Under Attack

Congress is on recess now, but will soon resume consideration of the budget with a conference committee followed by final votes in both the Senate and the House. As the two houses reconcile their versions of the budget, partisan voices continue to attack the President's plans while arguing for the same failed policies of the past, including tax cuts for the wealthy. Today, Organizing for America Director Mitch Stewart sent out the following message to supporters:

Just ten weeks into Barack Obama's presidency, partisan voices and leaders like Rush Limbaugh, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, and Indiana Congressman Mike Pence are already trying to turn the American people against him. "I hope the President fails," they're saying.

Trying to tear down the President in order to maintain the status quo is unacceptable -- especially when the need for change is more urgent than ever.

With far-right ideologues in Congress threatening to block or weaken the President's budget in the coming days, we'll need your help to set the record straight about President Obama's economic recovery plan. Show your support by Monday, April 13th -- before the budget fight ends.

Will you make a donation of $25 or more before the Monday deadline?

President Obama faced the same negativity during the election. But in record numbers, folks like you came out and built support in communities across the country. With your support and energy, you said no to the politics of the past.

Now, more than ever, we need your voice and your support again to ensure that the likes of Rush Limbaugh and partisan ideologues in Congress don't succeed.

Whether they're misleading the public about the President's proposals to lower taxes for working families, or bashing his budget without offering specifics of their own in return, these critics have never been interested in a serious debate about turning our economy around.

The federal budget is not just a laundry list of numbers or programs. It's about the lives, the families, and the dreams of every American. With our future at stake this week, we can't afford to get bogged down in petty partisanship.

Before the budget fight draws to a close, please keep this grassroots movement going with a donation of $25 or more.

Thank you for everything,

Mitch

Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America

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Rewind: A Discussion in Turkey

On Monday President Obama held a unique event in Istanbul, in which he led a discussion with 100 university students. We carried the event live as it happened -- just after noon in Turkey, but at 5:20 am or earlier here in the United States. The question-and-answer period spanned several issues, from climate change, to the Kurds in Iraq, to Turkey's potential membership in the EU and more. In case you missed it, here's the full video of the event:

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CBS/NY Times: Obama more popular than ever

With a very tough economy, many had thought that President Barack Obama would have a shortened "honeymoon" in office, but polls seem to indicate continued high public approval.

Despite the reality of how difficult it will be for Obama to get his more important campaign promises passed by Congress does not seem to dampen the enthusiasm for the former "change candidate."

The latest CBS News/New York Times opinion poll gives Obama a 66 percent approval rating from the public, the highest of his presidency.


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Behind The Numbers: Obama's Approval Rating

CBS News - ?5 hours ago? The latest CBS News/New York Times poll showed President Obama receiving a 66 percent approval rating from the public, his highest since taking office in January. How Obama can start closing the growing partisan chasm New York Daily News Posted on April 9th, 2009 by Daniel Larison American Conservative Magazine

Paul Kekai Manansala is a freelance author and blogger from Sacramento, California.

 

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