enough. Hopefully, we'll all survive until then!

Gosh CNN, you really ARE turning red - aren't the town hall disasters enough?

Way to go Mr President, keep the money presses rolling and further devalue our dollar by flooding the market. At least someone gets to keep there job. Right now we are 11 trillion in debt, how much more will you take us?

I have FULL faith that our President and his advisors can pull us out of this mess George Bush left on the national carpet. It took George 8 years to destroy our country. Mr Obama needs a couple of years to undo it. YES WE CAN!!

If we are starting recovery, why is there talk of a second stimulus package? Obama's administration may try to talk down a middle class tax hike, but everyone should be able to connect the dots that with his spending demands on congress a tax increase for all tax payers to reduce the federal deficit is inevitable. So much for change, you can't even keep it in your pocket.

Somebody seems to see eye to eye with Peter Morici and Paul Krugman who have strongly supported the view that BHO's stimulus was grossly inadequate. They were even prognosticating a debacle of the " doomed" stimulus plan, very loudly.

Why not help out the States directly?

Why are we still pouring monies into Iraq and Afganistan?

Are we still supplyint nuclear materials to Israel?

Why not give some of the 'clunkers' to people who cannot afford a car?

When we start talking about putting troops in South America – why aren't we smart enough to talk to other leaders there such as Chavez? Has anyone in our government ever taken a communications course or better yet – a mental health course?

I knew it, you knew it, the GOP knew it but did not want to square with the Amnerican people. Once the politics of fear fail, they will be put in the history books with the WIGS.

Extend unemployment benefits for at least another 6 months. Who needs a stimulus package–over 600,000 of us are going to run out of benefits in the next few months! I lost my job in October of 2008. I would rather have a job–but there aren't any. I have over 300 applications and resumes out there and every HR department tells me they are receiving 400 applications or more! A stimulus check won't help me–more unemployment or a job would.

What part of STOP SPENDING do they not understand??? This country is bankrupt. Obama has TRIPLED the deficit paying off all his left wing supporters. Now he's about to add socialist programs to change the structure of this country and the people are realizing what's happening. STOP! Healthcare is not bankrupting this country. Yes we need reform...we need tort reform....we do need to fix Medicaid and Medicare and Social Security. We do NOT need government to takeover the industry and ruin it! People are stupid!! I don't know one person who thinks the government can do an efficient job are running the healthcare industry. This is about expanding government and a whole lot of fraud. Forget it!!! It ain't happening!!!

Extend unemployment benefits for at least another 6 months. Who needs a stimulus package–over 600,000 of us are going to run out of benefits in the next few months! I lost my job in October of 2007. I would rather have a job–but there aren't any. I have over 300 applications and resumes out there and every HR department tells me they are receiving 400 applications or more! A stimulus check won't help me–more unemployment or a job would.

We don't need another NOT working stimulus..the other two have helped only a few not the American people as a whole

Stop these lunatics from spending away our future. Impeach Obama.

No more borrowing!!!
No more stimulus!!!
No more taxes!!!!
No government healthcare insurance!!!

Just give us some time and we will slowly get out of this recession without borrowing from our children and grandchildren.

It most certainly is working, thank you Mr. President and the Democratic Congress!

I'm an Obama suporter, but he should not push a second stimulus package and open up more debt. Give the first one time to get FULLY distributed and impact the economy.

Great news, we are going to borrow more money from the Chinese that we have no means to pay back so we can give auto refunds to the Japanese and Koreans. Everything I learned in college is worthless with this kind of goverment logic.

I'm sure it will be as intelligently written as Cash for Clunkers, which should be called American Taxpayer Cash for Japan, as Honda and Toyota are selling by far the most cars.

Perfectly good cars that people could use for parts or use to get to work are being DESTROYED and sent to land fills, because it is required by this moronic program. And you can get a car that gets 22 mpg under his program – which anyone would call a gas gussler. This law is neither green, nor is it any help to AMERICAN industry. Finally, all it is doing is give $4,500 to people who were going to buy a car in a few months anyway! So it's just like the car company incentive programs – all it does is accelerate demand a few months, and when it's over, it will be worse than ever. Except that it is OUR money and it is going to Japanese companies.

Under the Obamessiah, we are the laughing stock of the world.

Oh, by all means, another stimulus package. Does everyone understand that the "cash for clunkers" plan is really just a give away to the automobile industry? Once again, our tax dollar is going to reward bad behaviour all the while we the taxpayer are having a hard time making ends meet.
Corporate give aways, the politicians best friend. "Change?" I think not.

And the national debt is already how much?!?!?

That's it Obama, spend more money that you don't have. And you still say you're not going to raise taxes? You got some magic pixie dust or something?

Nice try, but we're not as blinded and/or stupid as you throngs of supporters. Your first stimulus was a failure (what's the unemployment rate again?), what makes us think this one will be any better?

If the Obama administration doesn't see the results expected by the end of the year, how about asking the Republicans what is their solution. Repugs haven't given a solution but they sure whine about everything.

After he took office, didn't Obama say that the American people needed to make scarifices in the coming months? I thought that he did, and he further said that part of that sacrifice is living within your means and not spending money that you do not have. Yet, we have already "spent" over 800 Billion on a stimulus plan. We did not have that money available, the government borrowed it from another country. By their own admission, only a fraction of that money has gone out and in one breath they say that it is working and in another they talk about another round of stimulus which will, by defininition, include spending money that we do not have and that we must borrow.

How do you tell the american people in one breath, "live within your means," and in the next go out and spend money (which those people that you just lectured about spending frugally will have to pay back) that you do not have and must borrow from China?

Can someone please tell me where all this money is going to come from? PLEASE?

I am in the middle class and I did not get a bum deal!!! As much as you liberials will hate to admitt it Bush lowered middle class taxes big time. Just compare tax rates of Clintion to Bush and see for yourselves.

The mid level of the middle class and below no longer pay any taxes at all after deductions and child credits are added in! Many even get a a return check greater than the total amount paid over the year!

Just more baseless class warfare from Obama's team!

Shame on me CNN...but now may be the time to post your Steven Greer story Barcelona 2009.......just a thought...

President Obama you and your Administration have done a great job way better then the previous, Smart rational calm people knows it takes time. It took Bush and Republicans 8 long disaster years to create this mess and it will take time to get out but so far so good keep up the good work sir!

Republicans can't hear the truth – they are too busy Yelling NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

I'm not sure we need a second stimulus. Housing prices are up, housing sales are up, the stocks are at a 9 month high, and unemployment is down. All thats needed is for the first stimulus to be fully released, and maybe not even all of it since the market appears to be stabilizing and we have obviously hit bottom. So breath for a while.

I'm a full supporter of the Democrats, but you guys need to chill and see what happens before starting another stimulus. Get your butts moving and release the rest of the stimulus that we already have.

When? Right around the time that states have to prepare their FY 2011 budgets? To make sure they don't have to lay off government employees? Here's a clue – such spending is not "stimulative".

Keynesian economics... sheeeesh.

Atta-boy Barack!
Obama is the best PResident this nation has ever had!

They used the first package to pay off unions and the rest of the partisan groups and now they want more. Obama said unemployment would not go above 8% and it hit 9.4%. We lost 2.5Million jobs since then. You can't trust them to do what is right.

The government is trying to manipulate the market with the stimulus package and other initiatives to protect special interests. If supply and demand is allowed to direct our economy, the the markets will determine who gets hurt and who succeeds.

If a 'second' stimulus is needed that would tell me that the corporations have pulled the blinders over the public...and greed is abounding. Shame Shame....God has warned you time and again about this greed....how long will you ignore him?

NO MORE STIMULUS!!

I would hope the Admin. would not go down that road again!!

The process of supply and demand will seek an economic balance if left alone and not manipulated.
Economics 101 – If there's a demand people will buy and if people will buy, somebody will make it. If there's no demand or the price is too high, nobody will buy it and either the price will come down or nobody will make it. We need to stop playing games with the Nation's resources and let supply and demand correct the big mess we've created.

Things Are Looking Up- Even with the NO PARTY trying every dirty trick they can think of to make Obama and party look bad. When the new health care plan is passed we will see that more than half of what the GOP has spouted were at best half truths. I woould advise those that think the stimulus money was a bad idea to send the next one back.

that's funny. my county exec has started talking about how bad things are going to be for the next fiscal year. he is talking about county employee furloughs to balance the budget

and the economy is getting better? for who?

If either Christina Romer or obama had a brain they would both be more dangerous than they already are. And now we are blessed with something called a Sotomayor.

Please no more spending! This stimulus that is supposed to "help" us just means we'll pay higher taxes later!

Anything more stimulus funds do will be short lived, just delaying the pain.

The administration has crossed the Rubicon. From now on, this is Obama's economy. Can't blame it on Bush anymore, not when you have taken ownership. Also read that Chairman O says things are improving, so he soon gets to do what so many have done before him and take credit for the business cycle.

And in other news, the sun rose this morning . . .

Another stimulus? Where is all the money going to come from? The huge debt will take 20 years to pay off, and that is if we can get people back to work and paying taxes. It's a risky proposition, but I guess it's better than waiting for the economy to fix itself. I hope my children and grandchildren can afford it.

And if you don't believe Romer, White House aid Jim Messina will come to your house and punch you.

"Amid Republican criticism that the expected unemployment numbers..."

Republicans: Wrong again on the economy.

"other things that could be done" could mean anything. She did not say that there would be a second stimulus. ...C'mon CNN. Stop reaching.

On a related note, the coward in chief, errr, commander in chief denied he is thinking of a second stimulus and that she "used a poor choice of words".

Just like this gutless fraud isn's for a single payer insurance plan EVEN THOUGH IT IS ON TAPE with him saying EXACTLY THAT.

Not snippets put together like they are saying, a whole speech VERBATIM (exact words for you stupid Obama voters).

CNN, please send this to Barry for his "fishy review" at flag.white house.gov.

The Republicans want and need the President and America to fail or they won't be able to use their "fear and hate" programs to push their radical mob of a base into action for the up coming elections. Remember – 98% of Repubs voted against the stimulis package, and that same group has no interest in health care reform. They prefer everything to be as it is.
They will continue to obstruct all actions to promote the economic recovery and push forward all possible agenda that benefits only the small minoirty of the wealthist few in the US. – which includes every Repub politician.

They are the party of "no" patriots, whose actions say "yes" to fascism.

It seems the stimulus plan is working as President Obama stated 6 months ago. This was to be a 2 year process to correct 8 years of wasteful spending, greed and neglect imposed on Americans by the Bush Administration.

The GOP needs to check out the children's book 'Henny Penny' from the Bush Library. The sky has been falling since 9/11/2001 . They have now become background noise, offering no 'viable' solutions for anything and are unable to collaborate with anyone...even themselves.

The only stimulus we need is Obama removed from the white house.

Seems the only thing being stimulated by Obama's stimulas money is ACORN and the UAW.

Things get worse..."Obama is a failure...where's your messiah now?"

Things get a little better/start improving..."The economy is magic and fixes itself, so this has nothing to do with the Stimulus!!!"

If only we could get cash for trading in the clunkers known as the GOP....they might not guzzle gas and pollute the atmosphere, but they're the epitome of inefficiency and pollute the public discourse with lies.

Second stimulus .....you got to be kidding....they have only spent 10% of the first time and didn't bother to read the bill....and they want more....are they insane....are they not reading the polls.....didn't look at grades that CNN put out last night. He got D's and F's all over the place....the way CNN graded it was a C-.....but the D's and F's percentage wise far out weighed the A, B and C's.

Christina Romer and Jared Berstein need to send the White House the following message..... lay off our health care and quit spending our money.....no 8 personal jets for the Congress except for the 1 the military wanted for the Congress originally....

No more stimulus.... PERIOD!!!!

Try a second stimulus and see what happens in 2010 and 2012.

Whoever thought that the economy was going to recover six months after the president came in office need to be quiet, especially the House Republican leaders who said the stimulus failed when in fact the president said that it was designed to be a two-year plan, not a six-month solution. The Vice President himself said on this station back in April that there will continue to be more job losses for a few more months, and eventually we could see some improvement.

My alcoholic talking dog says if we don't spend a bunch of money we'll all go broke.

Also, Treasury Secretary, Timothy F. Geithner, says it's not a matter of "if," just a matter of "when," your taxes are going to go up.

Shhhhh...... don't tell anybody.

With the Bush's stimulus we all got a handsome check of $1200 or so, who got what for Obama's stimulus.

How wise is to borrow money from China and funnel $800,000 to a rarely used Murtha's Earmarks Airport in PA, and $15M airport in Alaska with 150 population? All in the name of job creation; No jobs were created in these cases though.

I wish I knew why we let a group of politicians control our entire well being...

Does anyone have a figure of how much of the original stimulus money has actually been spent? I recall a fibure a couple of months ago that stated 70% of the original $700+ Billion was still in the coffers, unused. This is insanity.

Again? For who?For JPMorgan, for Bank of America etc, etc.You guys forgot about our people who are loosing theirs houses, we are not able to put food on the table and you give money to the same, same crooks.Just ask JP Morgan how they helped homeowner so far?Mister Obama we love you but just for you and your administration try to ask about help at JP Morgan and you will see what Im talking about.You will talk with people from Filipine who doenst know about our problems here.What about Filippine or India to bailout these people not us.Thank you

The economy will recover and this nation will get back on track and the republicans with their Uneducated, morons, bigots right wing nuts will find another talking point to criticize the president on with the usual Lies.
I can see anybody that really love this country and want america to compete in the future vote for a Repuclican. Democrats are not perfect because tend to go on spending spree, and promote laziness with more more government programs if not controlled but given the choice on the two parties I will rather have democrats for unity and prosperity and progress than have a republican with hypocrisy, hate and self interest centered ego.

It amazes me how people are so quick to judge President Obama after just 200 days in office.

What took years to destroy is not going to be fixed in 200 days.

Fortunately the efforts of this administration are starting to show substantial results.

She's not talking out of both sides of her mouth – she has more sides than that and talking out of all of them.

The stimulus absolutely is working
The program needs more time to work
If it doesn't work as expected, we start thinking about other things to be done
No one is talking about raising taxes (but are they privately considering it – she certainly didn't say we absolutely will not raise taxes)

Wow! More possibilities than a weather forecast.

Excuse me....could you please tell me where this money is coming from and how it will be paid back? I guess Obama never had to take an economics class while at Harvard.....and he tells us to practice responsible spending. What a joke this administration is! OOps, I forgot, he had his Harvard education paid for by and he didn't buy his house
OK CNN, let's sere if you post this since you generally only let Obama supporters post whose knowledge comes from the media!

bet this doesn't go over too well...

I got an Idea just give everybody $10.000 and let them spend it on what ever they want (except kids under 18 )

How can she possibly say Obama's stimulus worked, Its 6 months later and we are still losing jobs? Not to mention the fact that he has tripled our national debt during this time. Is it too late to change my vote to McCain?

I watched this interview and she is scary as is the whole aministration but she did not say that they were thinking about another stimulus. BUT because she would not NOT say that, that is what the headline reads.

I can't even explain it myself.
Ridiculous journalism!!!

The president never had a first stimulus. He dodged his first test of leadership a had Pelosi come up with an expansion of a social agenda called a stimulus.

How about passing out the money from the first stimulus before you hint at a second one.
Stop discriminating and let some of us blacks who are applying for stimulus money to be able get going with our plans. I am not talking about the blacks that are in bed with you racist people but the real blacks that are in the trenches with the community we wish to serve. This seems like the republican party is controlling the money the way you guys are avoiding helping the bottom rung of society.

It took years for George W, Bush and the GOP-controlled Congress to screw things up. And it's gonna take some time for Barack Obama and the Democrats to fix the damage they inherited from the incompetant Republicans.

thank you Bush/Cheney

Bush / Cheney are the worst ever

Mr. Obama, you are doing good work, things will and are starting to improve, it will take along time to recover from 8 years of bad judgement

yay more spending.

keep going out on that limb Mr President.

let's get another stimulus instead of creating REAL jobs.

my grandchildren that haven't been born yet are still hurting from your future tax burden you're giving them and now their kids are hurting too.

how many generations do you need to destroy with your social programs.

My new Chinese name:

Chiang Ling Shek.

I suggest you all go out and get your own chinese name because we'll be owned by them soon.

You will never catch the rich to make them pay tax. Their money is hidden in offshore accounts and who knows where. Just tax them on what they spend.

Uh, cool your jets, Christie, this one needs more time and while I agree with everything that President Obama has done to date. I would not agree with this unless it was only going to extend the safety net to those unemployed, i.e. food stamps, unemployment benefit extensions, etc.

No money for infrastructure at this time.

Wow what a Great Idea! Spend more money our country does not have and run up more of a deficient.

They can spin this any way they like but that stimulus money has done nothing for the economy!

If it had, then the Obama team would not be still out here blaming Bush for this and speaking about pumping more made of thin air money into our economy!

Obama is over his head and people in his administration are as dumb as bricks!

Now we have to get though this pain for three and a half more years before you liberal Democrats can admit your mistake and get this fool out of office!

I am against raising taxes. We should just get rid of all the tax cuts Bush put in including allowing Billions to rollover in inheritance.

OR… the economy is cyclical, has always been cyclical, will always be cyclical…. and we just wasted hundreds of billions of dollars.

It's called free market capitalism… it corrects itself through Darwinism. Keep bailing out the weak links and we will go through this again and again and again.

OR... the economy is cyclcical, has always been cyclical, will always be cyclical.... and we just wasted hundreds of billions of dollars.

It's called free market capitalism... it corrects itself through Darwinism. Keep bailing out the weak links and we will go through this again and again and again.

President Obama stated that the unemployment rate would not go over 8% if Congress passed the Un-Stimulus bill earlier this year, then it shoots up to 9.5% and falls to 9.4% and this is "proof" the Un-Stimulus bill is working???? Our national defiect is soaring due to uncontrollable spending this current Congress is pushing and the way to "fix" this is to tax the wealthy. Based on IRS data, if you taxed all income over $500K at 100% it still would not pay for all the spending proposed, so you either borrow more from China thus raising the defiect or tax more on everyone else. Simple math people

A great Dobbie Brothers song comes to mind when thinking about this – "What a fool beleives".

When he doesn't renew the tax brackets from the Bush era, he will be raising taxes.

Of course the lying administration will never say it like it is.

More redistribution of wealth and a huge increase in our deficit leading to more taxes and more reliance on government?

Someone stick a fork in this guy, he's done.

second stimulus would bankrupt America as well as Barack's popularity ratings.

The party of NO took a gamble that no action would be a good thing.
It turns out that corporations are always the best source of help to America nor Americans. Go figure.

There Obama goes again reaching for my wallet. Get your hand out of my back pocket. The economy is picking up again on its own. Just like any other financial cycle.

She needs to visit my state, where she can see for herself that it is NOT working. Or does she only report what they want people to hear...not the facts? Do they think Americans suffering in this economy are actually going to believe it is "working" when it obviously isn't? We're not stupid.

If you think people are freaking out about Healthcare, just wait until a second stimulus is proposed. It will be insanity. We do not want or need this.
Economists know the tiny glimmers of recovery are for the most part not due to spending from the Stimulus package as most of it has yet to hit the street. And ironically, the elements that did work were tax credits for small business/rebate checks and cash for clunkers – both tax incentives vs. handouts. Kinda funny isn't it? The economy is like an organism – it will morph and heal itself. It does not need medicine.

Uh oh! Unemployment fell! We need new bash Obama talking points, stat!

if the republicans had won the election we would probably seen soup&bread lines with employment plummeting even further with McCain running around screaming the economy is tanking the economy is tanking while vp palin goes off to NY to push her book sale. president Obama is doing everything humanly possible to turn this country around and find new sustainable direction that is good for economy, health and environment. to have a baby does not happen without some pain. such is the same for this country if we continue with the same old policies we as a nation will continue the divide between the rich and the poor. the middle class will disappear completely

Another jolt to the economy? Another gazillion added to an already unprecedented deficit that our grandkids grandkids won't be able to pay? When are Robin Hood and his merry men going to realize that sometimes things have to correct themselves and we can't just keep printing money and throwing it away?
I guess they'll figure this out when they are retierd and living high on the hog while the rest of us slave away working till we die because we have no retirement left.....and we better be in good health while we do it because after the government takes over our health care we won't be able to geet sick...or old.
What a joke...you folks wanted change...you got it.....sometimes the devil you know is a lot better than the devil you don't.

Please do it, but put money in the pockets of citizens.

We will be taxed to death. After that we will get taxed more. The government only has so much money. They have much more debt. They are already spending everything they get annually and then some. To raise spending... you must raise taxes or create an even larger debt. Neither are acceptable. WAKE UP AMERICA we have a non American spending all of our money!!!!

So when the first one is 15% done you want a second one? Are you trying to tell us the first one isn't working? If a second one is passed, Obama will be a one term POTUS, no questions asked!

Can you hear the new tax forms being printed?

STOP the gravy train, STOP this adminstration from this free wheeling spend spend and more spending!

More money wouldn't be needed, if this administration had done the right thing and taken the right steps to begin with.

NO more spending!

A second stimulus? When will the libs get it right?

As a United States citizen not motivated by fear, I would suggest that we as citizens focus on what is going well and developing new and innovative ideas to improve the economy through thoughtful dialogue and positive ideas.

News agencies have over the years promoted negative press against each president. They are NOT Gods! They are mere mortals trying to support policies and programs to further the American way of life in this global economy. The job is not easy.

As an independent, I find this constant negative coverage a waste of valuable time and resources and unbecoming our great Nation.

Consider this, if you have nothing positive to say or contribute to adult discourse, say nothing and Stop trying to Shape the news to anger our citizens to increase your ratings!

Give the Pres. a chance. Who could possibly fix in 100 or even 200 days what was destroyed by 8 years of incompetence!!!

Who will this stimulus package go to? The auto industry? Banks? Insurance companies? You can be sure it won't go to the "little people". It was so good to hear that "ONLY" another 247,000 people lost their jobs last month. That gives me a warm fuzzy. I'm sure it helps those 247,000 people too.

The " President "also said that there would be " no lobby groups " in his whitehouse and ther would be "no earmarks " in bill's. What happened to that? How much can be believed since most of what is going on is not even covered by our " new's agencys"

How confused is this administration? Higher taxes...no wait...stimulus...what the heck is going on? Obama is just awful.

By talking to some of my Friends that work for the state Goverment, I believe the Health Reform is being Protested because.the goverment employee pay nothing for Health Insurance and they pay only ONE dollar for thier Spouse. If this is true ; no Reform will ever Pass. I am a senior in Alabama and have only Medicare Insurance. Thanks For the news EDWARD

It's not stimulating anything, neither the economy nor the job market. As much as the Dems say that they are not going to raise taxes, where is the money for second stimulus or health care plan going to come from? Answer: Consumer's pockets. The administration will have no option except raise taxes for being such spendthrifts. A politicians' word is not trust worthy because it changes as often as people change their undergarments.

CNN, your polling is full of crap. I gave RepubliCONS a grade of F, but you say I cave them a D. I gave President Obama an A-, and you say I gave him a C-. Your network has become Fox News 2. Your right-winged slant on every story is sickening. You have lost all credibility, especially with idiots like Lou Dobbs in your employ.

Ah the mouthpieces go to work and more talking points emerge..."And obviously no one is talking about raising taxes." It seems to me when the Treasury Secretary himself and another high ranking official state they cannot rule out raising taxes, people in the Obama camp are not on the same page. In fact, the President himself has to call a news conference the next day because the "cat is out of the bag." So whose telling the public the truth and are these lower ranking folks just trying to clean up the mess once the real truth got out. And people wonder why Obama's ratings are going downward?

cash for clunkers, a bandaid,; what happens next year to hold up the auto industry, when everyone who wants a car has one. the numbers don't add up for the number of cars and the money. give the people who earn the money thier money and they will buy a car when they are confident. Foriegn countries love b.o. he is bringing down the U.S.
the minimum wage is not to be a living wage raising it costs jobs, and is a disincentive to better yourself. Health care needs changed, but not in any way shape or form the way it is proposed, and the government should not be involved. Lower taxes on everything and everyone, but tax all, include the low incomes. cut programs, but not ones people accually pay for and see coming out of thier checks, ie.
medicare, and social security. we're on the wrong track, NOW.

Another stimulus, another opportunity for Pork. Stop the madness, Obama!

First Obama says that they have only spent 1/4 of the stimulus money and America needs to understand that it will take 2 years.

Now they're saying that it they don't see results by year end that they will want to spend more.

The reason they are not seeing results is that the first stimulus package was nothing more than political payback.

Want to stimulate the economy? Stop criminalizing profit, encourage private sector investment, slow down on healthcare reform, start over on cap and trade, and terminate this lunatic far left agenda.

Learn from the Bill Clinton / Newt Gingrich era and stop following the Jimmy Carter / Nancy Pelosi / Harry Reid / Barny Frank playbook.

Second stimulus talk at this point is pre-mature. Focus on spending the money you have. Oh, and nice title CNN as she didn't mention a stimulus. She said "Something else" which could be anything.

Oh, and note, we should have a tax increase. It should be to pay for the debt and cost of running two wars on a credit card. George W, the gift that keeps on giving.

For the life of me, I just don't understand these people. It's no secret that they haven't even spent 50% of the first stimulus, and now they want a second one.
Who's in charge here? How can this continue to go on , with no accountability in place?

No wonder the press received a "D". It is the press that keeps the "stories" alive with no solid proof but to create controversy and confusion...and of course for ratings.

Where are the reports on the successful drone attack on Pakistan, the cancelled town hall meeting in Tampa...just the NEWS is what Americans expect and instead we are served up overpaid, pompous pundits and anchors talking the party lines and the decisions of corporate editorial boards.

If CNN had spent 25% of the coverage that they did on Michael Jackson on the Health Care debate the oublic would be more informed!!

Sadly, it is necessary to go to foreign news sources to find out what is going on in an objective fact based manner.

Even if Presiden Obama received an F- I would stand with him because the alternative choice would be the Republicans who had 8 years to destroy this economy and you expect President Obama and the Democrats to clean up this mess in 200 days....ARE YOU ON DOPE!
How are Americans grading the Republican party??? If you ask most Americans does President Obama want to to see all Americans have a better life you would get a resounding YES! You can't say that about the Republicans....the only thing the Republicans are good for are spreading hate, fear and lies.

OBAMA/BIDEN
2008/2012

What a pile of absolute crap. Will those of us who disagree be submitted on a list to the white house for further investigation? Does this remind you of East Germany or one of the soviet bloc countries? Personal freedom is slipping away. I am a proud member of the obamatron defined "mob."

Once again the Obama Administration has brought up the NEW TAXES.

Just thank those who voted the TAX KING in when you see them

Here's a better idea – Lets allocate trillions of dollars to send a refund check to all taxpayers in the amount that the government has withheld from their paychecks in 2009. That way we can pay down our debt, avoid foreclosure, pump money into the banks, and return to buying and investing. This would create more jobs in retail, manufacturing, service, etc. Which in turn would create more tax payers to help pay for healthcare, education, infrastructure etc.

Less taxes, more spending! It's called capitalism, people – it's how we built this country and it works.

Can you ask AIG to return some of the money first, before you start spending more.

I see they made a profit off tax payer funds.

The republicans want you to think there will be a tax increase on the middle class. CNN also wants you to believe this. Listen to the administration, not the lies from people who want to see America and the administration fail.

Enough is enough! How can Obama continue to spend money we don't have??
By the way. Remember how he slammed Bush for killing innocent civilians with missles in Pakistan? Looks like the Taliban guy's poor innocent wife got offed.
Is this what's called a "double standard"?

Americans are waking up to Obama's massive and historical tax and spend approach to buying votes. Spening more than ALL previous presidents before him, and ringing up record trillion dollar deficits, it is clear that Obama has lost control to the feeding frenzy that is the Denmocratically controlled congress. This is absurdly dangerous, and Americans shold expect us to spiral into an even deeper recession in 1-3 years as our currency plummets; deficts soar; and unemployment will approach 15%. Obama is literally destroying the economic fabric of this nation.

Well, apparently his speech writers were the ones in touch, maybe we should have elected them. God help us if another Republicon gets in because of this bozo.

I think the first stimulus is working. I've seen more construction jobs in my area than ever in the past. It's about time we put some money into rebuilding AMERICA and not handing billions to Haliburton to "rebuild" other countries. Of course Chairman of the Board Cheney would never have approved money for anyone but Haliburton.

I think CNN is turning into a FIXED (FOX) NEWS!! What is up with the blog after blog of "grades" for the president and others? There are so many things that we could be talking about...but you choose to post only those tarnishing the image of our administration! You could have summed 1/2 your website up on one article. Jeesh!

another stimulous?????who gets it this time? he's running out of rich people to bail out isn't he? what a joke..............

I'm going to follow the government's lead and max out all of my credit cards, then, I'll apply for some more and max them out. When the creditors come knocking, I'll just tell them to give me more time, my plan will work if they are patient. In the meantime, I'll get a couple more loans from banks, and use the same excuse. When my back is against the wall, I'll threaten to quit my job if my employer doesn't give me a substantial raise, you know, enough to cover my debts. Good plan, I'm gonna try it, it WILL work. Anybody have any thoughts or suggestions on this? I know my employer will want to pay me much more than the fruits of my labor provide the corporation in profits, because it's the right thing to do, I'll tel him "Remember, this is for my children." That should do it.

In May, President Obama announced a modified Pell Grant to help the unemployed with education and broke the mutual exclusive tie between education and unemployment benefits.

The second stimulus package needs to expand these education benefits to the population, not just the unemployed.

Also, we need more primary care doctors. Can we use the stimulus money to forgive medical school student loans if primary care is promised for seven years? Seven years of service for seven years of medical school education.

We have spent 10% of the first stimulus package. Why the h-e- double hockey sticks would we want to waste more money. Please stop the spending this is out of control. Obama has dwarfed anything Bush did to the deficit and the debt, and you liberal lemmings are just following him, saying if Obama says so, it must be true. And while Bush was in office you were whining about his spending everyday. We need to stop spending money, or else the dollar will be worth nothing. Then you will see some poverty, people going hungry and an unemployment rate triple what we see today. And you libs will still blame Bush.

If, after wasting $787 Billion on a super-duper pork project, the results are not positive we're thinking of another one? Is there one sane person in D.C.? Vote all of these idiots out and start over. Maybe we'll get lucky and have a few that actually have the good of the nation in mind.

Typical response. Just throw more money blindly at the problem and hope it goes away.

I think we need to see how effective te first stimulus works before we begin talk about a second one. I for one think the first one is working fine.