Republicans Will Not Give Typical Formal Response To Obama Jobs Speech

[hnumpah]

Republicans Will Not Give Typical Formal Response To Obama Jobs Speech
From Ted Barrett and Deirdre Walsh CNN Congressional Producers

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Republican Party will not provide a formal response to President Barack Obama's speech on jobs, a senior GOP aide said Tuesday.

"This is not a State of the Union Address," said a senior GOP leadership aide, who spoke on condition of not being identified.

"The (House) speaker is opening Statuary Hall (in the Capitol) to media following the speech, giving every member of Congress the opportunity to provide a reaction to the president's address," the aide said.

Obama plans to unveil a major jobs initiative to a joint session of Congress Thursday.

After the scheduling brouhaha over the president's State of the Union-style speech was resolved last week, Republican aides in the House and Senate were noticeably mum about details of the official response, which typically all the major television networks carry about five minutes after the president's speech in the House chamber ends.

"Republicans are, and have been, entirely focused on job creation," said Michael Steel, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, on Tuesday. "Every member of Congress, and -- more importantly -- the American people, will provide a reaction to the president's address. We trust in the good judgment of the American people, and the president's proposals will rise or fall on their own merits."

In the past GOP leaders have chosen rising political stars in their party including Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana to respond to the president's speech. In January Republicans tapped House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin to give the official GOP response to the president's State of the Union speech.

In September 2009, when Obama delivered a major speech on health care to a joint session, Louisiana Republican Rep Charles Boustany, a heart surgeon, was picked to present the GOP health care plan.

CNN's Kate Bolduan contributed to this report.

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I think if you cut through all the crap and doublespeak, you might figure out that the Republicans realize they shot themselves in the foot. If Oblather finishes his speech on time to not interfere with the start of the season opening NFL game and they give a rebuttal that pre-empts the start of the game...Well, then, folks aren't going to blame Oblather, are they, especially since he didn't choose that night to give his speech.

So nice to slap Barry down a bit, isn't it?

[Kramer]

Talk is cheap and they are tired to cheap talk. I think they want to see something on paper scored by CBO not a partison speech designed to make them look bad and Obama look good.

[hnumpah]

Talk is cheap and they are tired to cheap talk. I think they want to see something on paper scored by CBO not a partison speech designed to make them look bad and Obama look good.

I guess that cuts both ways.

[Xavier_Onassis]

They will say nothing, because they have nothing, and they are afraid that saying anything that would encroach on the insanely important NFL might enrage the truly stupid voters they depend on who think that pro football is actually worth giving a damn about.

Which, of course, it isn't.

[Christians4LessGvt]

[Kramer]

Talk is cheap and they are tired to cheap talk. I think they want to see something on paper scored by CBO not a partison speech designed to make them look bad and Obama look good.

I guess that cuts both ways.

Obama has earned the respect or lack of that he gets. He should have followed Bush's act and at least pretended to be presidential. Obama acts like a spoiled child which isn't presidential. The nation is sick & tired of his talking. Maybe, just maybe, he should have taken an hour off his vacation and revealed his jobs creation plan 2 weeks ago -- if indeed he really thought job creation was important to America. He wouldn't have had to end his vacation, just take an hour off. Considering millions have been unemployed for up to 3 years don't you think he could have made that little sacrifice? But no he took his vacation, which is more than most of us get, and then he expects the world to stop and pretend EF Hutton is speaking. Well, Obama is no EF Hutton and it's too late so nobody cares what he's going to say because frankly we have heard it all before. Blah blah blah, taxpayers need to spend more money, blah blah blah! There you go that's going to be his speech; oh and let's not forget that Republicans are evil too!

[Christians4LessGvt]

kramer....i am really surprised the republicans got this right for once
this is a home run....abstain
let obama look the fool all alone
the american people are tired of talk


hello? hello?....is anybody out there... ? ? ? ?

[Kramer]

CU4,

How bad would the R's look if they were the ones messing up Thursday night football?

[BT]

It has nothing to do with football. It has to do with the fact that a speech is not a bill. Let the dems introduce a bill, first.

Otherwise it's just some people talking.

[sirs]

You mean like the Senate introduce a budget??

[Kramer]

It has nothing to do with football. It has to do with the fact that a speech is not a bill. Let the dems introduce a bill, first.

Otherwise it's just some people talking.

I believe I basically said that in an earlier post. In addition, why should or would they piss off football fans for no good reason?

[BT]

You mean like the Senate introduce a budget??

No i mean like the President proposes a budget and both houses work to reconcile the final amount and appropriations within that final amount.

[sirs]

Which the president did, and was voted down by both chambers, and subsequent reconciling had the House propose and budget, while the Senate has not introduced one of their own for.....how many days now is it?

And the MSM media outrage, regarding one of congress's most basic responsibilities is.....where again??

[BT]

Apparently someone is reporting the fact that the Senate hasn't originated a budget bill. Who is pointing that out? And are they suitably outraged?

[sirs]

Try some clarity....Senate hasn't proposed/introduced a budget.  NO ONE EVER CLAIMED that the budgeting process starts in the Senate

Don't try that.  I'm extolling you now, don't.  Please stick to points being made vs making them up yourself.