love the helicopter shot !

Obama unwelcome

We're at this crisis and this narcissistic President as usual blames everyone else but himself. There isn't one ounce of sense why a Jewish business owner would support this President while he continues to put a giant bulls-eye on Israel and supports the anti Israel force in the Middle East. The biggest groups of "Anti-Zionist" are allies of this President yet Jews support him. Please explain because there is no logic in that argument. It's also amazing how these Dem's who were so against all the Bush tax cuts are suddenly for them, except the 1% or 2% or except if the money comes from a lottery, sports, Hollywood, singing filth to the children or a casino. Who is boycotting; Jeff Lurie now worth a billion at your expense,Cindy Hill the lottery winner $287,000,000, Lebron James 45,000,000, Tom Hanks or Jerry Seinfeld $100,000,000, Stephen Spielberg 3,000,000,000, Rapper Sean Combs $550,000,000 or even Jon Corzine who lost a billion dollars 90 miles away and can't find it but he is till worth millions. They never get thrown under the bus because....they are part of the gang of Demo-crits that a hypocrite Democrat Be sure your friends (who you give you a week at the shore) and need to rebuild their $750,000 2nd home duplexes on the Jersey Shore don't get any of you precious tax cut money (they must be 2% ers) as you pay for a beach tags you morons and we pay Federal money to fix the beach. Have a nice holiday Mr. President why not spend it in Hatfield.

I find if funny that both sides keep talking about compromise, yet the only ones who have offered any type of compromise are the Republicans. They have come to the middle somewhat and are open to increasing taxes on the wealthy, bug only if the Democrats will meet them with entitlement reform...and the Democrats say nope. How is that compromise? Compromise is a two way street and so far the president and his cronies have not moved. Yet, the media spins this as the Republicans are leading us toward the "cliff".

Mayor Koch, when asked if he would run again after he lost an election: "The people have spoken. Now they will be punished". You voted for decline, America. Now deal with it.

Fiscal Cliff? A very well funded propaganda campaign to help the wealthy avoid taxes.

Obama the socialist. very scary.

Obama again Lies to the People. If the tax is increased on The Rich, soon it will cost the Middle class jobs as well as being in the, more tax situation. The ceo of the toy factory in Hatfield said that if the tax is increased the factory would have Multiply lay offs. If this socalist Alien is left to run our country we will all surfer. When is Americans going to stop paying for the Alien President's Vacation. No Wait, American's are too Blind to see.

It is beyond me how anyone cannot put together that this President is never where he should be when leadership is required. After he watched four Americans denied help for seven hours and die at the hands of savages in Benghazi, he flew to Vegas to raise money. As Congress seeks to come to some compromise on our staggering debt, he flies to most likely the one small business in PA who supports him to yammer some more. A leader would stop speechifying and get working in Washington. And you all know, don't you, where he'll be as the US creaks and groans toward the cliff deadline of Dec. 31? But of course, on a 20-day $4 million vacation in Hawaii. The Hawaii press reports that the multi-million dollar homes at Kailuana Place, where the President stays, have been informed of the security restrictions that will be implemented for 20 days beginning December 17 and running through January 6.

Stock up on your Johnny Walker. Four years is a long time. Unfortunately, with all the new taxes you'll probably only be able to afford the Red.

Obama won. Twice. Period. He won PA, he won in Phoenixville, he won in near by Montgomey County, he won the popular vote naionally by over 3 million, and Electoral College by over 120 points. The Democrats actually added to their majority in the Senate and made significant gains in the House (they may have taken back the House if not for the blantant gerrymandering put in place by Republicans just look at the jigsaw pizzle shape of PA's districts for an example). The MAJORITY has spoken! People like Pat, Victor, and jxjipper need to put aside their hate and racism and either get with the program of getting this great nation back on track or get the funk out! I would be more than happy to help anyone who wants to leave get a passport and even provide a ride to the airport.

AMERICA: LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT!

Did I miss something and was the Patch was redirected to the site about poor losers?

Obama Didn't Win--- The People lost Hold on to your hat-- The united States is falling fast.

What a great photo of Marine One! Kudos to President Obama for getting out of Washington and remembering that our's is a "government of the people, by the people, and for the people". It is also nice to see our President recognizing American businesses, like K'Nex in Hatfield who are demonstrating true patriotism and support of America by bringing jobs back to our country.

Congress has a job to do and it is the leadership of those two entities that need to remind those who are currently sitting in the House and Senate that the American People have chosen President Obama and his agenda for the United States of America.

We the American people who voted for President Obama and his agenda for America also have the ongoing responsibility to make sure our voices do not become silent and continue to remind members of Congress that we expect them to respect the peoples vote, as this is our government.

Something is missing for this debate.

Matthew Yglesias wrote: "he grand bargain is impossible because it’s not possible for today’s Congress to bind the hands of future congresses. In 1997, for example, President Bill Clinton and House Republicans struck a grand compromise that reduced capital gains rates and expanded health care for children. By 2003, the budget framework of 1997 was completely obsolete, thanks to two rounds of Bush tax cuts and two new wars. The deal between Clinton and Newt Gingrich didn’t bind new leaders and didn’t foresee new circumstances. Nothing members of Congress agree to in 2012 or 2013 is going to change the fact that the 2019 budget deficit will be determined by the will of the politicians in office at that time and the situation they face." http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2012/11/against_grand_bargains_a_long_term_deficit_deal_is_impossible_and_the_quest.html

Pat & Laura...we know you are suffering from SOUR GRAPES for having lost the election. Here's a recent quote about your Romney... GQ described Romney, “Was anyone inspired by Mitt Romney? Did anyone vote enthusiastically for Mitt Romney? Of course not. Voting for Romney is like hooking up with the last single person at the bar at 4 a.m.

Who is or was the worst President,Carter or Obamamama? This is getting to be an easier ? now a days.

Democrats lie!

Republicans supported Reagan when he raised taxes with the PROMISE that the Democrats would cut spending. Never happened.

GHW Bush raised taxes on the PROMISE that the Democrats would cut spending. Never happened.

Now the Democrats get incensed when the Republicans say "Prove it - provide the cuts first!"

Democrats lie!

Hammer and sickle symbol of obama

Sounds like a lot of right wing birthers chiming in here. I love to see them stew in their hate. Slow cooking at its best.

It amazes me how far behind some people are in the battle to win our freedom back! Obama is half white & half black according to his story, not sure why the racism bs still floats. Bottom line is he has done little in the first 4 years. That's a fact! He lies to us, as do many politicians. Any time I see someone defend these liars, it shows me that the people who love him so much are clueless frreloaders,upport laziness, & lack morals. As far as leaving the country because Obama is a piece of shi$. He can blow me & so can the rest of you pu$$ies! Dumbest thing I ever heard! It's a sad day in the US when the majority of the people support mediocrity! Debate that!

The United States does NOT have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem. This is the fault of republicans, democrats, and the majority of american voters. Until the spending is brought into line, no meaningful progress will be made. The argument that raising revenue by taxing more will save us, is folly. In fact, the opposite is true. The more we send to Washington the more they waste. The more we tax citizens, the slower the economy will grow. When china stops buying our debt, the house of cards falls. I believe that most americans have a cursory understanding of economics at best, leading to poor choices in leadership. They believe the lies, simply because they don't know what the truth is. Educated voters are the answer. They will bring common sense back to the proper role of government, which currently possesses very little.

OK I JOINED TWICE ALREADY. Are you going to lose this comment Too?

Obama has every right to come visit Knex in Hatfield, he's pushing what he thinks is the best agenda for avoiding the fiscal cliff. It's not like a vacation (though he's allowed to do that, too (maybe you should all give up your own vacations, & contribute the money to the debt crisis)).

Going over the fiscal cliff on purpose is STUPID! All the cuts are on just 1/4 - 1/3 of the budget, not SS/Medicare/Entitlments/DebtSerice.

I'm as Liberal as anyone, I voted for Obama, but I recognize that taxes will only ever be 10%-20% (at most) of the debt crisis solution. Those sitting the prettiest should pay some more taxes, but the rest of us will have to get less from the Govt. Obama said this himself.

Boehner, the House GOP, TeaPartiers and the Norquist Zombies should just agree & get over it. THEN they can turn around & say "OK, WE put our money where our mouth is, now YOU DO THE SAME." and maybe we'll actually get someplace. Many of my fellow Liberals are dead-set against any entitlement reform, we need to get over it, too.
Instead of the Ryan plan ("Here's a small voucher, now get lost you're on your own") we should allow the retirement age to gradually rise to 70-72 by 2035 or so.
It's already going up to 67 by 2025.

"The United States does NOT have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem. "

This is pure partisanship. The only objective truth is that we have a debt problem. Yes, we must solve it with spending cuts more than tax increases, but our taxes are much lower now than during most all the past 8-9 decades, increases are a *very* reasonable part of the solution.

"The more we send to Washington the more they waste. The more we tax citizens, the slower the economy will grow."

Your first sentence may be true, in a purely arithmetic sense, but it is unfair. Rightwingers speak of Govt waste like it's their one true religion, but the fact is every large organization, pub or private, wastes money and the bigger it is the more they waste.
Your second sentence is debatable, you are making a very partisan ideological assumption about where we are on the Laffer Curve, and not examining it at all. I see evidence that you are wrong. A good decade ago now Bush put in BIG tax cuts for everybody, that benefitted the rich the most. Then he cut Capital Gains in Half, almost exclusively a gift to the Rich, the so-called "Job Creators".
Maybe you didn't notice, but we are NOT up to our necks in good highpaying jobs these days. What we DO have instead is unprecedented wealth concentration, unheard of since the 1920s.
You give the wealthy a bunch of new money, and they do with it what they do best: Make more money for themselves. That's why they are the wealthy in the 1st place. Bully for them, but drop the "JobCreator" bullpoop.

The educated voters did bring common sense back. The problem is that your too stupid to see it. There is a reason why the majority of college grads vote dem.
Republican=stupid

Several comments here are right on. It's not a spending problem or a revenue problem or an entitlement problem. It's a three legged stool. We have a debt problem and it's going to take major changing in all three - spending, revenues (taxes) and entitlements.

Tea partiers and many Republicans need to wake up and realize that this is not white bread 1955 America anymore. The GOP will not win another presidential election until they change their policies and become a more inclusive party. Running Rubio or Jindal will not solve the problem. The percentage of white males in the total electorate is falling with every election. This challenge is effecting the GOP in the Senate and will soon have a much greater effect in House races.

You can stick that "Fiscal Cliff" up your you know what. Another stupid media talking point to shove down our throats. I'm sure our representatives both republican and democrat will be raising the debt a few more trillion while cutting programs for the public. What about cutting all programs across the board a few percent? Why don't they cut some of the trillions they spend on the military every year? Do we really need over 850 military bases around the world? How about cutting some of the premium healthcare they and their families get for life? What about cutting the automatic raises they get every year without voting on it? How about cutting the billions of dollars we give away for free to other countries, some which don't even like us? I have no doubt the republicans and democrats will drive us off a cliff alright. But don't blame me. I didn't vote for them.

I can offer no better argument for my position than the comments of kurt and patrick. The thought that one side or the other is the problem IS a part of the problem. Both sides are wrong. They wont even talk about real cuts and reform of entitlements. They trim from "baseline" budgets. not real cuts.
If you make 50k per year and spend 80k per year, putting the extra 30k on a credit card, how long will you survive? This is exactly what we do in the US. Interest rates are now at historic lows. We earn 2.2t and spend 3.5t. What will happen to our ability to service this debt when the artificlly low rates rise or when our credit rating is bumped down again? How is this responsible governance? How is this common sense? How is this good for the next generation? The drug dealers are in charge of the pharmacy. It's like you live in a parallel universe. Wake up.

Yes , 1 , i know who won.Iam a democate , but will be changing to INDY. Both Obamama , AND Mitt THE nit , suck. I was just asking who is the worst President , since most think Carter was. 1 and dont want to lleave the USA. I just want someone who cares about us. Not this ,,, its like who is most love. None of them really care about the USA its looks like. Damn shame.