The president left Washington this week to talk to real Americans. He needs to do a lot of that because people in this town just aren't reality based -- especially the GOP clowns on the Hill.
Here's an excerpt:
Now, some fear we won’t be able to effectively implement a plan of this size and scope, and I understand their skepticism. Washington hasn’t set a very good example in recent years. And with so much on the line, it’s time to begin doing things differently.Accountability, what a concept.
That’s why our goal must be to spend these precious dollars with unprecedented accountability, responsibility, and transparency. I’ve tasked my cabinet and staff to set up the kind of management, oversight, and disclosure that will help ensure that, and I will challenge state and local governments to do the same.
Once the plan is put into action, a new website – Recovery.gov – will allow any American to watch where the money goes and weigh in with comments and questions – and I encourage every American to do so. Ultimately, this is your money, and you deserve to know where it’s going and how it’s spent.
This historic step won’t be the end of what we do to turn our economy around, but the beginning. The problems that led us into this crisis are deep and widespread. Our response must be equal to the task.
I know we've keep bringing this up, but it's actually quite dangerous that Republicans chose to put partisan politics ahead of the nation's severe economic crisis. What Obama showed this week by leaving D.C. was that people across the country know first-hand how bad things are.
There is no room for bipartisanship when the Republicans would rather let the economy collapse than cast a vote for Obama's bill. Because everyone knows that was the real issue. It wasn't about policy at all. It was pure politics. The Republicans, under the leadership of Rush Limbaugh, want Obama to fail -- even if that means our economy falls into a depression. That's sick -- and it's shows disdain for America. Pure disdain.
