BHO appelle Bill à l’aide

BHO appelle Bill à l’aide

Le président Obama fait appel à Bill Clinton pour l’aider dans ce qu’il considère comme son principal problème pour l’instant : la situation économique alors que la saison électorale commence (élections en novembre 2010). Parallèlement, il tente de se concilier le monde du business qui est entré en rébellion contre lui, ce pour quoi il espère avoir l’aide de Bill Clinton.

Cette dépêche Reuters du 14 juillet 2010 mentionne également la continuelle dégradation de sa position dans les sondages.

«President Barack Obama sought on Wednesday to lift sagging confidence in his economic stewardship by enlisting the help of predecessor Bill Clinton, as a leading business group issued a scathing critique of the administration's policies.

»Clinton, who presided over the 1990s economic boom, joined Obama at a closed-door White House meeting with business leaders to encourage job creation and investment, including in clean energy.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a top business group, issued a rebuke of Obama's economic agenda, accusing him and his Democrats in Congress of neglecting job creation and hampering growth with burdensome regulatory and tax policies.

»Four months before the November congressional elections, Republicans have tried to paint Obama and his Democrats as anti-business.

»Obama is increasingly turning to former President Clinton to help win over voters and the business community. Clinton, seen by many in corporate America as sympathetic, has helped the White House by campaigning for Democratic candidates running in November's elections.

»And Obama on Tuesday named former Clinton administration veteran Jack Lew as the White House budget chief to help cut the huge deficit.

»In addition to the meeting he hosted with Clinton, Obama also consulted investment guru Warren Buffett earlier in the Oval Office as he gathered views on how to boost growth. He ended up having to loan the billionaire a tie because Buffett's was frayed.

»With unemployment stubbornly high, polls have reinforced Democrats' fears of big losses in November. A survey by The Washington Post-ABC News showed 54 percent of Americans disapproved of Obama's leadership on the economy. In a CBS News poll, only 40 percent of Americans said they approved of Obama's handling of the economy.»

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