President Obama: First News Conference 2:30 EST

[NoStateofMind]

Will be on CNN live 2:30 EST, I'll be watching to see what he has to say.

 

[dmcowen674]

On his way to being added to Mt Rushmore and he hasn't even been sworn in yet. :thumbsup:

12-13-2008 Obama faces heady challenges, and they're growing

Not only is Obama saddled with lingering wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that he is inheriting from President George W. Bush, but he also must deal with:

_a deepening recession in the U.S. and a spreading global economic crisis.

_an automotive industry on the brink of collapse and soaring national debt.

_increasing unemployment and its ripple effects.

_the threat of terrorism amid a historic transfer of power.


"There's a lot of ground giving under him. It's a terrific challenge," said Fred Greenstein, a Princeton University professor emeritus of politics and a presidential historian.

"From one perspective, it's as if he's about to take over the captain's job on a sinking ship. From the other perspective, he could be on a glide path to Mount Rushmore if he does a combination of morale building and energizing people while dealing with the economic distress by producing some constructive changes in the society and in the economy."

 

[retrospooty]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
On his way to being added to Mt Rushmore and he hasn't even been sworn in yet. :thumbsup:

12-13-2008 Obama faces heady challenges, and they're growing

Not only is Obama saddled with lingering wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that he is inheriting from President George W. Bush, but he also must deal with:

_a deepening recession in the U.S. and a spreading global economic crisis.

_an automotive industry on the brink of collapse and soaring national debt.

_increasing unemployment and its ripple effects.

_the threat of terrorism amid a historic transfer of power.


"There's a lot of ground giving under him. It's a terrific challenge," said Fred Greenstein, a Princeton University professor emeritus of politics and a presidential historian.

"From one perspective, it's as if he's about to take over the captain's job on a sinking ship. From the other perspective, he could be on a glide path to Mount Rushmore if he does a combination of morale building and energizing people while dealing with the economic distress by producing some constructive changes in the society and in the economy."

Its a fine mess Bush's gotten us into. Nowhere to go but upward.

 

[trenchfoot]

Originally posted by: retrospooty

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
On his way to being added to Mt Rushmore and he hasn't even been sworn in yet. :thumbsup:

12-13-2008 Obama faces heady challenges, and they're growing

Not only is Obama saddled with lingering wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that he is inheriting from President George W. Bush, but he also must deal with:

_a deepening recession in the U.S. and a spreading global economic crisis.

_an automotive industry on the brink of collapse and soaring national debt.

_increasing unemployment and its ripple effects.

_the threat of terrorism amid a historic transfer of power.


"There's a lot of ground giving under him. It's a terrific challenge," said Fred Greenstein, a Princeton University professor emeritus of politics and a presidential historian.

"From one perspective, it's as if he's about to take over the captain's job on a sinking ship. From the other perspective, he could be on a glide path to Mount Rushmore if he does a combination of morale building and energizing people while dealing with the economic distress by producing some constructive changes in the society and in the economy."

Its a fine mess Bush's gotten us into. Nowhere to go but upward.

Agreed.:thumbsup: But let's also give credit to that rubber stamping repub controlled Congress that Bush had sitting on his lap for most of his tenure.

 

[nageov3t]

I believe that's President-Elect Obama

 

[Fear No Evil]

He better talk about my tax cut.