Obama strategist defends handling of economy
WASHINGTON - October 29, 2011
David Axelrod says Obama's strategy has been to do whatever he
can to help the middle class, whereas Congress has been focused on
"obstruction and delay." Axelrod suggests that Republicans are
"willing to tear down the economy in order to tear down the
president."
Obama has pitched a $447 billion jobs plan that would be paid
for with an added tax on people who make at least $1 million a
year. Senate Republicans have blocked action on the bill because
they oppose much of the increased spending and the tax increase.
Axelrod spoke on CNN's "State of the Union."
