Making his case in the most dire terms, President Barack Obama said that if Congress does not quickly pass an economic stimulus package, the nation will slip into a crisis so deep that "we may be unable to reverse" it.
"We can't afford to wait. We can't wait to see and hope for the best," Obama said in Elkhart, Ind., a community reeling in job losses during the recession that has defined his young presidency. "We can't posture and bicker and resort to the same failed ideas that got us in into this mess in the first place."
Obama took the Washington debate Monday to a Midwest setting of everyday Americans, sought to build support for a massive infusion of government spending.
"Doing nothing is not an option," Obama said. "We've had a good debate. Now it's time to act."
President Obama said on Friday it is "inexcusable and irresponsible" for Congress not to pass a stimulus program as quickly as possible to revive the economy.
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