O'Malley defends Obama's jobs plan
Gov. Martin O'Malley defended President Obama's efforts to promote a jobs plan this morning on CNN's State of the Union, his latest Sunday morning talk show appearance.
He noted that the national unemployment rate dipped slightly last month, and said the public sector needs to do more. "For every three jobs our private sector is creating we are eliminating one in the public sector."
O'Malley said on CNN that Obama "battles every day" but must fight a "very obstructionist wing of the Republican party."
Since becoming the head of the Democratic Governors Association last December, O'Malley has appeared on a number of cable and network television news programs which has led many observers to believe he's preparing himself for a national role. O'Malley is term limited and will leave office in 2014.
He noted that the national unemployment rate dipped slightly last month, and said the public sector needs to do more. "For every three jobs our private sector is creating we are eliminating one in the public sector."
O'Malley said on CNN that Obama "battles every day" but must fight a "very obstructionist wing of the Republican party."
Since becoming the head of the Democratic Governors Association last December, O'Malley has appeared on a number of cable and network television news programs which has led many observers to believe he's preparing himself for a national role. O'Malley is term limited and will leave office in 2014.
He also referred to the "Bush recession," a notion that caused CNN host Candy Crowley push back. "You can talk about the Bush recession," she said. "But he's been gone for three years."
Crowley also did something that national TV reporters rarely do: She delved in the the governor's record in Maryland, asking him about recent news report that various commissions have recommended higher taxes on water and gas.
As he's said in the past, O'Malley told a national audience that he's "considering" recommendations to increase the gas tax by 15 cents.
And, right at the end Crowley asked O'Malley the Big Question: Are you eying the 2016 presidential race. The governor did not answer directly, saying he's focused on helping Democrats in 2012.
"So we'll take that as a 'not no,' " Crowley said.
Crowley also did something that national TV reporters rarely do: She delved in the the governor's record in Maryland, asking him about recent news report that various commissions have recommended higher taxes on water and gas.
As he's said in the past, O'Malley told a national audience that he's "considering" recommendations to increase the gas tax by 15 cents.
And, right at the end Crowley asked O'Malley the Big Question: Are you eying the 2016 presidential race. The governor did not answer directly, saying he's focused on helping Democrats in 2012.
"So we'll take that as a 'not no,' " Crowley said.
Comments
Herbert Hoover was President during the 1929 stock market crash. The depression went on for years afterwards. It wasn't until FDR came in in 1933 that something was started to try and do something about it. That was over 3 years, wasn't it? It will take more than 3 years to clean up the mess Bush left from his 8 years in office. It took FDR 13 years and the start of the second World War to make a difference. The important thing to remember was this,
FDR (in a wheel chair) got everyone started thinking about helping Americans.
They weren't focused on tax cuts for millionaires, they were focused on helping
Americans, and that is what we need to do
now. Forget about the millionaires' tax cuts, focus on helping the middle class who are becoming more poor by the day.
Work with the President, not AGAINST him
and his programs. This is an EMERGENCY, and we need to help the
people who NEED HELP NOW!!
Let's get to work, America!
Posted by: 1muzzi | November 6, 2011 6:40 PM