Wednesday, June 29, 2011

I ran for President to make sure middle-class families are living a better life.



Congress needs to stay here, I'm here. Let’s get it done.



transcript: press conference june 29 2011

We are americans - Priorities USA



Chef cooks up comfort for kids with cancer




Energy for the War Fighter: The Defense Dept. Operational Energy Strategy

Solar Power Seven years ago, after leading the initial campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, General James Mattis, now the commander of U.S. Central Command, called on the Department of Defense to “unleash us from the tether of fuel.”

President Obama has called on the country to “transform the way that we use energy—diversifying supplies, investing in innovation, and deploying clean energy technologies.” By transforming DoD’s energy use, we can create a military force that is better able to project and sustain power around the world, in support of our mission—to protect the American people.

The Republican Plan



A cool ride, designed and built in 4 months!

DARPA Combat VehiclePosted by Macon Phillips on June 24, 2011 at 10:44 AM EDT

Imagine seeing this in your rear-view mirror!
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency car is a combat support vehicle for the Department of Defense, constructed by Local Motors from Arizona. (Photo by DARPA)

The look of that vehicle isn't the only cool thing about it: it's also the product of a new approach to manufacturing, which has the potential to reduce the overall process by a factor a five.

Obama Press Conference 6/29/11

  1. Recession wasn’t created overnight, & won't be solved overnight 
  2. What can Congress do RIGHT NOW?
  3.  We can’t get to the $4 trillion in cuts with Domestic spending or Medicare cuts, we need to address tax code 
  4. Get rid of are tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires; tax breaks for oil companies and hedge fund managers and corporate jet owners 
  5. Nobody wants to see the United States default.
  6. My expectation is that Leaders are going to lead
  7. Everybody else has done the tough things, Republicans need to make a deal. 
  8. Are Republicans willing to compromise their kids’ safety so that some corporate jet owner continues to get a tax break. 
  9. We have done exactly what I said we would do. We have not put any boots on the ground.
  10. We cannot discriminate as a country against people on the basis of sexual orientation 
  11. ?? 
  12. We've got to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time
  13. Streamlining regulations could save billions of dollars for companies over the next several year
  14. interrogation techniques
  15. Afganistan
  16. Afganistan Taliban
  17. Libya - Qaddafi has to go 
  18. We need to restore business confidence and the confidence of the American people 
  19. Uphold our tradition as a nation of laws and that we also uphold our tradition as a nation of immigrants 
  20. If we don't pay our bills the recovery will get worse 
  21. Sasha and Malia do their homework, congress needs to do their job. 
  22. Congress needs to stay here, I'm here. Let’s get it done. 
  23. If we increased the growth rate by 1% that would drastically bring down the debt. 
  24. I ran for President to make sure middle-class families are living a better life.

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