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The fact that we're here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. Leadership means 'The buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt limit.
WASHINGTON Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Monday that he will immediately halt investments in two big government pension plans so the government can continue to borrow money.
Geithner informed Congress of his decision in a letter stating that the government had officially reached its $14.3 trillion borrowing limit. He repeated a warning that if lawmakers do not increase the borrowing limit by August 2, the government is at risk of an unprecedented default on its debt.
The fact that we're here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. Leadership means 'The buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt limit.
---Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., 2006.
The fact that we're here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. Leadership means 'The buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt limit.
---Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., 2006.
If he only knew then what he knows now...
---Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., 2006.
If he only knew then what he knows now...
He wouldn't have been so partisan about it in 06 if he knew right?
If he only knew then what he knows now...
He wouldn't have been so partisan about it in 06 if he knew right?
Yep, same thing with Gitmo...
He wouldn't have been so partisan about it in 06 if he knew right?
Yep, same thing with Gitmo...
You have to give obama credit for changing his position once he had all the facts.
...wish he would say "now that i know what i didn't know I have changed my position" but I probably wouldn't say it so I can't give him too much grief .Yep, same thing with Gitmo...He wouldn't have been so partisan about it in 06 if he knew right?
The fact that we're here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. Leadership means 'The buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt limit.
---Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., 2006.
Yep, same thing with Gitmo...
You have to give obama credit for changing his position once he had all the facts.
....said everyone with a cop-out
The fact that we're here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. Leadership means 'The buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt limit.
---Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., 2006.
If he only knew then what he knows now...
We don't know if his mind changed, we only know his actions don't match what his words were. Personally, I'm still hoping for more change than what we've gotten....Still, im glad he changed his mind.
We don't know if his mind changed, we only know his actions don't match what his words were. Personally, I'm still hoping for more change than what we've gotten....Still, im glad he changed his mind.