Talk about audacity.
By Conn Carroll
Change we can believe in." By this time in 2008 every American knew President Obamas official campaign slogan. But what about 2012?
What catchphrase will Obama use to motivate voters to turn out for him this November? The White House has failed to come up with anything that fits so far.
Winning the Future."
Newt Gingrich wrote a book with that title.
We Cant Wait." For what?
An America Built to Last … An Economy Built to Last." Too wordy.
Everything the White House has thrown out there has failed to catch on. But how about this phrase borrowed from the energy section from Obamas
State of the Union:
Its time to end the taxpayer giveaways to an industry that rarely has been more profitable and double down on a clean energy industry that never has been more promising.
Double down." In his first State of the Union since
Solyndra spectacularly filed for bankruptcy after wasting $500 million in taxpayer money Obama told the American people he wanted to double down" on his clean energy policies.
Talk about audacity.
If that is the line Obama is going to use on energy why not deploy it to defend the rest of his record? Our national debt is up $5 trillion since Obama took office; lets double down!
The U.S. economy supports 740000 fewer jobs today than when Obama became president; lets double down!
Gas prices are up more than 200 since Obama took office; lets double down!
It is hard to see why the Obama campaign hasnt adopted this as its official slogan.
Campaign 2012
Ad War: American Crossroads the Super PAC founded by Karl Rove is planning their first major ad buy to start in May and run through July. The ultimate goal of the Crossroads campaign
The New York Times reports is to better connect Americans disappointment with the economy to their views of the president especially among crucial swing voters.
Righty Playbook
AEIs James Pethokoukis explains why the real unemployment rate is much higher than 8.2 percent.
Lefty Playbook
Vice President Joe Bidens former economist
Jared Bernstein reads the latest jobs report and warns we may be at the beginning of another downshift in job growth."
The New York Times Andrew Rosenthal makes the case against letting states set their own health care policies.
ThinkProgress reports that fracking is causing earthquakes.
Conn Carroll is Senior Editorial Writer for the Washington Examiner. Since moving to Washington D.C. in 1996 he has worked/interned for a member of Congress a polling firm a lobbying firm a media firm a federal agency a federal court and a litigation firm. His journalism career dates back to 2006 when he joined National Journals The Hotline.
