Obama enlists Bill Clinton's aid on economy

[onehandle]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama sought on Wednesday to lift sagging confidence in his economic stewardship by enlisting the help of predecessor Bill Clinton, as a leading business group issued a scathing critique of the administration's policies.

Clinton, who presided over the 1990s economic boom, was to join Obama at a White House meeting with business leaders at 2:35 p.m. Eastern time (1835 GMT) to encourage job creation and investment, including in clean energy.

Obama also consulted investment guru Warren Buffett earlier in the Oval Office as he gathered views on how to boost growth, the White House said.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a leading business group, issued a rebuke of Obama's economic agenda, accusing him and his Democrats in Congress of neglecting job creation and hampering growth with burdensome regulatory and tax policies.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1426836720100714

[OhioChick]

1. Good idea, because NAFTA did wonders for us. n/t

[Oregone]

2. Maybe the US can free trade its way to recovery

[Nite Owl]

3. The Chamber of Commerce

will never be pleased, why bother even giving them any credence in the first place? All they want is NO regulations and NO taxes.

[madrchsod]

4. ya..call in Nafta Man!

he`ll save the day for the corporations!

[theaocp]

5. Great idea!

Except that you're surrounded by Clinton's economic zombies already. What does he hope to learn?

[CLANG]

6. Jesus - just had the goverment over to the DLC and be done with it... oh wait!

[AzNick]

7. "We're doooooomed!!!!" - C3PO

[Wilms]

8. You mean half of Clinton's staff already handing us over to the GOP isn't enough? n/t