Posted on 08/20/2011 12:18:57 PM PDT by caseyn
President Obama began his vacation on Martha's Vineyard Friday with a visit to a local bookstore the Associated Press reports. Later in the day, the president golfed at a private course and ended his evening having dinner with First Lady Michelle Obama at the Beach Plum Inn according to media reports. See the video at foxnation.com
(Excerpt) Read more at nation.foxnews.com ...
* The Wall Street Journal
* ECONOMY
* AUGUST 20, 2011
Soft Economy Lingers in Obama Vacation Spot
BYJENNIFER LEVITZ
EDGARTOWN, Mass.—The ferries to Martha’s Vineyard are packed, and the luxury vacation rentals at this affluent summer colony are filling up faster than last year.
But during his nine-day visit here, President Barack Obama will find a local economy still trying to find its footing. While there are signs of improvement, business owners remain cautious and slow to hire. That has kept the unemployment rate up and the locals on edge.
At the construction site of a mansion, builder and local resident Seth Cooperrider was feeling anything but confident Thursday. The goateed 49-year-old father of five says work is coming ...
BYJENNIFER LEVITZ
EDGARTOWN, Mass.—The ferries to Martha’s Vineyard are packed, and the luxury vacation rentals at this affluent summer colony are filling up faster than last year.
But during his nine-day visit here, President Barack Obama will find a local economy still trying to find its footing. While there are signs of improvement, business owners remain cautious and slow to hire. That has kept the unemployment rate up and the locals on edge.
Read all at:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904070604576518593156735726.html
I wonder if there will be golf courses in hell?
The very last place I want to see this black adder is
in hell. He needs to be in heaven getting his mind right.
Which, if you stop to think about it would be hell, until
the change. Not sure that is possible but... “I have a
dream”.
Bet if OBaalMao spent a week ‘vacation’ doing one of those volunteer community service projects he preaches about it would go a long way to improve his ‘image’. Mixing it up with the upper crust crowd of Martha’s Vineyard won’t score any points with the Cornell West’s of the liberal left. Let him stay on perpetual vacay which he excels at the best and keep off of his tyrannical throne in DC.
uh....he;s LAZY and SHIFTLESS!!! THERE, I said it!!! How RAXIST!! He is living in PUBLIC HOUSING ALSO! He’s a 3-fore.
uh....he;s LAZY and SHIFTLESS!!! THERE, I said it!!! How RAXIST!! He is living in PUBLIC HOUSING ALSO! He’s a 3-fore.
(I hope this isn't like a 'henway')
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