The Presidential Planner

have you submitted your list of questions yet to Gibbs to get his OK to ask Obama today??
Barney | May 27, 2010 8:01:38 AM
If you believe that the press conferences are a big conspiracy, then I would guess you were far more impressed with the conference the president held where Republican representatives asked him questions in January? There can be no doubt that they did not tip him off before hand and certainly did go for the hardest gotchas they could prepare.
Those of us in reality realize that the questions at press conferences are unscreened. Indeed, even one reporter prescreening questions is grounds for a career-making story (recall Bush’s male escort who was hired to pose as a reporter and feed him softball questions).

Hard at work again I see. He needs to figure out how to “plug that damn hole” on the border.

Hannity did a nice bit last night about all the other things The One has been doing in the weeks since the oil spill. Basketball, golf, swanky parties, repping for Boxer…meanwhile, even James Carville is breaking down on national television for help. What I don’t understand is he’s going to have plenty of time to do all of these things in 2012 when he’s voted out, so why not just wait till then?

I hope he stays away from the Gulf oil problem, He will screw it up like he does everything else!

Why this week-end? Washington DC is the capital of ceremony…getting to be about all it is worth, so he should be there for the biggest ceremony of the year!

Hey jhw, The process is called self-screening. Gibbs tells the Reporters the agenda/topics that will be discussed. Any Reporter that asks a question they don’t like, gets shunted to the back rows from then on, and never called on again – so the Reporters do it to them selves to stay in the game. On top of that, Gibbs and Obama know the Reporters well, and usually only call on those who’s articles and reports a always favorable to the Administration. Write a negative piece, and you will never be called on to ask a question again.

Will you be leading the cheers when The One enters the room?

As a military person, I am sickened by this President. I wished I could find a way to petition President Bush to attend the Arlington Ceremony on Memorial Day. He might have made some mistakes, but he never forgot about us, and he never turned his back on us.

Jobs. jobs, jobs is the focus of this administration…..photo-op enter stage left…

My sense is, having read this piece, that our president may have some form of ADHD. He seems not to be able to focus, although, when in doubt (which is ofent), he blames the previous administration.

I’d like to know when he is going to visit the flood victims in Nashville? 30 people died in that flood. I don’t believe this president represents all people in this country. I also like how he is sticking it to the gulf and southeast by not responding to the oil spill crisis. Shouldn’t be surprised though……. this is what someone with community organizing and chicago politics background gets you.

Don Imus said it best: “This president is in so far over his head he needs scuba gear.”
Since he can’t do that, looks like he’s brought in Slick Willy…the big dog, to have lunch and advise him. The “big dog” will tell the jug-eared moron to get out in front of it and tell the press all the great things you are enacting. He will also take credit for the well being plugged at that conference. Bet on it.

Never let a disater go to waste. Was the Feds slow ins reacting so it would be a bigger disaster? Therefore, the plans to stop or put on hold until further review for off shore leases and exploration. Folks, Obama and his cronies are using this terrible disaster.

Memorial Day, remember that Mr. President? I think you’re the only war time president who will skip the Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. If I am guessing… I’d say you hate the military and… this country.

This sort of seems consistent with a man who has yet to execute on anything in his life. Hard to know what to do in crisis when everything you have ever done has been handed to you based on some sort of identity politics. That being said, incompetence is tiring, hence all the vacations….

Never let a unknown GI go to waste.
Take a VACATION!!!

At WaPo, Karen Tumulty listed out five good Q’s for the President specificially related to the spill (Five questions for Obama on the oil spill)… other than that, it looks like the same old, same old with all the right wing buzzwords in the comments, so have a good weekend –
Good luck to BP (fingers crossed top kill will work) and the the President (high stakes all the way around, but I’m rooting for you, as always.)

I thought O was going to the Gulf tomorrow. There were many weekends over which he or just MO and the girls could trek to Chicago. Why this weekend? Why can’t he fly back to DC for Arlington ceremonies? He’s left family weekends for other events. We know what’s behind that. He’s not fooling us–well, most of us, I hope.

How long has it been since a President has been unable to attend ceremonies at Arlington on Memorial Day? Even Carter and Clinton, neither a friend of the military, were willing and able to honor those who sacrificed so much. I hope everyone remembers this slap in the face, this insult in the future. The office of President of the United States deserves respect, the current occupant does not.

I never watch main stream media anymore it never makes any sense, The main stream media from what I see is controlled by liberal political engine. I quite beleiving what they air many years ago as it all seemed false. The only News channel that makes any sort of sense or is easy enough for the layman these days is FOX. Regardless of what Obama says about them i feel they are more of a news channel then any main stream entity. I won’t even allow my children to watch any of the major networks. They are taught traditional values and conservative idea’s. That is whatthe Fonding fathers intended. Keep beleiving the lies and sooner or later you will be disappointed. Living a lie is no life at all!

He has plenty of time for this:
“Later in the afternoon, the President, the Vice President and First Lady Michelle Obama will host a reception in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month in the East Room.”
but no time for veterans.
America is terminally ill.

progressive mama – - “I had an argument with my husband last night about this…he’s an Independent. He asked what can Obama do?”
Well, James Carville had a thing or two to say about that to George Stephanopoulos:

Worst president ever. A true embarrassment.

Glad that the media is Obama’s personal planner now….good journalism ABC. Why are they covering this as a news story? Will they record how much tea and coffee he drinks as well? Maybe when the media, and our country as a majority, realizes what the real issues of the nation are rather than Obama’s pitiful daily agenda (in comparisons to what else is going on in the world that he could turn his attention to) will we become a better nation. The only hope people will have in 2012 for Obama is that he doesn’t get beat out too badly.

I’ve had enough of watching scenes
Of schizophrenic, ego-centric, paranoiac, prima-donnas
All I want is the truth now
Just gimme some truth

The non-Presidential community organizer is too busy to honor our troops but has lots of time to bow to sports teams and vacation again. The seriousness of his job has not caught up to the mentality of the self-serving Barack Hussein Obama. Hsssssss! Boooooo! Listen to his poll numbers continue to slide and crash. Loser and Failure will be attached to this President’s record and history!

Clinton went to Arlington 8 times during his presidency on Memorial Day. Dubya went 7 times, and the one time he didnt’, he was in Normandy honoring American heroes.
Obama is an embarrasment and a disgrace. ….meanwhile, day 39 of the ObamaSpill continues.

The big O just spit in the face of our military. I for one will never forget nor forgive him for his reckless actions against this wonderful country.
WAKE UP AMERICA!

This agitator gets out of his way to show us, the American people that he hates our country, the Founding Fathers, our Constitution, our men and women in the military, doctors, policemen, rich people, and all the principles this great country was founded on. He LOVES radical muslims, terrorists, Chavez, Castro, Chinese dictator, etc. In one word, he LOVES and sides with the enemy. Watch out. You are making too many mistakes and American people has a limit. He has awakened a giant.

No one expects to Obama to play Aquaman, summon his sea friends and miraculously stop the oil leak himself. Its all about showing that he gives a rat’s arse. Fixing the oil leak is BP’s deal since the gov’t can’t manage to do anything right.

That idiot couldn’t change a light bulb much less help stop an oil leak. He’s great at getting his picture made though. We are slowing watching the demise of the USA.

let him go back to Chicago where he can run,jump in the streets with his brethern and “shoot some hoops” till 2 am. Good for him.
Hey, How can we get in touch with OUR President George W. Bush and ask him to lay a wreath at the Unknown Soldiers tomb? Anybody got his email? Please send him a note, we are DAMN SURE he will come if he knows this imposter isnt going.Thanks.

Obama has been wrong on just about everything he has done. His personal views on the Constitution consistently interferes with his performance of the job of president.

Wait! you forgot obama’s golf and basketball games…he’s improved dramatically in both sports since becoming el presidente. Why being president lets him play golf or basketball whenever he wants and boy has he taken advantage of that. I heard he joined both a basketball and golf league in DC. The Communist sports league of America i think its called.
Way to go mr. president. jerk.

Posted by: Mean D — “Leave the oil well capping process alone. I am amazed that so many people complain that Obama is a bad President yet they expect him to be an oil well blow out prevention expert.”
The world is filled with OTHER experts in oil and deep sea operations besides BP. A competent President could have marshalled ALL of those other resources plus the logistic resources of the U.S. Government to expedite a solution instead of leaving everything solely in the hands of BP. James Carville says it best at the 2:09 point of this clip of his interview with George Stephanoplous:

“Where do you feel he is violating the Constitution?”
The president’s job, IN THE CONSTITUTION is to protect the borders.
Well.. that’s just ONE thing he’s not doing.

What little memory do we have. President Obama went to Venice Louisian on May 2. Along with Gov. Jindal meet with the coast guard and received briefing. However, at that time we all was assurred by BP that they could handle the situation. Now it’s time for the GOVERNMENT to interfer in business. WOW!!

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Press conference? For real? Does this mean reporters (like more than one) will be able to freely ask questions for a change?

What did anyone expect from the affirmative action (unqualified) “prez?” lol!!

Obama is a Socialist and is a threat to America

How about declaring the Gulf area a disaster area so all the hard-working people affected by this awful spill can receive some assistance?

Dear Tammy, Please become educated in the responsibilities and separation of powers of all three branches of the US government as described in the US Constitution.
You might want to give 0bama a pass on his malfeasance by claiming the job of president is not really anything more than a master of ceremonies.
But that is patently not true. If 0bama thinks the presidency is a “figurehead” he would do well to resign today.

Quote from the Czech Republic
The danger to America is not Barack Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president.”
“The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America . Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince.
The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president.

Mea Culpa!! I helped put this incompetent in power. His apathetic attitude regarding the disastrous oil leak affecting the people and environment of our country is a disgrace; not to mention jobs, trying to bankrupt the country, etc. Please, let’s just make sure he’s a one-termer.

A President Going on vacation instead of Honoring the Vets on Memorial Day. That’s not right.

POTUS is breaking a 119 year tradition to visit Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day.
Worked_the_World | May 27, 2010 10:23:28 AM
That is a lie. President Reagan didn’t go in 1983, nor did President HW Bush in 1992. That’s just what my 60 second google turns up. Why do you have to make up lies to slander the President? Why isn’t the truth enough.

Dear Mark,
Thank you for your rosy outlook. You are getting your news from some unreliable sources. Facts you can find yourself:
GDP growth is slowing
National debt approaching a critically high level
Private sector wages are falling
Tax revenues are falling
Unemployment is so intractable that benefits will be extended
Stock market at 2000 levels
North Korea backed by China is threatening South Korea
Iran is building nuclear weapons
Afghanistan war efforts are showing no progress
Iraq is becoming more unstable
Troops sent to border will not be allowed to enforce immigration laws
And what is 0bama doing now? Handing out awards and having lunch with a former president. Wow.

Work,work, work. What a day. How does he do it?

His apathetic attitude regarding the disastrous oil leak affecting the people and environment of our country is a disgrace
LAM | May 27, 2010 10:31:45 AM
Interesting. So it is his attitude now. Well, that at least is a matter of opinion and everyone can have their own opinion. The facts, of course, are not subjective and the facts show an active and very appropriate federal response.

I’m glad Obama is going to Chicago – it is where he belongs and I can only wish he would stay there. He can do nothing about LA but he should have been there and at least acted like he cared. I’m sure he could apologized to them for the rest of the country using their oil and putting the whole state at risk. *sarcasm* Look, the point is I want him to do nothing. I want the Congress to do nothing. They’ve done way too much damage since he’s been in office as it is. As to the point the true danger is a citizenry who would elect him, I agree to a certain extent. But, the damage he has done and can still do with the Democrats in charge to our country and our Republic may be changes which cannot be undone because this same citizenry is complacent. Right now, I only wish for stalemate and a grinding halt to the headlong rush to “fix” everything. When I know of personal friends who actually believe the Constitution needs to be “tweaked” to reflect modern times, I know our country is in danger of changing to something which is failing in Europe.
Please, please stay in Chicago and Pelosi, Reid, go on vacation too. Don’t come back.

Things the President is doing instead of going to the Gulf.

If he dislikes being in the White House or respecting our fallen servicemembers on Memorial Day, he should be replaced by someone who appreciates and respects the position for what it is.

What on earth is he thinking? Forget laying a wreath in Arlington. Forget honoring our war dead. Forget oil washing ashore in Louisiana. All we have time for is sports photo ops, a meeting with Liberia and a good old Memorial Day cookout at home? Obama’s detachment and arrogance have been evident since he began his campaign for anyone who cared to pay even cursory attention.

Will ANYONE in the media ask him why he is choosing NOT to go to Arlington? I bet not.

What do you do with those days, he has worked hard as a dog, give him a break. I think he deserves couple weeks of vacation, it is not a big deal. You guys want him to plug himself to the oil hole? or say some nice things at Arlington’s cemetery then don’t worry about it, TV’s anchoress, anchors, reporters,newspapers are going to do it for him. Got it?

Yes, tom, we “got it”. I think we all know that the media has his back just like it has when he began his run for the WH. It’s hard to miss.

Obama definately has now qualified for Krazy Keith Olbermann’s:
“Worst Person in the World”
It should be retired permenantly to him.
This inept lying bunch of crooks needs to put put on trial.
Lets face it we made a big mistake.

Does it may you people happy to lie about no sitting president ever missing visiting Arlington during memorial day. smarten up and check the facts before you smear someone..your beloved Reagan for one missed it.

Excuse me, but what earthly good will it do for the American economy or our relations with despot corrupt African nations,…. for the VP and his wife to take the 14 hour trip to Africa to watch a soccer game? And Obama’s touting a briefing on the hurricane season by NOAA? Prove me wrong, but NOAA predicted the last two years would be barn burners for hurricanes, and they were 100% wrong. This Administration is feckless and obviously spending time and money in all the wrong places.

I’m not much for politics, as I am a member of the Armed Forces, but I will say that I find it offensive that he thinks he can break from tradition and not lay a wreath in Arlington. People will say he works soooo hard and deserves a vacation – WAKE UP – what the hell did he think the job was going to be like? It’s HIS job to bust his a$$….Personally I do not think he embraces the office as much as he does the Title.

learn a new language
asked if we think Obama should plug himself into the oil hole. Even liberals come up with good ideas from time to time.

OBAMAS HITTIN’ GOLFBALLS
WHILE THE GULF IS SPEWING TARBALLS!!!

It’s obvious that Obummer doesn’t care about what you say about him, he’s protected by the presidency. America’s Industrial Complex has been farmed out to other countries where they make our goods for ten cents on the dollar and shipped back to us at twice the price. Private jobs have been lost with no end in site. We have more oil and gas reserves in this country than anywhere else in the world however we do not tap them for fear of ####### off the Arabs, who are funding the radical muslims. We’ve not controlled our borders and don’t care about how many or who comes across and we’re quick to furnish them a drivers license, social security benefits, healthcare, etc. DOESN’T ANYONE SEE THE PROBLEM HERE? IT’S NOT JUST OBUMMER, THERE’S A HUGE ONGOING CONSPIRACY TAKING PLACE FOR THE PAST 100 YEARS AND SHORTLY ALL YOUR FREEDOMS WILL BE LOST. STOP THINKING ABOUT THE MECHANICS OF A CERTAIN CATASTROPHY, STEP BACK AND LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE OR FOREVER YOUR FREEDOMS WILL BE LOST.

Why does the presidency today sound like a day in the life of some rich guys playboy of a son. Everyday, our “president” is vacationing, playing golf or basketball, going to outings in New York and expensive shopping sprees. How did we get here?

I guess Obama is living up to his administrations motto: “Never waste a good crisis” (Hillary Clinton), and “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste” (Rahm Emanuel). The worse this gets, the better the circumstances are for him to impose his commie regulations on this country.

Didn’t he just say that he won’t rest until the oil spill is stopped and cleaned up? What does a 4 day weekend vacation entail? Sounds like lots of rest to me.

The One will take 15 minutes to answer each question from his admiring press. I’ll bet he’s not asked more than 10 questions in the hour. Any other guesses?

Both Bushes and Reagan missed the Arlington ceremony as well.
It’s inexcusable for any President to give this ceremony a pass without an extremely good reason.
Partisanship = stupidity.

What seems to be the problem ?
This is considered a high level of productivity by all the community organizers that I know.
Real men lead, community organizers dither.

This vacaation also takes President Obama away from the Memorial Day, he has delegated the honoring the dead of our Armed Services to V.P Biden and his wife.

To Fred
I think you are generous, my guess is 5 questions and at least a stumbling 20 minute answer on one.

Now we can look for Obama, who has been AWOL for the entire duration of the oil-spill crisis, to ride into town and proclaim that it was his brilliant guidance that finally resolved the issue. Go back to playing golf and basketball Barack, you’re an impediment to the accomplishment of even the most menial of tasks. Greg Neubeck

Well, you wanted change! He’s sure delivered on that promise.

What does the Federal Government have to do with hurricane preparedness. Isn’t that the STATE’s job. Why the hell would I have to bail out some idiot who built a house on the coast of Florida.

Let’s all pray that the Top-Kill works today. With all the problems he’s taken on, Obama is already a hundred times better than bush ever was. When the investigation is complete we’ll know that the bush/cheney deregulation was to blame for the oil spillage. If only the Supreme court would not have given the election to bush in 2000 this country would be so much better right now.
Posted by: pt | May 27, 2010 10:16:10 AM
I’m with you, pt. I don’t know what’s up with all these other people, though at his blog Matthew Yglesias is on point when he writes:
“I fully expect a large swath of the conservative movement to stand against any new regulation while bleating about the specter of “more government,” despite the fact that more (and better) government is exactly what we need to prevent a repeat of this disaster. The depressing truth is that it’s impossible to come away from this with a constructive solution when one of the two major parties is devoted to realizing a world where government exists solely to invade countries, enrich the privileged, and violate civil liberties. [...]Right now the most pressing issue in American politics is the fact that only one of the two parties is genuinely interested in governing.”

Economy improving (slowly, but better than the accelerating crash it was in at the end of 2008 – DOW up, GDP up, job losses have turned to job growth, US auto industry stabilized, banks stabilized, etc), foreign policy in good shape (Iraq winding down, Afghanistan recieving attention, drone work in Pakistan, pirate hostage takers dealt with well in Somalia, China and Russia slightly more onboard with regards to Iran, etc), immigration noisy but OK (border state crime is down, border patrols up, border security funding is up, number of involuntary deportations per year are up), heath insurance regulations reworked, banking regulation reform almost done, scientific research investment is up…
If Obama does nothing but veto Republican efforts to return to the Republican policies of the last 8 years that dug this hole (have a surplus? Tax breaks! Going to war? Tax breaks! Have a deficit? Tax breaks! Health care, immigration, banking regulation, industry regulation – cut costs or keep the status quo by demanding reform be perfect or nothing!) for the next three years, I will be more than satisfied by his performance.
Posted by: jhw539 | May 27, 2010 10:27:03 AM
Wow, awesome post. Glad to see there are at least a couple of sensible people commenting here. I’m with you, too. Thanks for pointing out all that has been accomplished and the better direction we’re moving in even if some people are incapable of looking outside their ideological/partisan bubble to really grasp it.

I find it amazing that the Pretender and his family cannot make the ceremony at Arlington BUT WILL BE BACK IN TIME FOR THE PAUL MCCARTNY CONCERT. Why would anyone want to call this jerk Commander and Chief

Ok, so once he gets to the gulf, what is he going to do? Is he going to put on a wetsuit and dive down to the bottom and plug it with his supernatural powers??
OR – Have some photo ops and give a heart wrenched speech. Will that really make you feel better??

This jerk has been too busy to come to any of the 47 counties in Tennessee that were declared a disaster after the recent historic flooding but he has time for a basketball team,a fancy lunch and a reception?

Enough is Enough…Impeach Now.

This vacaation also takes President Obama away from the Memorial Day, he has delegated the honoring the dead of our Armed Services to V.P Biden and his wife.
Posted by: Truthteller2 | May 27, 2010 11:16:22 AM
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Yes….Just Like Reagan and GHWB did.

“Ok, so once he gets to the gulf, what is he going to do? Is he going to put on a wetsuit and dive down to the bottom and plug it with his supernatural powers??
OR – Have some photo ops and give a heart wrenched speech. Will that really make you feel better??”
Apparently it’s not clear to you what a leader is supposed to do. He makes decisions, delegates, LEADS…not do the work himself. The government should be exhausting every possible avenue and resource to fix this problem….and that doesn’t mean some bailout to a union either.

Hmm…26 days of vacation in his first year in addition to 32 rounds of golf. This during a veterans memorial ceremony that he needs to be at, war time, natural disasters hurting all of us, and in an economy that the PEOPLE have still seen almost no improvement. That’s fine to take a break, I get that. But time it better. It’s a privelege to be at that memorial ceremony and he should kow and respect that. And don’t go while we sit here and wait for your suppossed “solutions” to a sinking America.

This so-called President is an IDIOT. He and his fellow democrats need to just go away and never return. Why do you people still blame Bush, when it’s the dopey democrats who were in control. Grow up!

Darrell writes: “Both Bushes and Reagan missed the Arlington ceremony as well.”
That’s only partially true. The real point here is that Obama said he was going to be different. He apparently isn’t. He made dozens of promises during his campaign that he’s already broken or amended or ignored altogether, all in the name of cheap political expediency. It’s simply that Obama consistently gets a pass on every screw-up while his predecessor is consistently blamed for all of this current administration’s shortcomings.
It’s worn thin and people are becoming more and more disgusted with the adolescent “it’s Bush’s fault” mantra.
The president’s job is to lead, inspire, listen, and set a proper example and tone for civil political discourse – all solemn obligations seemingly beyond this president’s capabilities.
These are hard, challenging times and the country needs a leader who’s serious about assuming the responsibilities of the job he willingly sought.
What we don’t need is a disaffected, naive, smug Eddie Haskell wannabe who’s only at his best when he’s “working the room.”

> Not as nice a vacation as a day at the beach in France, but with all the domestic issues it makes sense he’s staying in the country.
Ummm…Bush wasn’t vacationing at Normandy beach. You do realize that D-Day occurred on a beach in Normandy, right? Right?

Obama has no clothes!
… and everyone is *finally* starting to realize that the outcry about this incompetent boob during his election wasn’t unfounded.

To bobkal:
OK, trying to make President Bush out to be taking a vacation to France because it coincidentally happens to be the 60th Anniversary of D-Day is IDIOTIC. This happens to be where more soldiers GAVE THEIR LIVES for our country in one of the the largest invasions of all time.
Then to TRY to fluff up President Obama’s visit to the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery (not that it’s a bad thing) in addition to the other PR things going on today & tomorrow & just sliding back in to DC in time to catch the Paul McCartney concert. You gotta be kidding me. The Arlington visit by a sitting President other than something that would trump it, ie significant Anniversary of Normady is about showing due respect to those who’ve given the ultimate sacrifice for OUR country.
This has nothing to do with “domestic issues”. What a COP OUT! Like how about 5-6 weeks later, finally talking about doing something about the oil spill. How about JOBS? The next time you want to try to cover for the President, come up with a better argument. DUH!

To jhw539,
You are truly decieved. “Immigration noisy but ok – border state crime is down” is what you claim – Do you live in a border state? I not only live in a border state, but I live close to and work along the border area. Your statement is completely wrong. In addition, do you really believe he was able to step in and wave a magic wand and make Iraq and Afghanistan better? That was our troops, plain and simple. It pisses me off that anyone would give credit for the progress over there to anyone but our service personnel. And then to think that the government is going to take money I earn, and then spend it on healthcare for people who don’t want to get up off their own lazy ass and work – well, it makes me sad that you think this is great. It’s people like you who will drive this country into oblivion. Just a reminder, the government doesn’t have any money it hasn’t taken from it’s citizens first!

illegals are pouring over our borders
——–
By most accounts illegal immigration across the southern border and violent crime in US border towns is down.
But hey when you’re shilling for the bad guys who cares about facts, right?

“Time it better…” is right. I understand that with a position like the president, there will be elegant dinners and priveleged meetings, but how can he take another vacation when:
-The economy is still in horrible condition and the economic outlook has only gotten worse
-There are multiple wars still going on
-He has yet to visit any disaster area in Tennessee
-He has only been to Lousiana once and is only going a second time after realizing it would hurt his political image
-And there are increasing amounts of security problems on our borders and abroad, without any more solutions
I understand the need to vacation with your family, but time it better. 26 days of vacation in the first year? 32 rounds of golf? Not to mention all the other sporting events, photo shoots, and fundraising dinners that have become more important than the previously mentioned problems. Tactless…

President Obama is the people’s Administrative Jester. He puts on his suit and reads the words written for him. It’s all meant to make us feel warm and confident that the country is well taken care of. I’m sure, given his relative youth and inexperience, the real controlling powers of our government and financial system (READ: Federal Reserve) are only giving Mr. Obama enough work so he’s able to function fully and believably as the “people’s Administrative Jester.”

November cannot come soon enought.Vote these frigging DEMOCRATS OUT OF OFFICE

Does anyone remember his comments 2 Memorial Days past. – he didn’t know the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day -

Obama should have gone home to Chicago on his last vacation instead of coming here to Asheville. His little visit cost the tax payers of Asheville 1.6 million. The city employees havn’t had a raise in 2 years. The deductibles and copays are going up, but we have to spend 1.6 million so Obama have a “middle class” vacation at the Grove Park Inn. Take it from somebody who knows – THERE IS NOTHING MIDDLE CLASS ABOUT THE GROVE PARK INN.

Mmmmm…Mmmm…Mmmm…Barack Hussein Obama…Mmmmm…Mmmm…Mmmm…
“Who’s money is it?”…. “It,s OBAMA’S money!”

This president and staff are jokes..they have not one clue on what they are doing.I sure hope once they are replaced that some go to prison.

I understand the need to vacation with your family, but time it better. 26 days of vacation in the first year?
Tactless | May 27, 2010 12:05:48 PM
Compared to 96 days in Bush’s first 9 months… Not sure how you come up with 26 days either, but that sounds reasonable.

This president will set his party and race back years from achieving anything again

I can do his planner for ya, Golf, Golf, date night, vacation, big dinner for socialists, golf, kowtowing to communists, golf, appearances on any show that likes me……duck the media, golf, blame bush, golf…..

What do you expect from a man who has never really worked a day in his life. Did you really think he was going to start now? Obama is a child. All he cares about are play dates and parties. He expects, no demands, that everyone else do all the work. Just bring him the bills for his signature and close-up. The man is a walking-talking, living-breathing disgrace.

God! Even the liberal rags are turning on Obama.
Did you see Carville? Is it time for Hillary to step forward and try to rescue the Democrat party?

Hey, Obama needs his vacation.
It is not as if there are any wars, or record unemployment, or record numbers of families being evicted from their homes, or a third war about to start in Korea, or rogue nations building nuclear weapons, or anything important like that going on.
These are just calm, quiet, normal times where the government is spending money they do not have and ignoring requests from governors to protect the borders from an invasion.
Obama should take more vacations, he earned it having brought this happy era of hope and change to all Americans.

A phrase everyone (including elected people) should remember: “People shouldn’t afraid of the government, government should of the people.”

I blame Bush, and so does Barry!

Memorial Day? That’s for corpsemen.

…and what will the commander in chief do on Memorial Day ?
Dan Unger | May 27, 2010 12:56:29 PM
Honor our veterans with a ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.

Regarding the last comment about Chicago – he and the first family haven’t been to church since he became President either. This will also be the first time a President has not laid the wreathe at Arlington on Memorial Day. He has spent more time on the golf course in his first year, and spent more time on vacation, than Bush did in his entire eight years in office.

comander in quife

Really getting the strong OPINION that we have elected a guy who has trouble establishing priorities — guess that just comes with inexperience!
Obama’s indecision is going to cost him dearly. After 38 days — 38 days — he has finally taken timid action on off shore drilling. Well WHOOPTY DO!!
Oil is now in the marshes; the fishing industry is at a STOP in Louisiana, and soon to be in Mississippi, and Lord only know in Alabama and Florida; the tourist trade for this season — as a minimum — is ruined; allied jobs surrounding fishing, shore agriculture, and tourism are over; and unknown long term illness lurk!
While Obama will point fingers at others, will attempt to shift blame to Bush/Cheney, the fact is — like in so many other cases the past 16 months — his inexperienced dithering has cost this Nation dearly. His bureaucracy FAILED to address request from local governments for them to help themselves — and Jake, even you have to admit that when you EARN the IRE of the RAGIN’ CAJUN, you have a problem. Obama has a problem — A BIG PROBLEM!!
PS: Know he will be able to rest up during his vacation this weekend, and will skip the Memorial Day observance at Arlington! Thanks a lot Obama!! ENJOY YOUR GOLF AND HOOP SHOOTING ON MONDAY!! THE BOYS OVER AT THE LEGION AND VFW WILL REMEMBER!!

Answer to 1st question was about 10 minutes long. Blame Bush blah blah blah Blame Bush blah blah blah

“Hope & Change”…..I’m an exec and the first thing I was taught was “HOPE is NOT a PLAN”! It is a strategy for failure. I guess we’re seeing the results! God save America!

“Wow, if he’s still learning I can’t wait for the next 2/3rds of his term.”
Economy turned around, huh?
Unemployment at 10%. DJIA below 10,000. Deficit quadrupled. Debt doubled.
Sure. Whatever you think, pal…
Keep swillin’ the koolaid,. Pretty soon your hero will pay your mortgage and be over for dinner on Sunday.
Every few decades, American has the sufficient lapse of judgement to allow Democrats to run the nation…. and spends the next few decades cleaning up the disaster they left behind.
To paraphrase a SNL halfwit: I can see November from my house!

Hats off to Jake Tapper, for asking the Moron in the White House, a difficult question, which this man couldn’t answer without his Teleprompter!
BABBLE, BABBLE, BABBLE!!!!
DANG, THIS CHARLATAN IS INEPT AND INCOMPETENT!!!

By the way, please, ohhhhhhhh please take a nice longgggggggggggggggggggg vacation?
Rome burns, while Zero goes on his vacation!!!
The country doesn’t need your lack of leadership skills.

Where is Kanye West? Why isn’t he in Louisiana telling us, “President Obama doesn’t care about black people.”

Obamas Plan for governence.
A. BLAME BUSH
B. BLAME BUSH
D. BLAME BUSH
C. BLAME BUSH
D.–Z. BLAME BUSH AND EVERYBODY ELSE!

Obama is nothing more than a man-child masquerading as a man. He spent his life in musty Harvard Law lounge rooms, pontificating socialist, marxist ideology with his like-minded buddies in academia. He couldn’t run a lemonade-stand if his life depended on it. He’s lived off taxpayer money all his life. What a phony?

26 days of vacation inh his first year, he must have a great union contract.

Barry shirked his responsibilities for weeks.
Go to Fox Nation and watch the video of
Rep. Scalise calling out the doofus-in-chief.

So they haven’t been to Chicago as a family in more than a year. Big freaking deal! Where have they been as as a family since taking office:Africa,Europe,Hawaii,Martha’s Vineyard,Asheville,Camp David. I think that list is a bit longer than the “average” American family. UNPRECEDENTED to coin a phrase! I do know where the Commander-in-Chief won’t be on Memorial Day—Arlington National Cemetery! No mention from ABC about the messiah’s plummeting poll numbers!

Obama is the worst black we could have, not black not white but all crooked, just a Chicago guy doing what they do best, lie, brag, what a puke.

He is not going to Arlington Cemetery? Isn’t it memorial day Monday? Is this right? Is it not a tradition to lay a wreath on memorial day?

Ha, Ha! I am going on a vacation and I have such a sweet free ride! I also made sure that you guys will be paying more at the pump after my Rose Garden announcement(I am so cool and smart! I can read from my teleprompter!).

Is there any question that Obama and his Band of Merry Socialists in the White House and Democrat Congress are the most corrupt and incompetent people to hold power in Washington, DC.
The American People are praying that the November elections get here so they can remove as many as possible these socialist, corrupt incompetents from office.
Then we can put a halt to the destruction of our economy, tie Obama’s hands and feet and hold out until the 2012 elections.
Bye bye Obama…damn, it’s still 2 1/2 years before we can rid the country of this “community pamphleteer and organizer”.

I think Obama is kind of special creature. Every thought or question whoever want to ask or anything which newspaper want to write he already knows then from that point PBS, NPR, CNN, ABC, CBS,NBCs, LAtimes, NYtimes, Washingpost all orchestrate at the same time talking point base on whatever gabage these organizations throw out then they themselves digest it without thinking. Having said that, I don’t believe this guy at all and most of the people in these news organization.

Posted by: Catfur | May 27, 2010 2:29:45 PM
“The Obamas have not been back to their hometown all together as a family for more than a year.”
Gee, that’s strange – Bush used Airforce One to fly home to his personal ranch on average once every 5 weeks – about TEN TIMES per year.
Those awful Obamas.

“Unfortunately we had people in control under the Bush administration who really put the interest and the profit of their friends in the oil and gas, coal industry front and center,” Buccino said.
Buccino points to Former Deputy Assistant Secretary Julie MacDonald, who the agency’s own Inspector General reported forced scientists to change their findings, even giving internal documents to oil companies and land developers.

“Obama is five times a better president than Bush ever was, period.”
Wow, now that is an intelligent comment. So many facts, so many details backing up that statement. Thanks John. If it wasn’t for intelligent democrats like you, I don’t know where our country would be today.

“Unfortunately we had people in control under the Bush administration who really put the interest and the profit of their friends in the oil and gas, coal industry front and center,” Buccino said.
Buccino points to Former Deputy Assistant Secretary Julie MacDonald, who the agency’s own Inspector General reported forced scientists to change their findings, even giving internal documents to oil companies and land developers.

John,
You do not know what you are talking about. This spill is far worse than Katrina. We can sweep up and dry out after that. This spill has devastated our seafood industry for generations to come; thousands of people from fishermen to hotel and restaurant workers to suppliers have now lost their livelihoods. Further, the destruction to the wetlands and marshes due to this spill has now placed the city of New Orleans at greater physical risk from storms. Obamam’s administration gave this rig a safety award and waived their participation in an environmental impact study. It does not take much to connect the dots between that and the fact that Obama is the single largest recipient of cash from BP over the last 20 years. And if you think his administration has been proactive in addressing this spill and the damage it is causing, then you are delusional. Just listen to James Carville! Signed, a New Orleanian.

Oh Tierra…really! Get off the “blame Bush” wagon. And btw…Bush warned your democrat Governor and Mayor of Louisiana ONE WEEK before the hurricane hit and told them to evacuate. He was NOT on the sidelines ignoring Katrina, but trying to talk some sense into those two failures. But they ignored him. They were incompetent and indecisive. And those democrat leaders are responsible for what happened after Katrina. And now your democrat buddies in DC are denying the current Louisiana governor’s request to do something about this current disaster. Puhleeeezze!!

The heroes at Arlington will rest peacefully knowing a coward and a socialist will not desecrate their sacred grounds.
It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible – George Washington

After an utterly ineffectual handling of the oil-spill catastrophe, after his failure to mitigate unemployment what with the “laser-like” focus on jobs — I can see where he’d need all this “personal time” and have some slack in his schedule for all the photo-ops and hobnobbing and speech-giving and so forth.
Give a “lecture,” point fingers, create contention and division, make sure the buck stops anywhere but with him, give more annoying long-winded meandering rhetoric-ridden speeches, create more contention and division, continue with the inane politicking and campaigning, take a vacation — and apparently do little else; certainly not anything that actually helps American interests or serves The People.
When does this blowhard actually do any effective *administrating*? That’s his job, ain’t it? Not pushing unwanted legislation, not endlessly giving superfluous speeches. *Actual administrating.*
The Federal Government actually has a limited — if very weighty — role. Among its fundamental purposes are national defense, large-scale emergency response and disaster relief, and infrastructure. And the chief executive is supposed to delegate and ensure functionality and proper organization of appropriate agencies and departments to ensure government is doing what it is supposed to.
From “shovel-ready jobs” to this oil-spill catastrophe, it’s clear that it’s all way outside Obama’s grasp.
And the media have — to an unprecedented degree — indulged this spoiled-brat finger-pointing unqualified crybaby.

Bush was eating cake? Maybe he assumed LA had a Gov. that would do SOMETHING, or perhaps that NOLA had a mayor that would do SOMETHING to help avoid disaster. Na, the chocolate city mayor sat on his hands until it was too late.

I actually am shocked at how unprepared Obama is to be president.
It’s embarrassing…

John -
The people had 3 days to evacuate the city, instead they waited until the water forced them to their rooftops..
There’s only so much one can to prevent an F5 hurricane from devastating a city built below sea level. You may consider blaming years of inaction by the Army of Corps of Engineers, the local, city, and state government..
People like to point fingers, but I’ve seen plenty of documentaries of Katrina to realize people had tim to get out, but they chose to stay in their houses until they had to be evacuated by helicopter.

The over matched under qualified Marxist is losing his grip on the obsequious media lap dogs.Once they turn on this fool he will be exposed for the fraud and anti American fecal stain he is.

Duke?Isn’t that where Lacrosse players are accused by the administration and faculty,unjustly tried in the media and then ultimately cleared?Where gay couples adopt,molest, and offer their child to other gay folks on the internet while the administration,faculty,and media make little or no comment?That Duke?Good place for our president.

Oh, I forgot, it’s Bush’s fault. If it rains or snow or I don’t win the lottery, can I blame it on Bush too!

Too bad Cheney & Bush weren’t there any more. With his oil background, he’d have mobilized the right people to stop the leak quickly–same w/McCain-Palin. Obama is definitely concerned about stopping basketballs from going in a hoop on the teams he didn’t pick.
I’m writing this from Southern Oregon where we are still getting global warming snow–it’s almost June.
PS..thanks Bill Clinton for preventing us from drilling for ANWR oil (which we desperately need) in AK where a problem could be shut down in minutes. In 1996 the Republican-majority House and Senate voted to allow drilling in ANWR, but this legislation was vetoed by President Bill Clinton

No visit to Arlington cemetary on Memorial Day?
Believe this is a major break in protocal from previous administrations.
And we two wars in progress.
Believe Mr. Obama has his priorties crossed…

Does it surprise you?….He has never actually worked a day in his life. Why would this be any different? He is a baffoon in the way that he has handled many of the different domestic problems lately. It will only get worse.

Barack Obama has shown himself to be calloused and cowardly: 9ie. Sestak (sp?), the Big Spill delay, refusal to be “transparent” about his administration. etc .etc. He has been so ham-handed..and continues to use 7th grade evasions with the press and public. Shame!!!

I wonder if Obama will dust off George Bush’s “Hurricane Machine”? Remember? Since GWB used it to create Katrina BHO could use it to create the next big one. What better way to create a whole region of government dependents that to have a hurricane on top of an oil spill.

hmm, the media demanded Bush’s head when he arrived a bit late to La for Katrina. Yet, Obama is vacationing, fundraising, meet with folks on Basketball, having dinner with exp-presidents, play golf while no fed efforts are in place to keep the oil to hitting the marsh nor any fed clean up are in place after 30 days of spill. Did obama really said he was doing all he can???

Its Bush’s fault….
We are doing more and more business with China like a bunch of crack hos looking for a cheap 50 cent fix, have state dinners for Mexico while we don’t even offer Israel a burger and fries when they are in town, we don’t retaliate against North Korea when they attack our allies, Barry’s basically said FU to our military by going on vaca instead of ToUS Memorial Day but throws a bone by taking baby out of the corner (Biden) to pacify and ironically, our first black president apparently wants to reignite the war between the states with immigration and thinks the quote”The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or one” is BS when related to healthcare and finance/spending even more to life in general, but mainly figures the Nashville Floods and the Gulf Oil Spill will “figure” themselves out if he can just get Gates and a six pack together, and has spent the last 492 days campaigning…It’s Bush’s fault

Uh Uh make no mistake about this Administration is in charge of stopping the leak we had Uh conference in the Oval Office the day Uh Uh the rig collapsed. This is our comander in chief God help us all if you can’t help us all leave the liberals out.

When will he honor those who protect our freedom? Where is the photo of our president with the families of those who have sacrificed so much? If not now, when? After sports? After Hollywood? After they’ve all finished sucking up to him?

I don’t care how good the Secret Service is, they can’t stop a shot from a mile out.
Michael D | May 27, 2010 4:17:35 PM
That’s a disgusting insult. We’re not some third world wreck. Suggesting that a US soldier would assassinate the US president out of childish pique that he held a memorial day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery rather than Arlington National Cemetery is beyond the pale.

It’s just like the illegal imigration policy. Leave it up to the states to clean up the mess but do nothing to stop the leak where it’s coming from.
Cap the well and build a fence!

I’m not a DrudgeHater, but per his linked headline, “Things Obama Is Doing Instead of Going to the Gulf . . .”: A tad ridiculous. What is Obama going to do in the Gulf? Micromanage the cleanup? Plug the hole with his foot? Come on partisans, get over it and get productive.

Joseph, my guess is this is Drudge highlighting the hypocracy of the press who were all over Bush for not getting down to NOLA sooner, staying longer, coming back more often..he has a very valid point, but it doesn’t make this situation better..and frankly the press never pretended to be without bias…so you cannot blame them for not upholding standards they don’t believe in.

cindy
How do you get to compare this with New Orleans? Really? There were hungry people on streets of New Orleans on TV and trucks full of food outside the city. And every journalist was in the city but FEMA. Do I see any journalists 5,000 feet under where it leaks? Do you?

Beth from Texas
“My health care is ruined, my children will bear the burdens of our Greece-style debt, I am about to have to deal with $5+ gasoline and a deteriorating situation on our borders” How is your healthcare ruined? And how is it that Obama and not your demand that we fight in Iraq and have your taxes lowered are to blame for your kids paying our debts? This country will be ruined because of people like you – you do not care about facts, you only care about slogans.

Beth from Texas
And shame on you for ruining this country for all these years and now trying to lay blame on everybody else but yourself. So much for personal responsibility.

I did not vote for Obama but at the same time you can only hope he will do his best. You can’t expect him to be everywhere and it doesn’t matter what he does or where he goes, he will never be able to please EVERYONE! However, I think it was arrogant to turn town foreign assistance when offered from several countries for the spill. He pretty much said, “Thanks, but no thanks!” I don’t think it would’ve hurt to accept the assistance…

To Sean
You need to read CBO report that came out. It talks about Congress “possible” spending and not the Healthcare Bill. They reported on something they have not reported before. This is the spending that is not required under the bill but maybe be passed by Congress – devis is in details, my friend.

What a useless empty suit, I hope the lamestream press is pleased with the leader they caused to be elected with their worthless reporting. Now you can’t seem to find enough litter to cover up what this cat is slinging around.

What a useless empty suit, I hope the lamestream press is pleased with the leader they caused to be elected with their worthless reporting.
Posted by: Red Ruffansore | May 27, 2010 5:19:09 PM
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Look how the people of Nashville handled the flood on their own with little or no help or acknowledgement of the problem by the Obama administration.
Posted by: Downwithsocialism | May 27, 2010 1:37:37 PM
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Why is the truth so rare amongst the Republican right?
From FOX news . . .
“I’ve never seen this kind of response,” said Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen, “and we’ve had our share of tornadoes and so forth.” The State governor was speaking to reporters on a conference call arranged by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from Nashville, which has been hit hard by rains last weekend.
“FEMA and the White House could not have been more helpful in this thing,” Bredesen said. Record amounts of rain fell Saturday and Sunday, more than 13 inches recorded in parts of Tennessee. Officials Thursday reported the state’s 20th death from the storm and subsequent flooding.
“After speaking with the governor Monday, President Obama signed a disaster declaration for the state Tuesday, sending federal aid to Tennessee to help supplement the state and local recovery efforts.”

To tierra
Nobody hears about Nashville is exactly because everything is taken care of. new orleans should have been the same if only FEMA did its job. But it turned out to be a disaster exactly because it did not. The reports out of New orleans about terrible conditions there did not start to come out until 3-4 days later, when Bush was cutting cakes and Rice was shopping for shoes. If Bush did his job, we would never hear about NO either.

Go ahead and sing his praises- pretty soon he will take away all of your freedoms and you’ll find out what it’s like to live in Venezuela. Bicker and blame everything on Bush- it’s part of his plan. He wants the parties to fight, meanwhile he’s used and destroyed the Dems to further his Marxist agenda. You liberals are fools. Progressivism will be the ruin of us all- FYI: that includes you.

To cindy
I am not talking about knowing before. The hurricane hit New orleans on Friday or Saturday, leeves failed on Monday. On Thursday there were still no FEMA in the city. While in Nashville, FEMA was on the ground while it was still raining. But New Orleans was on the ground. It could be reached by helicopters, tanks, cars – every journalist was able to get there. but not the Feds. How do you excuse that? And how do you access the leak that is 5,000 under? Was US supposed to have these drons? Well, you would call it wasteful spending right away. Be honest.

They always give him a shirt with the one finger salute on it.

For all of you folks that can’t remember. Bush got a very late start in his term because the dems were still trying to manufacture votes for al gore. Clinton had the best chance to stop the 911 attack, but obstructed intelligence and did not try to get osama. Until 2006 we were all doing rather well until the dems took control of congress and actively sabotaged every thing bush tried to do. hey willfully created failure to try and buy votes and effect a regime change. They were successful in the change the problem now is we replaced a chauffeur behind the wheel of a high speed auto with a blind idiot. As to spending 8 yrs of Bush was less than a little over one year of obama. Unemployment Bush around 3 % Obamma 35 million unemployed and no prospects.
Obamma and the rest of the unqualified and unaccomplished have done more to harm this country in their short time in power than the russians were able to during the cold war.
If you like obamma you are one of 4 things 1 a racist that will vote for him because he is black 2 a lifetime loafer that wants him to pay your car and mortgage, 3 a complete idiot that cannot see that repeating failed policies does not improve them or 4 one of the many people on the dole either politically or benefitting from one of the programs that takes money from people that have earned it and gives it to people that have not.

Greg — do you not realize that you are spewing forth inane and vacuous non-arguments.
E.g., “Nashville mayor praised federal efforts but it is not enough for you, huh?”
I mean, whoop-de-doo. Are you seriously insinuating that the “Nashville mayor” has the last word on this administration’s performance? Am I missing something here? Did I misread when looking over the comments? Maybe I misinterpreted something.
You do also realize, the mayor of Nashville is a Democrat, don’t you?
Assuming I did NOT misread or misapprehend the comments, then you Obama-zombies are really grasping at air.

Greg,
I have a wild idea- how about taking responsibility for yourself and quit expecting the
our new nanny government to take care of you. I want the government to protect our borders and stay out of the way of people who want to work hard and succeed.

I’m a big fan of Rob… I would vote for you!

Does everybody know that John F Kennedy was a supply sider? Trickled down economics and smaller local governments are more efficient then a super national entity. GOD BLESS RONALD REAGAN AND THE $43MILLION THAT ATTENDED HIS FUNERAL.Let’s be fair, the financial meltdown happens during a presidency and not the result of. It’s the management of the recovery that must be critizied.Japan has stimulated its economy 7 times in the past 20 years….they are still having issues.our politicians continuelly ignore history and examples.What this country needs is an individual with Character and wherewithall.NEWT, NEWT, NEWT!!!

how can anyone defend this lamebag in chief at all..he is a lying tritor at best case scenario, non-citizen, worse case a manchurian disaster…

Governor Bredesen of Tennessee recognized his state’s emergency was “sandwiched between” the news coverage of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the attempted car bombing in New York’s Times Square, and while he wanted to call national attend to the “extraordinary event”, he noted the Obama administration has been focused from the beginning. “FEMA was on the ground before the rain drops fell,” said Bredesen, who noted he’d not only spoken to Mr. Obama, but Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano and Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett. “We’re very pleased with the response we’ve gotten from the administration.”
Bredesen said that during their Monday conversation, he and Mr. Obama did talk about a future presidential visit. Both agreed it would be counter-productive for the president to come down south in the first days following the storm as so many resources are needed to accommodate a presidential visit.

To Greg,
A welfare system will always fail, The United States has several key differences with Greece and the Netherlands, it is called Illegal Immigration.Doctors can’t collect for that which is not documented but like good people they treat whomever.And please, I mean no disrespect, but I do not wish to pay the level of taxes like these nations….I don’t care about SSN or Medicare.I care about Entitlements,the US can not keep increasing these to the public and expect China or other foreign investors to keep buying our stocks….You are right and misunderstand my position.Regulatory changes such as cap rates, life cap rates, prexisting, etc are needed.Our forefathers designed the government to work this way.Stir the markets to function ethically.Not control it.You speak about these programs as if their corruption to is justified….Stalin and Hitler ran the same system as the Netherlands or Greece(I’m Greek too by the way, and very disappointed in my countries performance.I still choose to live here).Democrats compare the system with out adding any variables. The netherlands doesn’t have one of the fastest growing populations (legal and illegal).

Obama has shown how unbelievably shallow he really is. He is more interested in his socialist agenda and the trappings of the office than doing what needs to be done for the citizens. When it comes to real-life circumstances this guy is an intellectual juvenile.

To tierra
You are the best researcher out there.

obama has no interest in seeing the oil spill crises alleviated. He wants to maintain a crisis so that it shifts scrutiny from the Sestak controversy and his own eligibility issues. As his chief of staff said, never let a good crisis go to waste. This man is picking apart our country and our values. It’s time to put a lid on this guy and render him to lameduck status.

Lefties are so screwed up about Obama, so insecure that they cannot answer a criticism of Obama without beginning a sentence without the first word being “Bush.”
Bush accepted responsibility for the failures of government in the aftermath of Katrina. Obama blamed Bush then as well.
Obama will blame Bush for this oil spill too.
That’s the difference between those two Presidents. One is a man and the other a terminal narcissist.

“Both agreed it would be counter-productive for the president to come down south in the first days following the storm as so many resources are needed to accommodate a presidential visit.”
The same was true for Bush but only for Obama does it matter.
What a stinking bunch of hypocrites.
Jindal is still waiting for permission to protect his shoreline and Obama is fundraising and playing golf and taking vacations.

Greg, Obama has had 16 months in which to tighten up those loosened regs. He actually gave this rig an award last year! Sorry the Blame Bush saga doesn’t cut it here! And fyi, No Child Left Behind was Teddy Kennedy’s baby. You tellin me he was a repub. lol

I’m just curious. Did you guys happen to read the story yesterday about how the workers at the solar plant lost a days worth of work…so the president could make a speach promoting the solar industry? To me that just seems totaly counter-productive. Here you’re saying that more jobs need to be created and you’re doing a great job at turning the economy around and promoting your political views, all while not paying attention to the effects it has on the regular American. He cost a group of hard-workers a day’s worth of pay, pay that they really rely on more than his large check. These people really don’t get it do they???

WELL, SINCE THIS ARTICLE WAS LINKED THROUGH DRUDGE I GUESS THAT EXPLAINS WHY PEOPLE ARE SO UNINFORMED HERE.

What Greg has been mistaken about is each of the GOP presidencies tripled the revenue coming into the Government, not by higher taxes but with more transactions within consumer spending and the stock market….I can see no one wants to respond to that either. Clinton doesn’t have a legacy, Newt created the Contract with America. Obama has basketball….again no legacy. Al Gore won a nobel peace prize, but the informaiton or data he presented was falsified….Only legacy. The Green movement has been the biggest special interest movement in the United States sincce the civil rights movement. God bless the civil rights leaders, I can’t say the same for the many who’ve made billions on green energy.

What Greg has been mistaken about is each of the GOP presidencies tripled the revenue coming into the Government, not by higher taxes but with more transactions within consumer spending and the stock market….
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Didn’t work . .. the Bush administration doubled the national debt – and then presided over the collapse of the American economy – leaving the country in the worst shape its been since the Great Depression.
Doubled the national debt, cut taxes for the rich, put 2 wars on our childrens’ debt card . .. ended with the economy in free-fall collapse.

It’s debatable at best whether Obama’s presence in the Gulf would have any actual effect, but I love the contrast between the press going ape over Bush’s supposed lax response to Katrina, and nary a peep about the Gulf situation beyond a couple of blatantly anti-Obama evening pundits on Fox. And they say the press doesn’t show obvious signs of bias…

While he can’t be blamed for the disaster he should be there just to give moral support to the workers cleaning up the mess and most importantly showing compassion for the many workers who lost their livelihood. They might just be blue collar workers and not rich overeducated liberals, but he is supposed to be the leader of America. Stop looking to blame someone and be a leader.
Why is the media ignoring this?

Are you kidding me? Obama and the lame stream media could care less about the oil leak. I thought he and the left wing loons were all consumed with the environment? Sure! The biggest ecological disaster possibly in our time, and the this president is blaming, finger-pointing, entertaining…LAME! Do your job!

I think it’s funny how all the efforts from BP to fix the oil spill have been an attempt to harvest oil rather than plug it? Just a thought remember the dome where oil was to shoot up to an awaiting tanker, and why was ice a issue unless the ice made the oil non refinable? It appears the greed continues while everything around the oil dies….This looks like a great time for our president to take a vacation.
To take it another step further the oil at that depth, is similar to an oil refinery process where temperature and pressure convert crude oil into all sorts of other compounds. So basically BP could harvest refined oil at the expence of mother nature. Everyone in this country should be outraged!!!
*******DUKE SUCKS*******

like every other issue, the BP oil spill has been exploited by the obama regime.
obama does the only thing he is compentent to do…read teleprompters.
our king uses the spill as an excuse to promote the need for new energy sources. a very liberal thing.
our king has one thing on his mind – cementing his marxist agenda onto america.

These people that are making excuses for the president are enablers. Obama is a man child and you keep giving him excuses. HE SHOULD BE HANDS ON, HE SHOULD LOOK LIKE HE CARES, HE IS SPENDING MEMORIAL DAY IN CHICAGO BECAUSE HE DOESN’T GIVE A CRAP ABOUT US. HE IS ABOVE US AND IS A DICTATOR. WAKE UP BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE. THIS IS BEYOND POLITICS THIS IS OUR LIVES.

“”"”Later in the afternoon, the President, the Vice President and First Lady Michelle Obama will host a reception in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month in the East Room.”"”
isn’t it illegal to single out one religion for any honor in the government – much less for a presidential dinner???????

Obama is a disgrace. His administration is an embarrassment! The lamest, most dangerous people to occupy the Whitehouse.
He runs around bowing, and apologizing to every third world dictator, but doesn’t give a crap about the people in our country. Vote these incompetent, devious people out, PLEASE!

Where is the honoring of the VETS who fought to give Obama the chance to BE PRESIDENT?? BTW no one in Chicago misses you except maybe ACORN and DALEY

With Obama and Clinton at lunch today, will they settle the cost of this lunch by playing “Liar’s Dice?”

To all who ask, what more can Obama do? Why, he can’t magically “part the seas of oil to fix this situation”, can he?
I say, great question!
And to you I ask, so then do you still live under the illusion that Obama can magically lower the level of the oceans worldwide? Or, prevent glaciers from melting?
If so, one would need to conclude that you’re a moron.

Where is the honoring of the VETS who fought to give Obama the chance to BE PRESIDENT??
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The President will be laying a wreath and honoring the war dead at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery – a national cemetery within the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration.
If you think the war dead there are somehow less deserving, you’re sadly wrong.
There is no disdain for veterans.

THIA PRESIDENT IS A MORE THAN A DISFRACE… HE IS AND EGO-MANIAC…
WHAT A PIECE OF “HUMAN DEBRIS”
HOW DARE THIS JAG-BAG CLAIM ANY DECENCY …SNUBBING THE VETGERANS???
WHAT GOES AROUNG …COMES AROUND…GOT THAT CONCEPT “PRESIDENT DUMBO-EARS GOOBER”?

@Tierra
How many Times did GWB fly on dates to New York or Asheville and did he fly back home to DC on Memorial Day instead of visiting Arlington? Lets keep some perspective here these are interesting times with far more serious crises than the early 2000s.

I think this guy lies awake at night thinking of ways to tic Americans off.
A.honoring Paul McCartney instead of American Veterans
B. Inviting a foreign leader to address congress in order bash a state that has passed a law to a job the Feds won’t do
C. apologizing to a totalitarian state about our horrible “human rights record”
d. Telling West Point graduates that he wants a world governance.
e. kissing up to muslims by refusing to call islamic terriorism what it is
f. Sending semi-professional bozos who have not even read a law to critisize Arizona
g. Bashing Bush during an election for failure to manage a natural disaster while he goes to parties when his man made disaster destroys millions of jobs.
h. oh heck I’ve run out of space.

I watched Obama’s news conference today on the Clean Energy bill and the Gulf Coast disaster. Why am I not suprised that this unprecedented disaster is being used to support the case for yet another government takeover of private industry. And this disaster will certainly be used to support the case for the very unpopular Cap and Trade bill. The timing of all of this is very peculiar. I’m just saying….

This man cares nothing about the United States. it is all about him and his agenda – shoving socialism down our throats. When is someone going to have the fortitude to impeach this traitor?

OKOKOK, Lets show some respect people, We as a nation, must show respect for our president, no matter how much he hates every thing America sands for. He was elected by the vast majority of Americans. No matter how many times they voted. He is an American by birth. No Matter what his birth certificate says. Lets see it!!! The point is “WE HAVE BEEN DUPED” This is a big hoax, the republican party has let this happen. They put McCain in as a Stooge, so he will loose, then America will see what we need, A real conservative… We Know what to do next NOV….

Will he be at Arlington Cemetery for traditional Memorial Day presidential ceremony to honor all the dead military or will he be vacationing? WILL HE BE INVESTIGATING THE SESTAK SCANDAL that could endanger his presidency?

This was a bare statement of facts.
Where’s the “Power, pop, and probings” we were promised?
Considering what’s going on in the world today, it would have been more appropriate for Obama to go to Arlington, rather than the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetary. He’s the one who promised to end two wars and he’s the one dissing the American troops – and now he’s doing it again. Arlington is *the* cemetery.

He makes time for Marv Albert to talk basketball
He makes NO time for Nashville and their EPIC floods.
He makes time for photo ops with basketball teams.
He makes NO time for the Gulf.
He spends 2 days in San Francisco PIMPIN for money for Barbra Boxer.
Thats 2 more days he has spent on the border in Nashville
OR in the GULF Region.
Look, You left wing SOFTIES will always support your BO
BUT he is a ONE and DONE POTUS. If you can look your self in the mirror and say YES I WILL SUPPORT OBAMA IN 2012 you are a weak kneed lilly livered coward.
Perhaps YOU liberals can find a GOVERNMENT program for testicular implants for you have no cojones…

Barack ERKEL Obama Did I do dat?
Tele prompter on the wall
who’s the worst POTUS
of them all?

Well its just Obama fiddling while Rome burns….Or was/is that Nero while America burns? Oh well, its something like that I am sure.

Lets see…Gulf oil spill 37 days…and that is time enough for Obama to take two vacations!
There must be a chapter in Saul Alinsky’s book about at least appearing to be credible. Obama must have missed that part.
Where is the press on this? Are they still camped out in Crawford, Texas?

 The danger to America is not Barack Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the presidency. It will be easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to an electorate willing to have such a man for their president. The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails us. Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. The republic can survive a Barack Obama. It is less likely to survive a multitude of folks such as those who made him their president.      
–  Author Unknown
   

BP oil donated one million dollars to the president’s campaign. You think he cares about the gulf or Nashville?

hannity and the rest were SO right…HOW MANY RED FLAGS DID WE NEED?

“And I saw the BEAST rise from the Sea. And he was given a ‘MOUTH’ to speak Haughty and Blasphemous words. And he was allowed to exercise authority for forty two months.” Revelations 13-5.
How’s the World doing these days? Is it BETTER now? Or is it WORSE? Is America STRONGER? Or is she WEAKER?
This guy has shattered our Alliances, while our Enemies coalesce. All around the world, the BAD GUYS are on the March. NO-ONE fears us. Weakness is a PROVOCATION.
WHO would do everything in his power, to WEAKEN the one Country that STANDS ALONE against all the EVIL in the world?
Revelations 13-5.

This dude is the most inept President America has ever had. What, exactly, had this guy ever accomplished before we fools made him president? Has he ever been responsible for anything other then himself before that? No, and it shows. From the Space Program to Health Care, Everything he touches turns to schista. The bumbling fool is way out of his league. God protect our Nation until we can get him out of there.

Obama: “My job right now is just to make sure everybody in the Gulf understands: This is what I wake up to in the morning, and this is what I go to bed at night thinking about. The spill,”
Hey! ObamaCommie! IT IS *NOT* YOUR JOB TO TELL US WHAT WE SHOULD “UNDERSTAND!”
Obama has plenty of time to assist illegal aliens.
OBAMA HAS ZERO TIME FOR THE NASHVILLE FLOODS.
Obama has plenty of time for photo ops with basketball teams.
OBAMA HAS ZERO TIME FOR THE GULF OIL DISASTER.
Obama has 2 days to raise funds for Barbra Boxer.
Now, he wants to tell us what we should “understand!”

Timothy said: “You just don’t know the facts!” So stop regurgitating what you’ve all heard on Fox News, Fox and Friends,
In other words…pay no attention to that foolish man behind the screen.
Thanks Tim, for showing us just who the fool is. ;o)

Worst president ever. At least when he’s on vacation he’s not screwing up something else.

I am waiting to see billboards of Jimmie Carter saying “miss me yet?”
Can someone please tell me how many weeks he has spent 5 days in the Oval office? How many weeks he has not campaigned for someone? How many full weeks he has not been on TV about something?
He is overexposed.
Granted he is the President, but how many weeks of vacation does he get? I have nothing against presidential travel but maybe it is time to put a limit on the number of hours the President can use AF1 for campaigning/vacation/travel other than that required to perform his job. –Why he had to visit a solar panel factory (and cause all the workers to have to take a vacation day), I don’t know.

Who the hell is this person? No one seems to remember him from all his schools! And here he is “representing”
the US. The guy is on a perpetual “vacation” at our expense.
Since he said he was taking full responsibility for the Gulf
spill. Then my question is:
Since he screwed this up
should he be “:fired” read
impeached for malfeasance?Time to stiop talking and take action.

“The guy is on a perpetual ‘vacation’ at our expense”
I’d like to point out that your party’s last president, George Bush spent *879 days*, or 30% of his Presidency, vacationing or on his Crawford Ranch. This shatters all previous records.
Control yourself. You’re hypocrisy is showing.

Maybe I missed it…..is Chicago (…we ain’t been there in a whole year…) superceding a short trip to Arlington National Cemetery on the morning of Memorial Day to pay the respects normally paid our fallen by the Commander-in-Chief?…or is this tribute, too, more of the “Change” we should expect from this one termer?

President Bush and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates bow their heads in prayer at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, 26 May 2008. President George W. Bush addresses the Nation on Memorial Day 2008.
No true commander & Chief would deliver such a blow of public dishonor to his men by neglecting to uphold his duty to officiate at America’s Traditional Memorial Day Ceremonies at Arlington Cememtary. Barrack Obama is a disgrace to America.