This afternoon, President Obama gave a brief statement (sans questions from the press, of course) on the state of the American economy and the impending fiscal cliff. He was greeted with the requisite whooping and applause that befits a messiah:
https://twitter.com/tokenbrotha/status/266964679870521346
Seriously, are the people behind him going to start singing when he finishes?
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) November 9, 2012
How utterly appropriate given that our nation’s fiscal and economic health hangs in the balance.
The president announced that he’s invited Congressional leaders to visit the White House for a cliff summit.
https://twitter.com/hiegold/status/266962440108007425
Am I supposed to be impressed that Obama's inviting GOP to WH next week to talk about fiscal cliff? I'm not. It's his JOB to do that.
— Sonny’s Person (@chrisanddale) November 9, 2012
#kabuki MT @JaredHalpern: Obama will invite Congressional leaders from both parties to White House next wk for "fiscal cliff" negotiations.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) November 9, 2012
Once again, his timing is impeccable:
Why wasn't this an issue BEFORE the election
AP source: Obama inviting leaders of Congress to White House next week for fiscal cliff talks.”— Dennis J Pollina Jr. (@DPTHoT) November 9, 2012
Obama could have spent the last YEAR talking about the fiscal cliff. Now, two months out, he's going to start. #Leadership
— Young Right (@YoungRightTweet) November 9, 2012
He’d have invited them sooner, but, well, he’s got to tour Southeast Asia right now.
"I won again. fix it. vaca" RT @AP: BREAKING: AP source: Obama inviting leaders of Congress to White House next week for fiscal cliff talks.
— Pouncing Coder Brad (@bradcundiff) November 9, 2012
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You understand, don’t you? This trip just can’t wait — even though he claims that his top priorities are boosting jobs and growth:
Rhetoric: "Our top priority has to be jobs and growth, reward small biz that create jobs here." – Obama
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) November 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/Rschrim/status/266966044416024578
An amazing thing happens as a business owner when I hear my taxes are going up. I don't want to hire anyone, or buy new equipment.
— Jason B. Whitman, OD (@JasonBWhitman) November 9, 2012
Yeah, funny that. He failed to address the massive layoffs that are occurring among small businesses and corporations alike now that Obamacare regulations’ stranglehold on business owners will tighten.
So, how does the Lightbringer propose we get the economy back on track? By combining spending cuts with revenue — generated from asking wealthy Americans to pay their “fair share.” In short, tax hikes:
Pres Obama says we can't cut our way to prosperity – must combine spending cuts with revenue – by asking wealthy to pay more in taxes.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 9, 2012
Obama said fiscal cliff will have a huge affect on m-class then he slammed business earning 250k. He doesn't get what fuels m-class. Dah!
— Clarity_Rising (@Clarity_Rising) November 9, 2012
Rather than cut taxes and cut crony capitalist subsidies, we are going to raise taxes and increase subsidies? #growth
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) November 9, 2012
RT @davidhauptmann: Obama: "We can't cut our way to prosperity." But we can tax our way to it? How does that work?
— sarah (@sarahbellumd) November 9, 2012
Obama cited John Boehner’s Wednesday speech in which the House Speaker stressed the importance of increasing tax revenue:
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/266966818336428032
So Obama is lying. RT @BenHowe Obama cites Boehner's speech as encouragement that Republicans are open to tax increases.
— RBe (@RBPundit) November 9, 2012
Boehner has voiced willingness to provide for new govt revenue by way of tax code reform – and not tax hikes on upper income earners.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 9, 2012
Indeed. As Twitchy reported yesterday, Boehner’s remarks were widely misinterpreted as a call for tax hikes. Boehner never did so, but facts are inconvenient to a president with a Leftist agenda.
Obama’s insistence that the fiscal cliff can be averted through tax hikes was accompanied by furious waving of the compromise flag. After all, he’s always shown himself to be in favor of a balanced approach to problem solving:
"I’m open to compromise," says the pres., "But I refuse to accept any approach that isn’t balanced." Must include tax hikes on rich.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 9, 2012
Compromise! RT @BenHowe Obama "I refuse to accept any approach" that doesn't include tax increase. #NoCompromise
— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) November 9, 2012
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL RT @ZekeJMiller: Obama: I refuse to accept any approach that isn’t balanced.
— Former "Clump of Cells" (@AlexaShrugged) November 9, 2012
Shorter Obama: I'm all about compromise as long as it doesn't compromise any of the things I want.
— Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) November 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/Rschrim/status/266967189528137729
Aww, come on. He’s serious about it, you guys! He’s even got his pen ready:
Obama flashes his pen! Not an auto-pen here folks. . .
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) November 9, 2012
Obama is waving around a pen. Autopen is jealous.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) November 9, 2012
He’s just waiting for the House to fall into lockstep. The Senate’s already on board. The same Senate that hasn’t passed a budget since April 9, 2009. Don’t dawdle, Republicans!
He’s got a plan, you see. The rich are going to bleed a little so America can prosper. It’s so simple!
After Obama hikes taxes on "rich" and covers a few days of spending, then what?
— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) November 9, 2012
Oh. Well, he hasn’t thought that far ahead. Places to go, people to bow to … you know how it is.
Yeah. We know how it is, all right.
https://twitter.com/davidharsanyi/status/266966758693404672
The president won’t rest until his Marxist utopia has become a reality. Voting is no longer the best revenge; class warfare is.
https://twitter.com/warnerthuston/status/266966608935780352
If Obama wants to truly protect the middle class from tax hikes, he'll take a chainsaw to Obamacare. At least THIRTEEN taxes on middle class
— Seth (@dcseth) November 9, 2012
Obama knows that class warfare worked for him during the campaign. He's not about to abandon it now.
— Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) November 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/266968169799892993
And if we don’t do everything we can to throw a wrench in his agenda, America will lose.
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