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Alan: Obama treated last night's State of the Union Address as a victory lap because his administration has been phenomenally successful, and furthermore successful in the face of unprecedented (and unprecedentedly lunatic) political opposition.
Consider these fact-checkable assertions:
"At every step, we were told our goals were misguided or too ambitious; that we would crush jobs and explode deficits. Instead, we’ve seen the fastest economic growth in over a decade, our deficits cut by two-thirds, a stock market that has doubled, and health care inflation at its lowest rate in fifty years...Wages are finally starting to rise again. We know that more small business owners plan to raise their employees’ pay than at any time since 2007... Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined."
Obama did not even cite his foundational accomplishment of pulling the U.S. economy (and by extension, the world's economy,) out of the hell-bent nose dive manifest on Bush-Cheney's "watch."
Make no mistake, Obama's approval rating has returned to 50% and enjoys a steeply upward trajectory.
The economic ruin that American conservatives predicted -- furthermore, fostered -- and on which their political fortunes depend, is a malicious fiction.
They will pay a heavy political price in 2016
Consider these fact-checkable assertions:
"At every step, we were told our goals were misguided or too ambitious; that we would crush jobs and explode deficits. Instead, we’ve seen the fastest economic growth in over a decade, our deficits cut by two-thirds, a stock market that has doubled, and health care inflation at its lowest rate in fifty years...Wages are finally starting to rise again. We know that more small business owners plan to raise their employees’ pay than at any time since 2007... Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined."
Obama did not even cite his foundational accomplishment of pulling the U.S. economy (and by extension, the world's economy,) out of the hell-bent nose dive manifest on Bush-Cheney's "watch."
Make no mistake, Obama's approval rating has returned to 50% and enjoys a steeply upward trajectory.
The economic ruin that American conservatives predicted -- furthermore, fostered -- and on which their political fortunes depend, is a malicious fiction.
They will pay a heavy political price in 2016
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"What Midterms? Obama Treats State Of The Union As A Victory Lap"
Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/2015/0121/What-midterms-Obama-treats-State-of-the-Union-as-a-victory-lap
Fact Checking Obama's 2015 State Of The Union Address. WAPO's Glenn Kessler
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/01/fact-checking-obamas-2015-state-of_21.html
Canadian Letter To The Editor: "You Americans Have No Idea How Good Obama Is"
http://paxonbothhouses.
Fact Checking Obama's 2015 State Of The Union Address. WAPO's Glenn Kessler
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/01/fact-checking-obamas-2015-state-of_21.html
Canadian Letter To The Editor: "You Americans Have No Idea How Good Obama Is"
http://paxonbothhouses.
238 Presidential Historians Rank Obama Near The Top: Dubyah Near The Bottom
http://paxonbothhouses.
"Wingnuts And President Obama"
Harris Poll Results
http://paxonbothhouses.
238 Presidential Historians Rank Obama Near The Top: Dubyah Near The Bottom
http://paxonbothhouses.
"Wingnuts And President Obama"
Harris Poll Results
http://paxonbothhouses.
"Brazen Lies About Obama"
http://paxonbothhouses.
The American Conservative: "Obama Is A Republican"
http://paxonbothhouses.
Republican Rule And Economic Catastrophe, A Lockstep Relationship
http://paxonbothhouses.
"The Hard, Central Truth Of Contemporary Conservatism"
http://paxonbothhouses.
"The Party of Personal Responsibility" Is "The Party Of Personal Irresponsibility"
http://paxonbothhouses.
"Red State Moocher Links"
http://paxonbothhouses.
"Brazen Lies About Obama"
http://paxonbothhouses.
The American Conservative: "Obama Is A Republican"
The American Conservative: "Obama Is A Republican"
http://paxonbothhouses.
Republican Rule And Economic Catastrophe, A Lockstep Relationship
http://paxonbothhouses.
"The Hard, Central Truth Of Contemporary Conservatism"
http://paxonbothhouses.
"The Party of Personal Responsibility" Is "The Party Of Personal Irresponsibility"
http://paxonbothhouses.
"Red State Moocher Links"
http://paxonbothhouses.
Republican Rule And Economic Catastrophe, A Lockstep Relationship
http://paxonbothhouses.
"The Hard, Central Truth Of Contemporary Conservatism"
http://paxonbothhouses.
"The Party of Personal Responsibility" Is "The Party Of Personal Irresponsibility"
http://paxonbothhouses.
"Red State Moocher Links"
http://paxonbothhouses.
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