Obama Says GOP's 'Pledge to America' Will Be the Exact Same Agenda

[TomCADem]

Source: ABC News

On Thursday morning, House Republicans will unveil “The Pledge to America,” outlining a “governing agenda” for Republicans as they try to regain control of the House. The president tonight mocked their proposal in advance, casting it as more of the same.

“Make no mistake: The Republicans running for Congress, they want the next two years to look like the eight years before I took office," he said. "They might be announcing some new details tomorrow -- but the chair of one of their campaign committees already told us their intentions. He said that if the other party takes control of Congress, they plan to pursue -- and I’m quoting here -- the 'exact same agenda' as they did during the last administration. The exact same agenda.”

The president said the Democratic Party can’t give up and can’t lose heart in the final weeks before the elections.

“We need your energy and enthusiasm -- the energy and enthusiasm of everybody in this room and everybody you can reach,” he said.


Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/09/obama-says-gops-pledge-to-america-will-be-the-exact-same-agenda.html

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I read Contract for America 2.0, and it should be called Deficit Explosion Deja Vu. Billions in tax cuts to the rich with no discussion of what would be cut to pay for these cuts.

[ProSense]

1. Here is a

reaction from the WH blog.

[ProSense]

2. Why on earth would someone unrec this? n/t

[Drunken Irishman]

4. Because they've made a pledge to the Republican Party.

[Arkana]

3. Good. Great. NOW TURN IT INTO A COHERENT MESSAGE

AND START PUSHING IT FOR ALL YOU'RE WORTH, MR. PRESIDENT.

[ProSense]

5. I think this is catchy

and concise: The Congressional Republican Pledge to Special Interests

Lose the word "Congressional" and it's perfect.

[Arkana]

6. No. "Contract on America v. 2.0" is shorter and catchier.

[ProudDad]

7. Contract on America II

Son of Contract on America

Bride of Contract on America

The hits keep comin'...

[Historic NY]

8. turning the clock back to 2007 is going to hurt...

[FunMe]

9. Obama mocks the GOP but still caters to them ...

what the heck!

I am so disappointed in our President. I voted for him, gave $$$money, and my time, and for what?
He seems to care more about the other side instead of his VOTING BASE like me. Actually he has insulted so many of us (e.g., GLBTs, unions, teachers, etc.), it's not even funny.

I seriously regret having believed his "hope" bs. What a disappointment he is as he seems more like a DINO than the Democrat I elected.

I AM NOT FOOLED ANYMORE BY HIM.

The days of voting for someone with a "D" who BETRAYS me are ovah!

[Evasporque]

10. K&R -they don't call them conservatives for nuthin...

tea baggers and the GOP are still just as stupid and pigheaded now as then....

[Bragi]

11. Obama's few, small reforms will all be reversed

That's the real GOP pledge.

That, and a guarantee that no more reforms -- no matter how small -- will be allowed to pass.

[Zorra]

12. No, it won't.

It will be an even worse agenda, because the right is even more heartless, ignorant, and further to the right than it was before.