Obama Says Stimulus Vital to Avoid 'Catastrophe'

President Barack Obama pressed Congress Monday night to urgently approve a massive economic recovery bill, using the first prime-time news conference of his presidency to warn that a failure to act 'could turn a crisis into a catastrophe.' (Feb. 9)

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[Drowzyy]

this is the same fear mongering bullshit that got the first bailout passed. congress was threatened with martial law after they didn't pass the first bailout

[hdtwoodsman]

Spending for wars and spending for infrastructure, ed, hc & energy are VASTLY different. Much of the money spent over the last 8 has been WASTED.

[EgyptianPrinceCB]

Obama is a joke .. He talks to Muslims and tells them: my name is Barak Hussein Obama, my father is Muslim.

he walks over to Christians and tells, my name is Barak H. Obama and I disavowed, hated, and was abandoned by my father. But my mommy is White!

Then he walks over to the Jews and tells them the bible is not applicable to public policy and Israel's birth is a god damn miracle!

AND he just raised the deficit to $14 trillions form $11 trillions AND he says he is fiscally coservative!!!!

[dreidwaxhaw]

I meant to say the Republicans probably won't help Obama complete the job. They might, but I don't know.

[dreidwaxhaw]

Well,

I believe you want dumb and dumber in office. These are the people that don't want to work together to solve our nations problems, which I believe you are for these people because you thing that Obama is a damn fraud! I don't know what the hell you're talking about, but he's not a blasted fraud! Dammit! Maybe if the Repbulicans and Democrats would work with him, he could get something accomplish before he leaves office. The Republicans won't because they are all in it for themselves.

[johnnymv14]

Hitler par 2??? You're a moron

[kevgrim]

if you want to intervene then close down the fucking fed reserve you elite puppet jackass...  Bush part 3 Hitler part 2...

[posionpest]

what group of retards put this moron in the daddy pants?? lol

[fisherxoxo]

i've seen alot of opinions here..what do you guys recommend then? just interested to know how your comments might save America - and the rest of the world since, you know,America "rules" the world.

[boket5u]

nobody really knew who he was in '04 did you see into the future or something?

[thordoggie]

jeez he makes Jimmy Carter look like a genius!

remember triple digit INFLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND INTEREST RATES?

your best investment right now is K-Y Jelly, cause your ass if gonna get fucked hard for the next 4 years.

[brownnoice]

The problem is that too many people think about the man behind the politics and not the politics themselves. People fail to have a glimpse understanding of what the stimulus bill is about. It is not a quick fix. If it passes than there are going to be hard economic times ahead. Things will get much worse before they get better. The idea of this stimulus package is to work on infrastructure so that in the long run the economy improves. If it works or not depends on government corruption.