Looking at the latest poll in Pennsylvania showing Obama upside down 13 points, it’s no wonder Chicago is trying to “expand the map,” but does Obama really think he’s going win…Mississippi? The DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz sure seems to, but with news reports today showing the DNC spending money like they are in the heat of reelection, how much are they going to commit to winning Mississippi?  

Susquehanna Poll Suggests Obama Would Lose Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
October 21, 2011
http://goo.gl/MIyjI

“A generic or "nameless" Republican would beat President Obama in Pennsylvania, according to a statewide poll out today.The poll by Susquehanna Polling and Research shows that a Republican would defeat Obama 45 percent to 38 percent with 15 percent undecided and 3 percent saying they didn't know. The poll didn't further define "nameless Republican," nor did it match up the current GOP presidential candidates against Obama. Obama's job approval rating -- 41 percent ... more

The White House surely must have not appreciated many of the headlines coming out from the President’s second taxpayer-funded campaign bus tour of the year. Whether it was reminding taxpayers he was campaigning on their dime, lawmakers from his own party avoiding him like the plague, or getting a fact check for his spin about his Stimulus 2.0 plan, the White House must be wondering if they got any political mileage at all.

LA Times: “Obama Ends Bus Tour With Pitch To Subdued Crowd”: “Closing out his bus tour on a low-key note, President Obama made a pitch for his jobs package at a firehouse, where a subdued crowd needed a bit of prompting to applaud his proposal to boost the economy.” (Peter Nicholas, “Obama Ends Bus Tour With Pitch To Subdued Crowd,” Los Angeles Times, 10/19/2011)

President Obama Gets Fact Checked For His Spin On The Job Creating Potential Of His Stimulus 2.0 Plan: “President Obama exaggerates when he claims “independent economists” say his jobs bill “would ... more

Excerpts from the Washington Post:

 “A Silicon Valley investor and senior administration officials warned the White House to reconsider having President Obama visit a solar start-up company because of its mounting financial problems, saying he might be embarrassed later.

“A number of us are concerned that the president is visiting Solyndra,” California investor and Obama fundraiser Steve Westly wrote to Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett in May 2010. “Many of us believe the company’s cost structure will make it difficult for them to survive long term. ... I just want to help protect the president from anything that could result in negative or unfair press.” …

"Last year, there were others besides Westly who raised alarms about Obama visiting Solyndra, according to the e-mails released Monday.

“Officials at the Office of Management and Budget fretted, too.

“One OMB official wrote to a White House staffer: ‘I am increasingly worried that this visit could prove embarrassing to the ... more

Solyndra Could Be Obama’s Icarus Moment
Albuquerque Journal
Michael Coleman
September 25, 2011
http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2011/09/25/politics/solyndra-could-be-obamas-icarus-moment.html#ixzz1Z415AjXr 

“Just when it appeared things couldn’t get much worse for President Obama, the Solyndra scandal reared its ugly head this month. 

“The California-based solar panel manufacturer filed for bankruptcy after pocketing a $528 million loan from the Department of Energy. Not only are taxpayers on the hook for the half-billion dollars, but it appears the Obama administration pressured the Office of Management and Budget to speed its loan review so Vice President Joe Biden could trumpet the company at a 2010 press event. 

“The White House clearly wanted to use Solyndra as a poster child for the clean-energy jobs the president promised as part of the 2009 economic stimulus package. Instead, it looks like Solyndra will become congressional Republicans’ poster child for wasteful government ... more

As President Obama’s approval numbers plummet, the Democratic National Committee is trying to save his reelection hopes with a new television ad airing in states the president carried in 2008. Out of ideas to fix the economy, President Obama held the country and Congress captive for yet another speech to trot out a new $447 billion stimulus that doubles down on his failed policies.  After failing to create a single job last month, Democrats are going to need a lot more than TV ads to convince voters to support more of the same ineffective policies that have failed to put our country back to work.

STIMULUS II: NOT GOING TO WORK 

The New York Times' Motoko Rich: “The dismal state of the economy is the main reason many companies are reluctant to hire workers, and few executives are saying that President Obama’s jobs plan — while welcome — will change their minds any time soon.  That sentiment was echoed across numerous industries by executives in companies big and small on Friday, ... more

It was reported yesterday that Maryland Governor O'Malley "will attend the joint session of Congress as a guest of President Obama."  Given their record on jobs and the economy, it is no surprise that the two will be sharing this special evening together as President Obama decides to give another speech on the economy and offer no concrete plans to create jobs or help our economy. 

It’s rather fitting that President Obama who has been a complete failure when it comes to job creation, would invite the governor of the state that has been dead last in job growth over the past year to his economic address.   When it comes to jobs, Governor O’Malley and President Obama’s tax-and-spend policies have been nothing more than a roadblock to economic recovery.

Maryland Floundering Near Last Place For Job Creation

Maryland tied for the fastest pace of job loss in the past year in June, the federal government estimated Friday, the second month in a row that the state was at or near the bottom ... more

The Obama Administration’s energy policy can been defined by soaring gas prices and taxpayer money wasted on green job initiatives that have failed to put people to work.   President Obama and Vice President Biden continue to promise big things from the green jobs sector but true to form their rhetoric has failed to produce results.  The truth is, Barack Obama and Joe Biden have no cohesive energy plan to create jobs or control energy prices.

WHERE ARE THE GREEN JOBS?

“The Green Economy Is Not Proving To Be The Job-Creation Engine That Many Politicians Envisioned.” “The green economy is not proving to be the job-creation engine that many politicians envisioned. President Obama once pledged to create five million green jobs over 10 years... But the results so far suggest such numbers are a pipe dream.” (Aaron Glantz, “Number Of Green Jobs Fails To Live Up To Promises,” The New York Times, 8/18/11)

Obama’s “Environmental Agenda Is In Tatters” And “Green Jobs” Have Not Brought Down ... more