At Lorraine College in Ohio two years ago, Empty Suit said:
"So long as I have some breath in me, so long as I have the privilege of serving as your President, I will not stop fighting for you. I will take my lumps, but I won't stop fighting to bring back jobs here. I won't stop fighting for an economy where hard work is rewarded. I won't stop fighting to make sure there's accountability in our financial system. I'm not going to stop fighting until we have jobs for everybody." (President Barack Obama, Remarks By The President During A Town Hall Meeting, Elyria, OH, 1/22/10)
And how has he done in this respect? Not well, some respected media report:
"[A]s soon as the stimulus package was completed, they pivoted too quickly to addressing climate change and health care.
"For Obama, it's pretty clear the recovery won't be nearly as robust. In addition, he has to deal with a more complicated narrative where he must reconcile an early focus on subjects that would best be forgotten with making the case that he should have his contract renewed for another four years. That won't be easy."(Charlie Cook, "Owning It Democrats Are In A Corner On Their Ownership Of The Economy And What They Can Do To Help Turn It Around," National Journal, 6/6/11)
So, in response to the criticism, we see Empty Suit touting the "Buffett Rule", so named because the billionaire claimed "I pay fewer taxes than my secretary." Well, either she is the world's highest paid secretary or Buffett exaggerated. This is nothing more than an effort to distract from Empty Suit's failures."For Obama, it's pretty clear the recovery won't be nearly as robust. In addition, he has to deal with a more complicated narrative where he must reconcile an early focus on subjects that would best be forgotten with making the case that he should have his contract renewed for another four years. That won't be easy."(Charlie Cook, "Owning It Democrats Are In A Corner On Their Ownership Of The Economy And What They Can Do To Help Turn It Around," National Journal, 6/6/11)
"Buffett, schmuffett, President Obama's Buffett Rule has nothing to do with fairness, despite what Vice President Joe Biden might say today when he visits Exeter. The Buffett Rule is about class warfare as is much of the president's re-election bid to date (i.e. the alleged war on women). It is also about distracting voters from the Obama administration's mishandling of the economy." (Editorial, "Buffett Rule Is A Hoax On Voters," Foster's Daily Democrat, 4/12/12)
"[C]ritics have said even if the Buffett Rule goes through, it would raise about $47 billion over a 10 year period. I think your supporters put it closer to $160 billion, but when you've got a multi-trillion dollar deficit, is this the wisest first step in tackling the economic problem?" (Maureen Marshall interview of Jay Carney, WCMH-CBS, 4/12/12)
"On the seventh and final page of its background report on the Buffett Rule, out this morning, the Obama administration finally dives into what it calls 'the economic rationale' for imposing a new minimum tax rate on millionaires. If you're an unemployed American, that placement should be your first red flag. The second should be the rationale itself. Once you read it, you'll realize the Buffett Rule has nothing to do with helping you, or 13 million other Americans looking for work as of March, find a job." (Jim Tankersley, "The Buffett Rule Won't Get You A Job," National Journal, 4/10/12)
The Empty Suit is truly clueless. Obama '12: No Hope, No Change, but plenty of (empty) Promises""[C]ritics have said even if the Buffett Rule goes through, it would raise about $47 billion over a 10 year period. I think your supporters put it closer to $160 billion, but when you've got a multi-trillion dollar deficit, is this the wisest first step in tackling the economic problem?" (Maureen Marshall interview of Jay Carney, WCMH-CBS, 4/12/12)
"On the seventh and final page of its background report on the Buffett Rule, out this morning, the Obama administration finally dives into what it calls 'the economic rationale' for imposing a new minimum tax rate on millionaires. If you're an unemployed American, that placement should be your first red flag. The second should be the rationale itself. Once you read it, you'll realize the Buffett Rule has nothing to do with helping you, or 13 million other Americans looking for work as of March, find a job." (Jim Tankersley, "The Buffett Rule Won't Get You A Job," National Journal, 4/10/12)