WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is calling on frustrated voters to tell Congress they’re sick of gridlock and partisanship and want to see compromise to boost the faltering economy and create jobs.
The president used his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday to try to position himself on the side of the public and against a Congress with abysmal approval ratings in the wake of the bitter partisan bickering over the debt.
Obama’s approval ratings aren’t so good either, but the president clearly sees a need to direct the public’s anger at Washington toward lawmakers in Congress — or risk being its target himself as the 2012 presidential campaign season opens.
“You’ve got a right to be frustrated,” the president said. “I am. Because you deserve better. I don’t think it’s too much for you to expect that the people you send to this town start delivering.”
“Members of Congress are at home in their districts right now. And if you agree with me — whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican or not much of a fan of either — let them know.”
The president listed several initiatives he’s been calling on Congress to pass — among them free trade pacts, measures to improve
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