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Democrats: Obama needs hands-on economic approach (AP)
news.yahoo.com - 12/5/2008
Democrats: Obama needs hands-on economic approach (AP)
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AP - Democrats are growing impatient with President-elect Barack Obama's refusal to inject himself in the major economic crises confronting the country. Obama has sidestepped some policy questions by saying there is only one president at a time. But the dodge is wearing thin. "He's going to have to be more assertive than he's been," House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., told consumer advocates Thursday.
breitbart.com - 12/5/2008
Democrats want a more assertive Obama
— breitbart.com — WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats are growing impatient with President-elect Barack Obama's refusal to inject himself in the major economic crises confronting the country. Obama has sidestepped some policy questions by saying there is only one president at ... (more) Democrats want a more assertive Obama

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The Associated Press: Democrats: Obama needs hands-on economic approach
— google.com — 15 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) Democrats are growing impatient with President-elect Barack Obama's refusal to inject himself in the major economic crises confronting the country. Obama has sidestepped some policy questions by saying there is only one ... (more) The Associated Press: Democrats: Obama needs hands-on ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 12/5/2008
Democrats Growing Impatient With Obama's Lack Of Assertiveness On Economy
— huffingtonpost.com — WASHINGTON — Democrats are growing impatient with President-elect Barack Obama's refusal to inject himself in the major economic crises confronting the country. Obama has sidestepped some policy questions by saying there is only one president ... (more) Democrats Growing Impatient With Obama's Lack Of ...

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Reach me another slice of that honeymoon cake, wouldja Barney?
Corrente — Barney Frank: "Having lived with this very right wing Republican group that runs the House most of the time, the notion of trying to deal with them as if we could be post-partisan gives me post-partisan depression," Frank said. Sure, Barney Frank totally shat the bed with the Bush + Reid + Pelosi + Obama + Paulson bill -- to be fair, he had a lot of help -- but he is one heck of a funny guy. Read more…

Yo, O!
Suburban Guerrilla — Over here…. WASHINGTON – Democrats are growing impatient with President-elect Barack Obama’s refusal to inject himself in the major economic crises confronting the country. Obama has sidestepped some policy questions by saying there is only one president at a time. But the dodge is wearing thin. “He’s going to have to be more assertive than he’s been,” House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., told consumer advocates Thursday. Frank, who has been dealing with both the ...

Family Feud?
Hotline On Call Part Deux — ... "At a time of great crisis with mortgage foreclosures and autos, he says we only have one president at a time," Frank said Thursday, according to the Associated Press. "I'm afraid that overstates the number of presidents we have. He's got to remedy that situation." ...

The Daily Grind
Weekly Standard Blog — ... The political windfall of inactivity is not nearly so large when you're supposed to be leading something more substantial than a rally. ...

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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — "He says we only have one president at a time. I'm afraid that overstates the number of presidents we have. He's got to remedy that situation." -- Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), quoted by the Associated Press, urging President-elect Obama to intervene in the auto bailout proposal.

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Daily Kos — ... But Inauguration Day can't come soon enough for some people... they want Obama to start being President now, arguing that the current President is missing in action. ...

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Frank, leaning in — Ben Smith's Blog
Taegan Goddard flags a Barney Frank classic: "He says we only have one president at a time. I'm afraid that overstates the number of presidents we have. He's got to remedy that situation."
Congressional Dems Urge Obama to Act on the Economy — News
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, urged President-elect Barack Obama to be more assertive in addressing economic issues, as the economy shed more than half a million jobs in November. "I'm afraid that overstates the number of presidents we have," ...
As Only Barney Could Put It — Talking Points Memo
Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA): "[Obama's] going to have to be more assertive than he's been. At a time of great crisis with mortgage foreclosures and autos, he says we only have one president at a time. I'm afraid that overstates the number of presidents we have. He's got to remedy that situation." ...