Posted on 02/09/2009 7:17:14 AM PST by Raster Man
Obama starting to hit the road to sell economic plan, get a break from White House By BEN FELLER 7:12 PM CST, February 6, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) — It's time to get out.
Barack Obama, who has spent most of his nascent presidency in the White House compound, is shifting into travel mode.
The rundown: Saturday and Sunday at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland; Monday in Indiana and Tuesday in Florida for economic events; Thursday in Illinois to commemorate Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday; and then Valentine's Day weekend with his wife, Michelle, at home in Chicago.
One motivation is for Obama to break free of the Washington debate and sell his economic plan among the people it is designed to help. The other is for the president simply to get away from the White House, the gated address that has quickly become his office and his family's home.
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I hear the scenery in Kenya is nice this time of year...
Remember how the left went bonkers when Bush took a vacation once a year?
Obama is and was a loser from the get go. An actor, and not a very convincing one at that.
I wonder if it’s time to start a pool on when this guy is going to have a meltdown.
Why are these stories coming out constantly talking about OBAMA needing to get out of the White House? Did Obama NOT know what the job entailed and/or the place he would be working at???
It’s harder to hit, or pin anything on, a ‘moving target.’
I loathe this poser.
Scenary......LOL
Damn, the Trib is really in trouble. They need to get an editor that can spell.......
Maybe he just doesn’t like D.C. After all, he’s never lived there. As soon as he was elected Senator he was on the road campaigning.
Resettle the Gitmo guests in a tent park on Rezko's lot next to the 0be home.
A person’s first job can be tough.
Being President is a White House job. Obama just hasn’t figured out what the difference between acting at ordering people around and leadership is all about. Something that does not compute to an Indonesian or Kenyan.
Is his nose stuck in the up position, he looks like a snob every time I see him.
He may as well be a clown as at least people know what to expect from you.
He needs to tour the NE section of the Afghan / Pakistan border with a local tribe.
I sorta can understand why he would want to get out and about. He has just finished two years of running around the country with no break. I would imagine that sitting around the White House would not be too exciting after awhile. Now of course too bad for him, but I can understand it.
This is a grown-up job, Zero. It’s not time for a vacation. You wanted this gig, so suck it up.
He just misses being a “rock star.” He misses seeing all of the adoration and worship of his fans. The narcissist needs a fix.
What a LONG, strange trip it’s going to be.
A person’s first job can be tough.
And I ask you, how many people do a good job on their FIRST job? Not many. Obama will be an absolute failure, to be sure.
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