"12 Signs Obama Is Showing Some Serious Backbone Against Republican Greed and Madness"

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12 Signs Obama Is Showing Some Serious Backbone Against Republican Greed and Madness

By Steven Rosenfeld at AlterNet

http://www.alternet.org/election-2012/12-signs-obama-showing-some-serious-backbone-against-republican-greed-and-madness

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1. Framing The Race As A Fight For The Middle Class
“Ours is a fight to restore the values that built the largest middle class and the strongest economy the world has ever known -- the values my grandfather defended as a soldier in Patton’s Army, the values that drove my grandmother to work on a bomber assembly line while he was gone.

“My grandparents were given the chance to go to college, buy their own home, and fulfill the basic bargain at the heart of America’s story -- the promise that hard work will pay off, that responsibility will be rewarded, that everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same rules from Main Street to Wall Street to Washington, D.C.”

2. Cutting Taxes For Those Who Need It—Not The Rich
“Now, I’ve cut taxes for those who need it -- middle-class families, small businesses. But I don’t believe that another round of tax breaks for millionaires will bring good jobs to our shores or pay down our deficit. I don’t believe that firing teachers or kicking students off financial aid will grow the economy, or help us compete with the scientists and engineers coming out of China.”

3. Staying On The Steady Path To Economic Recovery
“Now, I won’t pretend the path I’m offering is quick or easy. I never have. You didn’t elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.

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