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| Obama Takes Another Vacation: Heads to Camp David |
| 2010-09-03 |
| President Barack Obama will speak to reporters Friday after the Labor Department releases its monthly jobless report. Analysts expect the unemployment rate to rise slightly, to 9.6 percent from 9.5 percent. In the afternoon, the president will leave for the Camp David presidential retreat in the Catoctin (kuh-TAHK'-tin) Mountains of Maryland. |
| Posted by:Angirong Hupaviger9578 |
| #10 let him be Jimmy Carter Redux Let's roll the 1979 tape: - Alienated the party's white working class base? Check. - Alienated the left wing? Check. - Alienated jewish-American voters? Check. - Confused, dismayed, annoyed our major allies? Check. - Emboldened our enemies? Check. - Unemployment soaring? Check. Expect Hillary to run, and defeat Obama, in the primaries in 2012. |
| Posted by: lex 2010-09-03 22:15 |
| #9 I hope not as well - let him be Jimmy Carter Redux - rejected after one term, out of power, rebuked, reviled, and the anti-messiah. I will lick the sweet salty tears of his supporters and sycophants. /Cartman |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-09-03 22:07 |
| #8 Better hope not, Uncle Phester - the first one didn't turn out so well. :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-09-03 21:32 |
| #7 Our Archduke Ferdinand moment awaits.... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2010-09-03 21:28 |
| #6 Well he has done exactly what he wanted to do. His job is done. It will take decades or never to repair the financial, health care, and small business sectores of the economy. |
| Posted by: bman 2010-09-03 21:26 |
| #5 Cyber Sarge: I highly doubt it's mere coincidence. As more time goes by, it becomes increasingly apparent to even the more enthusiastic 0bama supporters that this guy just isn't up to the task. The job is clearly too much for him and he's completely overwhelmed. That's why the guy who was supposed to take us beyond partisan politics is the most partisan President in recent history. He doesn't know what else to do but blame the opposition. He's desperate and the American people are starting to take note. You rarely, if ever, heard Bush single out the Democrats for blame on any issue. He spoke above partisan differences and focused on the country and the American people. Not who was standing in his or the Republican's way. Not so much with our current POTUS. |
| Posted by: eltoroverde 2010-09-03 21:13 |
| #4 I really don't think that the President is truly on vacation. He is always meeting, greeting, and conducting the business of the office. That being said he seems to disappear whenever bad news comes up. Also am I wrong or are most of these (bad news) stories breaking on Friday? |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2010-09-03 17:41 |
| #3 I would rather him be on vacation than trying to run the country. Last time he tried with the dhimocrats we got Obamacare. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-09-03 17:13 |
| #2 The Democrat party has in effect been running this country for four years now, 18 months of which, this imbicile has held presidential authority. The economy is now in a depression and his answer is to send his wife to spain, do some fantasy golf, set a Palestinian and a Jew across from each other - then take another break. Whatever he does, it's okay with the media even if he never really works. What is this, vacation 10 in a year and a half? What a punk. |
| Posted by: newc 2010-09-03 16:10 |
| #1 wish I had that much vacation time |
| Posted by: armyguy 2010-09-03 14:14 |