We know that they are the job creators in this economy,". "And the problem with, I think we are seeing out of the Obama administration, is a lack of focus on how to get things going again."

VOA: standard.2009.03.16

Some centrist Democrats, such as Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri, also criticized the way the president rolled out the new defense plan, and some questioned the intelligence behind the change in strategy to focus moreon short and mid-range missiles from Iran.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24