Following issues and politics in St. Louis area from the retired "Steelworker" view. Politics will be the main theme, but news of the group and Steelworkers will also be followed.
Monday, June 18, 2012
leo gerard on obama june 11th
United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard says private sector growth all due to President Obama, claims president 'doing just fine'
The battle over who is more in touch with the people and economy takes a new turn. During a speech last week, President Obama made upbeat remarks about the economy.
"The private sector is doing fine," President Obama says. "Where we're seeing weaknesses in our economy have to do with state and local government." May disagreed with that. When the GOP piled on, the President backed away from those comments.
This morning on "Starting Point," Soledad talks with United Steelworkers president Leo Gerard, who says President Obama is responsible for shoring up the economy and continuous the job growth over the last 27 months.
Welcome to my blog. As a member of the St. Louis chapter of the Retired Steelworkers and a member of the Alliance for Retired Americans, I can say without a doubt groups are busy in the St. Louis area. This blog is a modest effort to inform members and the general public of some of our activities and concerns. I will also "soapbox" areas and issues.
We see the solution to many of the woes of the St. Louis area as economic and political. St. Louis has a myrid of problems, but a strong economy with responsible leaders would help greatly in the solution to these woes. Alas, such is lacking on several levels with many of the "civil leaders" squabbling like children or worse, taking care of special interests instead of the public. Business leaders? get real, many of these so called leaders shame the term "Captains of Industry".
Once the St. Louis area was a leader in many areas. Now, some of the area can be compared to Third world areas with no problems what so ever.
That is unacceptable.
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