OBAMA'S "UNSUSTAINABLE" BUDGET A "RUNAWAY RECORD" OF DEFICITS, TAX INCREASES
The Associated Press: Obama Proposes Record-Breaking $1.56 Trillion Deficit "Topping Last Year's Then-Unprecedented $1.41 Trillion Gap." "President Barack Obama unveiled a multitrillion-dollar spending plan Monday ... The deficit for this year would surge to a record-breaking $1.56 trillion, topping last year's then-unprecedented $1.41 trillion gap, a number which had dwarfed the previous record of $454.8 billion set in 2008 under former President George W. Bush. (Martin Crutsinger, "Obama's $3.8 Trillion Budget Includes Record Deficit," The Associated Press, 2/1/10)

AP: "Obama Budget Would Impost Host Of Tax Increases." (Stephen Ohlemacher, "Obama Budget Would Impose Host Of Tax Increases," The Associated Press , 2/1/10)  

PUTTING ON A SHOW

Obamas Wing Into The City For An Evening Out
While Another Iconic American Company
Prepares For Bankruptcy
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Obama Says He Understands Americans' Economic Troubles

 
This Week, Obama Continued Changing His Position On Unconditional Summit Meetings With Rogue Leaders, Raising Questions About His Judgment, "Inexperience And A Certain Worrisome Naivete":
 

Americans Are Feeling The Squeeze "As Gas Prices Hit All-Time High":

USA Today Headline: "Drivers Cut Back As Gas Prices Hit All-Time High." (James R. Healey, "Drivers Cut Back As Gas Prices Hit All-Time High," USA Today, 4/22/08)

Obama Calls For Nearly Doubling Capital Gains Tax;

Unaware Of Harmful Effects On The Economy And Reduction In Capital
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While Bin Laden Urges Followers To Fight In Iraq,

Clinton And Obama Deny That It Is A Key Terrorist Battleground
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Late Last Week, Osama Bin Laden Urged His Followers To Go To Iraq And Fight Alongside Their Fellow Terrorists:

In His Remarks On Iraq Today, Obama Claimed That He Would Give The Military "The Support It Needs" As President:

Obama: "As Commander in Chief, I will begin by giving a military overstretched by Iraq the support it needs." (Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks On Iraq, Fayetteville, NC, 3/19/08)

Obama Claimed That There Is "A Gap Between The Rhetoric Of Those Who Tout Their Support For Our Troops, And
The Overburdened State Of Our Military." (Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks On Iraq, Fayetteville, NC, 3/19/08)

"[W]ednesday, March 19, 2008, Five Years After The Iraq War Began, Sen. Barack Obama Will Deliver A Major Speech On The War In Iraq And Our National Security In Fayetteville, N.C." (Ben Smith, "Moving On From Race," The Politico's "Ben Smith's Blog," www.politico.com, 3/18/08)

2007

Obama Says U.S. Took Its "Eye Off The Ball" In Afghanistan, But His Record Shows A Lack Of Attention And Interest In The Issue

Obama Has Been Highly Critical Of The U.S. Operation In Afghanistan; Said "We Have Taken Our Eye Off The Ball":

Obama Said The U.S. Took Its "Eye Off The Ball" In Afghanistan. Obama: "We went into Iraq, a war that we should have never authorized and should not have been waged. ... It has ... allowed us to neglect the situation in Afghanistan. We know right now ... that al Qaeda is hiding in the hills between Afghanistan and Pakistan. And because we have taken our eye off the ball, they are stronger now than any time since 2001." (Sen. Barack Obama, AFL-CIO Democrat Presidential Candidate Forum, Chicago, IL, 8/7/07)

Today, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) Is Holding A Town Hall Meeting On His Economic Agenda:


Obama Is Holding A Town Hall Meeting In Austin, Texas To "Discuss His Economic Program." "Barack Obama will hold an Austin town hall meeting this Thursday to discuss his economic program, the campaign just announced." (Chuck Lindell, "Obama Adds Austin Town Hall Meeting," The Austin American-Statesman's "Texas Government And Politics" Blog, www.statesman.com, 2/26/08)