August 7, 2011 Archives

August 7, 2011 Archives

Schieffer To Axelrod: "Things Are Worse" Since Obama Took Office

During his interview with Obama 2012 campaign strategist David Axelrod, "Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer played a clip of President Obama talking with NBC's Matt Lauer a few weeks after he took office. Here's what a n

Alan Greenspan: "We Can Always Print Money" To Pay Debts

Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan explains how the United States can pay down the debt. By printing money. Transcript: David Gregory, moderator of "Meet The Press" on NBC: "Are U.S. treasury bonds still safe to invest in?" Alan Greenspan, Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve: "Very much so. This is not an iss

"FOX News Sunday" Panel On Faults With GOP Candidates

Watch the ‘FOX News Sunday' panel Byron York, Susan Ferrechio, Kirsten Powers and Juan Williams



Sen. Kerry Calls U.S. Credit Change The "Tea Party Downgrade"

"Well, it's a partial wake-up call. I believe this is, without question, the Tea Party downgrade. This is the Tea Party downgrade because a minority of people in the House of Representatives countered the will of many Republicans in the United States Senate who were prepared to do a bigger deal, to do $4.7 trillion, $4 trillion, have a mix of reduc

Paul Ryan On Downgrade: "Both Parties Got Us To Where We Are"

"Both political parties are responsible for the mess we have right now," said Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) said on Fox News Sunday. "This is not a Republican or Democrat only problem. This is both parties got us to where we are."

"This Week" Roundtable: Politics Of The Economy

George Will, Cokie Roberts, Steven Rattner, Jason Chaffetz, and Mellody Hobson.



Axelrod Parrots Kerry: "A Tea Party Downgrade"

"They made an egregious error here, but theirs was largely a political analysis, and that is what we should focus on," former Obama senior adviser in the White House and current reelection campaign strategist David Axelrod told "Face the Nation" about Standard & Poor's downgrade of the US' credit rating. This was on the "backs of the people who

Sen. Graham: "What Was Hope And Change Is Despair And Confusion"

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) slams President Obama and those who blame the Tea Party for the US' credit downgrade. "What was Hope and Change is despair and confusion. People are not creating jobs in this country because they think Howard Dean is going to raise their taxes. If you want to create job, don't raise anybody's taxes," Sen. Graham said a

Howard Dean: Tea Party Is "Smoking Some Of That Tea, Not Just Drinking It"

"This is a Tea Party problem," Former. Gov. Howard Dean (D-Vermont) told CBS' "Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer. "They are totally unreasonable and doctrinaire and not founded in reality." "I think they've been smoking some of that tea and not just drinking it." Dean said what is going on is "ridiculous" and the Tea Party is holding the R



Anita Dunn: Obama Passed "Leadership Test" This Week

Anita Dunn, former White House Communications Director under Obama: DUNN: ... you know, that's fundamentally, you know, really -- really is smaller than he would have liked, did not represent the kind of bipartisan work that the problems of this economy suggest we should be having. You know, Candy, I was reminded this week of 2008

"Meet The Press" Roundtable: Can US Rebuild Its Economy?

Former White House Economic Adviser Austan Goolsbee says growth “must come from business investment, exports, innovation, small business.” Dr. Alan Greenspan, Rachel Maddow and Alex Castellanos share their ideas for growth.

Pawlenty Likens Bachmann's Lack Of Experience to Obama

PAWLENTY: Well, a couple of things. One is I think I'm unique in the race in that I can unite the whole conservative movement. It consists in part of economic conservatives, social conservatives, libertarian and Tea Party conservatives, and a few more. I have got a record that can authentically and genuinely appeal to the whole thing. Many of the o



Sen. Sessions And Gov. O'Malley Debate What Credit Downgrade Means

GOP Budget Committee reports: Sen. Sessions (R-AL) appeared on ABC's 'This Week' with Christiane Amanpour to debate the recent downgrade of America's Credit from S&P and America's growing fiscal crisis. Sessions debated Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association. During the interview, Sessions warned against


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