the democratic party has thrown us women aside. we re going to go to washington, and we re going to shake things up. i can t trust obama, he s an arab. the first african american president of the united states. failure to act now will turn crisis into a catastrophe. this is not health reform, this is control. how is that hope-y, change-y stuff working out for ya? the american people have sent a resounding and unmistakable message of change and new direction for america. it s been just five days since democrats took control of both houses of congress, but already the focus is shifting to the next big political prize, the white house. when the election season begins in 2007, the climate is not very good if you are a republican. the war in iraq is very unpopular. and many democrats think they can win the presidency. senator biden now joining a growing list of democratic candidates who are announcing their intentions for 08. on the democratic side, yo
president of the united states. failure to act now will turn crisis into a catastrophe. this is not health reform, this is control. how is that hope-y, change-y stuff working out for ya? the american people have sent a resounding and unmistakable message of change and new direction for america. it s been just five days since democrats took control of both houses of congress, but already the focus is shifting to the next big political prize, the white house. when the election season begins in 2007, the climate is not very good if you are a republican. the war in iraq is very unpopular. and many democrats think they can win the presidency. senator biden now joining a growing list of democratic candidates who are announcing their intentions for 08. on the democratic side, you had a lot of candidates, senators like chris dodd and joe biden, john edwards, bill richardson. we looked at all of these people who are running, and in the end, you thought, well, thi
not just when it comes tos it price tag but ambition and impacts. democrats are united in their support. this is the most significant legislation for working people that has been passed in decades. tremendous piece of legislation. it will create a lot of employment all across the country. getting both senator sandgren and manchin, the two poles of the democratic party on board is no easy feat. but they are united. socialist wish list. a left of lenin. this is a left wing giveaway. no republican getting behind the bill, not a single one. 62% of voters support it. no surprise given it includes the biggest stimulus checks so far during covid. phil, president biden is now getting ready to sell this bill to the american people in a big way, and doing kind of a blitz the likes of which we have not seen from him. yeah. that is exactly right. there is a recognition while the popularity ratings for the bill remained stable over the course of the president s first 49 kay
row seat to history. i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear tomorrow, the president of the united states gets down to real business in the enormous challenges facing him and the country on the foreign policy, national security front, and also on the economic front. by all indications, he relishes the chance to go into the oval office and get started. he wants to get moving. it s a rare day when a president goes to the capitol to meet only with members of the other party. hello, everybody. president obama did just that to actively seek bipartisan support for his $825 billion economic stimulus package. we had a wonderful exchange of ideas. obama believed he ll somehow be able to reach across the aisle. but this kind of hope and change and optimism that had made this such an inspiring campaign runs up against the reality of politics in 2009 when he takes office. h.r.1 as amended passes. it s a victory that came with
national security front, and also on the economic front. by all indications, he relishes the chance to go into the oval office and get started. he wants to get moving. it s a rare day when a president goes to the capitol to meet only with members of the other party. hello, everybody. president obama did just that to actively seek bipartisan support for his $825 billion economic stimulus package. we had a wonderful exchange of ideas. obama believed he ll somehow be able to reach across the aisle. but this kind of hope and change and optimism that had made this such an inspiring campaign runs up against the reality of politics in 2009 when he takes office. hr-1 as amended passes. it s a victory that came with almost no republican support, zero on the house side, three in the senate, a long way from those hopes of bipartisanship. old habits break hard. so we re going to keep on reaching out.