President: We have had the most productive, progressive legislative session in at least a generation

President Obama's Remarks At Greenwich Fundraiser For U.S. Senate Candidate And Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal At Conyers Farm

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Across the board, we are making progress. Now, I'm making this point for two reasons. Number one, the changes we've made are ones that will take some time to bear fruit. And folks who are out of work right now, whose homes are underwater right now, who are trying to figure out how to pay the bills or send their kids to college right now -- they don't have five or 10 years to wait. And so we've got to still work very hard in the short term to dig ourselves out of this enormous hole.

. . . the other side, all they are going to be feeding us is anger and resentment and not a lot of new ideas. But that's a potent force when people are scared and they're hurting. And so for all of you to support candidates like Dick all across the country is absolutely vital -- because our job is not yet finished. And the agenda of the other side is essentially to roll back progress that we've made. And they're doing so, by the way, not just by self-financed candidates like the one here in Connecticut, but because of the Supreme Court decision from the Roberts' Court called the Citizens United, you now have special interests spending -- outspending candidates and parties all across America -- spending millions of dollars without disclosing who they're spending it -- who they are and what interests lie behind all these negative TV ads.

So we are going to be in some tough fights everywhere, and all of you are going to be desperately needed in order for us to keep moving in a positive direction.

Now, the second reason I'm telling you this is because Democrats, just congenitally, tend to get -- to see the glass as half empty. (Laughter.) If we get an historic health care bill passed -- oh, well, the public option wasn't there. If you get the financial reform bill passed -- then, well, I don't know about this particularly derivatives rule, I'm not sure that I'm satisfied with that. And gosh, we haven't yet brought about world peace and -- (laughter.) I thought that was going to happen quicker. (Laughter.) You know who you are. (Laughter.)

We have had the most productive, progressive legislative session in at least a generation. And so I want everybody here to -- when you are talking to your friends and your neighbors and your coworkers, I want you to feel good about the support that you've provided, because you didn't send me there to do what was easy; you sent me there to do what was hard. We have tackled some of the hardest problems facing this country and we did so in the midst of crisis -- and we are succeeding . . .


read full transcript: http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2010/09/president-obamas-remarks-at-gr.html

signed legislation (worth a visit): http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/signed-legislation


President Barack Obama walks towards Air Force One at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York September 16, 2010 (photos - REUTERS/Jim Young)

. . . the President provided a detailed argument for you to refute.

More of an argument here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/09/16/remarks-president-a-reception-connecticut-attorney-general-richard-blume

I think what he is saying is sad but mostly true. Given the rightist insanity that seems to be in control of OUR country, I have to think this is the best we will get for a long time to come.

mark

If we start shoveling, I know we can find that bar somewhere....

:)

what a disappointment, what a waste

Here's one house there that sold recently: http://www.luxuryrealestate.com/607482

And it only cost $30,400 to hear that speech!

Too bad that Obama's base seems to be the same as Dubya's..

nt

:eyes:

The progressive advancements have been small, but comparied to any other period since the great lurch right under Reagan, it is much better.