Even in the midst of a difficult and taxing health care fight, the president hasn't lost his sense of humor--especially when making fun of his opponents. Last night at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in San Francisco, the president offered an analogy for opponents of Demcoratic reforms: when I'm cleaning up your mess, don't tell me how to hold the mop...and don't tell me the mop is socialist. From a White House transcript of Obama's remarks:
What I reject is when some folks say we should go back to the past policies when it was those very same policies that got us into this mess in the first place. (Applause.)
Another way of putting it is when, you know, I'm busy and Nancy busy with our mop cleaning up somebody else's mess --- we don't want somebody sitting back saying, you're not holding the mop the right way. (Applause.) Why don't you grab a mop, why don't you help clean up. (Applause.) You're not mopping fast enough. (Laughter.) That's a socialist mop. (Laughter and applause.) Grab a mop -- let's get to work.
With Guantanamo still open and the government still propping up big business while the rest of us struggle to keep up, it looks to me like Obama and Nancy are just smearing the same old stuff around on the floor. When they start doing something to wring the excesses out of the system I'll give them some credit. Right now, the only people who are really mopping up are the bankers we just finished bailing out.
Hey, stupid analogies are easier than they look!
indeed
isn't this just another version of "its Bush's fault"?
somebody needs to remind the Big O that he did ask for this job
It is hard to grab a map and get to work when you keep getting told to stand off to the side, you aren't allowed to help.
He gets to say that because HE had the integrity to vote against the Iraq invasion and besides, isn't it Cheney's fault?
Yeah but his critics are having too easy of a time getting in the way for putting forward not much substance
Once again, refers to his administration as Nancy. He outsources everything to Nancy Pelosi.
Once again, someone who doesn't understand how the government works, showing everyone that he doesn't understand the difference between the legislative vs the executive branch.
gbarto you're so right, stupid is as Amerika is. Easier than they friggin dream dude.
Tweedlee-democrat and Tweedle-dumblican are two sides of the same coin.
Don't get me wrong, Marx is no better - because of human greed, corrupting as absolutely as it can.
Not to worry, intelligent life does exist somewhere in this expanding universe.
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I live in a close minded town that screens the movies it shows based on political views. We have a twelve cinema Hollywood theater ,16 theater Tinsletown, and neither will show Michel Moore movies. By the way it is called Beaumont, Texas.
It's much the same in Kingsland and surrounding area. Isn't it great that there is such a thing as the DVD?