In an extended interview with Charlie Rose that aired Sunday on CBS’s Sunday Morning, President Obama sought to downplay his failures on the economy and argued why he needs another four years.
“I just want you to know that we did an awful lot in the first four years,” Obama said. “One of the things you learn in this office is everything takes a little longer than you would like.”
The president said making sure that those who work hard are able to fight their way into the middle class would be his top priority if he wins a second term.
“I think the question for the American people is which vision – mine of Mr. Romney’s – is likely to deliver for those folks because that is where the majority of the American people live,” Obama said.
After highlighting that the unemployment rate stands at 8.2 percent despite the stimulus,, Rose noted that these issues would be central to Mitt Romney’s campaign against him. The president said that he would have adopted the same strategy if Romney were the incumbent president and he was the challenger.
“That’s his argument, and you don’t hear me complaining about him making that argument,” said Obama. “Because if I was in his shoes, I would make the same argument.”
Responding to a question from Rose about why his narrative of “Hope and Change” has failed miserably, Obama admitted his inexperience has played a role in that failure.
“I haven’t been able to change the atmosphere here in Washington to reflect the decency and common sense of ordinary people,” Obama said. “I think there is no doubt that I underestimated the degree to which in this town, politics trumps problem solving.”
About John Twarog
Obama killed Osama Bin Laden with a dozen men and a few helicopters. Bush spent years and hundreds of billions of dollars unsuccessfully attempting he says to do the same thing. You should vote Republican if you earn more than $250,000 per years otherwise it doesn’t make any sense at all.
awful lot = horrible job
I agree with his hope to accomplish as much as he could, however what he’s accomplished is more divisive than anyone would have guessed. He’s pitted the middle class against the wealthy, taken down the insurance companies and behind the scenes rewarded them with ObamaCare. Under his direction Federal agencies have totally trottled small businesses with a countless number of regulations installed to push his “clean” energy agenda. Using the DOJ he’s tried to intimidate the American voter by ignoring simple reasons for identifying registered voters, and placing immigration laws on the shelve to pander to certain ethnic groups to keep him in office.
What the most hideous and reprehensive part of his term and campaign is his out and out lies, and the media is running interference for him. This man has torn this country apart with his radical partisan approach. I just hope the majority of people in this country see him for his agenda and vote against him.