Obama reaches new lows in hypocrisy.

shortchanged_2

President Obama reaches a new low in criticising Europe over the debt crisis.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8761037/President-Barack-Obama-attacks-European-leaders-over-debt-crisis.html

I think the US needs to get it's own finances in order before he starts slinging obvious insults around.

Remind me which country it was that went to the brink to rise it's debt ceiling in order to avoid a default? (Greece aside)

michaels

I agree re kettle and pot.

However it is such a shame that even while Rome is burning the politicians in Europe and the US are more concerned about scoring political points than the long term well being of their citizens. Imagine if Churchill had spent the (probably short and unsuccessful) war carping on about what a fool Chamberlain had been rather than getting on with dealing with the issue at hand.

shortchanged wrote: »

President Obama reaches a new low in criticising Europe over the debt crisis.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8761037/President-Barack-Obama-attacks-European-leaders-over-debt-crisis.html

I think the US needs to get it's own finances in order before he starts slinging obvious insults around.

Remind me which country it was that went to the brink to rise it's debt ceiling in order to avoid a default? (Greece aside)

ash28

shortchanged wrote: »

President Obama reaches a new low in criticising Europe over the debt crisis.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8761037/President-Barack-Obama-attacks-European-leaders-over-debt-crisis.html

I think the US needs to get it's own finances in order before he starts slinging obvious insults around.

Remind me which country it was that went to the brink to rise it's debt ceiling in order to avoid a default? (Greece aside)

I know, I agree, but there is an election looming - is it next year - and you can't start campaigning early enough can you?

pqrdef

Somebody could remind the Americans that they had growing pains too. If Europe avoids a 4-year Civil War, it'll be ahead.

FTBFun

This is the headline:

"President Barack Obama attacks European leaders over debt crisis "

What he actually said:

"The leaders in Europe must meet and take a decision on how to co-ordinate monetary integration with more effective, co-ordinated fiscal policy."

That sounds like one hell of an attack. There's no mention of "debt crisis" anywhere. Christ I hate journalists.

StevieJ

I guess it is pretty much what we have been saying, apart from the HPC crew in our midst, who appear to be cheering on Economic catastrophe :eek:

quantic

If these "leaders" just did what they promised to begin with they wouldn't need to campaign at all.

1) Promise the world
2) Pretend to deliver some of it while delivering none of it
3) People start to wise up
4) Campaign to mislead people again.
5) Repeat

Politicians are the cancer of society.

RJP33

He deservedly lost his majority in government because of failing to deliver for the core voters who put him there, trying to please everyone and ending up pleasing no one. Given what happened with the debt ceiling that is an absurd statement.

The thing is given the quality of republican candidates he’s likely to get a second term.

michaels

He spent all his political capital introducing the most evil policy the world has ever seen: universal health coverage for US citizens. Socialist b***d should rot in h*lll for doing something so terrible.

RJP33 wrote: »

He deservedly lost his majority in government because of failing to deliver for the core voters who put him there, trying to please everyone and ending up pleasing no one. Given what happened with the debt ceiling that is an absurd statement.

The thing is given the quality of republican candidates he’s likely to get a second term.

RJP33

michaels wrote: »

He spent all his political capital introducing the most evil policy the world has ever seen: universal health coverage for US citizens. Socialist b***d should rot in h*lll for doing something so terrible.

Except it's not actually universal heath care, it's just a watered down (good metaphor for the whole term) government option which people don't have to take.

Graham_Devon

StevieJ wrote: »

I guess it is pretty much what we have been saying, apart from the HPC crew in our midst, who appear to be cheering on Economic catastrophe :eek:

Sorry, who?

All I seem to be seeing is cheering on more QE and longer low interest rates.