Obama: Reaching out to GOP to end budget gridlock
By The Associated Press
This article was published March 9, 2013 at 11:43 a.m.
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said he's reaching out to lawmakers from both parties in hopes of untangling the gridlock that has stymied progress on budget issues in Washington.
In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama said he's talking with Republicans about ways to replace the automatic spending cuts that took effect March 1. He said immigration reform and gun control are other areas where he's hopeful Democrats and Republicans can find common ground.
He said even though unemployment fell to 7.7 percent last month, expanding the economy is still his top priority.
In the Republican address, Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama said he's worried that Senate Democrats will unveil a budget next week that won't curb the nation's debt. He's insisting that lawmakers balance the federal budget.
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Jump to last page >>djigoo says... March 9, 2013 at 3:56 p.m.
Good luck, Mr. President....The GOP would rather see America fail than work with you. They seethe when they see a rising stock market and declining unemployment. They hate that their party is becoming increasingly irrelevant. And, yes...many are angry that a mixed race person is POTUS.
Godspeed anyway, sir.
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johnnycf says... March 9, 2013 at 5:25 p.m.
Lets see now. This is his 5th year in office and he is just now reaching out to lawmakers in both parties to accomplish something. I've got a grandson who is in the 9th grade and he asked me last year why the president couldn't sit down with both sides and get something done.
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T6 says... March 9, 2013 at 6:34 p.m.
The media is beginning to see the "Blame Bush" strategy is getting ridiculous. Plus he's a duck out of water and doesn't know what he's doing since he's never had a job or run a business. He's got to reach out so he can blame SOMEBODY when the country goes down as a result of his policies.
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cliffcarson says... March 9, 2013 at 9:13 p.m.
Gosh T6
I didn't realize the Country was going down since Bush.
My lying eyes had me convinced that the country was slowly improving since Bush, in spite of the Republican obstructionism. If we aren't better off as a country since the day Bush left, then I would have to agree with you, but all my senses tell me otherwise.
Why don't the Republican faithful get their head out of the sand and see how good this Country could be if only the Republicans wanted it to be. I suppose that the Republicans will become America first once that dark skinned interloper gets out of office.
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RonalFos says... March 9, 2013 at 10:47 p.m.
Obama tried at first in his first term to reach out to Republicans but they spit in face at every turn. I'm surprised he is willing to try again.
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BillSmith says... March 10, 2013 at 12:32 a.m.
T6......... In the beginning the earth was a great place to live, no polution, no greed, no hate, no wars, then humans showed up and things got bad, then one of those humans became a conservative and things wet to hell in a handbasket real quick.
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BillSmith says... March 10, 2013 at 12:39 a.m.
T6..... I'll bet you believe the earth is only 6000 years old, right?
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T6 says... March 10, 2013 at 7:48 p.m.
BillSmith........It's gestimated to be around that. That's one of the things that Bible scholars and others have debated forever. God's time is not our time. God's day is like a thousand years. God didn't specify a date when he created the Heavens and the Earth. Just as there is no specific date when Jesus was born. Because it wasn't important WHEN he was born, it was important WHY he was born. I do not believe Mankind was big banged into existence.
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DontDrinkDatKoolAid says... March 10, 2013 at 8:14 p.m.
Cut spending, reduce the debt. What is the Presidents plan?? His last plans in the past four years did not have a single vote for.
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T6 says... March 11, 2013 at 4:44 p.m.
BillSmith says... T6......... In the beginning the earth was a great place to live, no polution, no greed, no hate, no wars, then humans showed up and things got bad, then one of those humans became a conservative and things wet to hell in a handbasket real quick.
BillSmith.... In the beginning things were perfect UNTIL the "First Liberal" Satan had to ruin it for EVERYBODY and caused greed, hate, wars.
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