Sunday Show Gibbs: No “Mission Accomplised” On Economy, GOP Could Win Control Of Congress
Jul 11, 2010 Comments Off Pat Dollard
President Barack Obama has presided over a dramatic turnaround in the country’s economic fortunes, but no one at the White House is celebrating or declaring victory, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday, invoking a freighted-phrase from the Bush era to make his point.
“I’m not here to unfurl the ‘Mission Accomplished’ banner we;ve got a lot of work to do and the president understands that,” Gibbs said on NBC’s “Meet The Press.”
“We’re working every day to increase small business lending, to make sure that we dont lay off teachers and firefighters that we know are essential in what we do every day, but the president’s going to lay out a choice, look back to where we came from and look back to–look forward to where we’re going,” Gibbs said.
“There’s no doubt that things are getting better,” Gibbs said. “We think that if you take a look backwards and look forwards, there’s no doubt that we’re on the right path.”
The Republican Party could take control of the House of Representatives this fall if Democrats don’t mount aggressive campaigns, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday.
“There’s no doubt there are enough seats in play that could cause Republicans to gain control — there is no doubt about that. This will depend on strong campaigns by Democrats,” Gibbs said on NBC’s “Meet The Press.”
However, Gibbs indicated that President Barack Obama and other Democrats will try to tie GOP candidates to Republican leaders who have made comments that could be out of touch with average Americans.
“I think we’ve got to take the issues to” Republicans, Gibbs said, before launching into discussion of specific GOP personalities and some of their public-relations gaffes.
“Do you want to put into the speakership of the House a guy who thinks that the financial calamity is tantamount to an ant? The guy who is the ranking member of the energy and commerce committee, Joe Barton started his congressional testimony of the CEO of BP by apologizing not to the people in the Gulf but to the CEO. I think that is a perfect window not into what people are thinking but the way they will govern. Joe Barton, John Boehner–those are the types of things you will hear a lot both from the president and from local candidates,” Gibbs said.
The line of attack Gibbs suggested sounds a lot like the one Obama unleashed during a campaign trip in Missouri last week.
