Posted on 12/13/2010 1:21:46 PM PST by Red Steel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is likely to delay the start of his Christmas vacation to help several of his key legislative goals pass Congress before the end of the year, the White House said on Monday.
Obama is tentatively scheduled to depart on Saturday for Hawaii, where the family traditionally spends its year-end vacation. But lawmakers are still debating the extension of Bush-era tax cuts and a new nuclear weapons deal, both of which Obama is eager to see approved.
"The president will be here for as long as Congress is here," said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, adding he saw a good chance this would keep Obama in Washington next week.
Obama wants to make the most of the remaining time that both chambers of Congress are in the hands of his Democrats, before control of the House of Representatives switches in January to Republicans and they increase their weight in the Senate.
Congress is debating a $858 billion package of measures to keep income taxes low and extend unemployment benefits, as well as ratifying a new START nuclear weapons treaty that Obama has said is vital to U.S. relations with Russia.
The Senate takes a procedural vote on the tax package later on Monday. Obama thrashed it out with Republicans and has been criticized by other Democrats for conceding to their demand for a two-year extension of tax cuts for wealthier Americans.
The White House also hopes Congress will lift a ban on gays serving openly in the military.
Senate Republicans last week used delaying tactics to prevent a vote on a regularly approved military funding bill that contained a repeal of the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy.
Gibbs said he was confident the ban would be repealed by the end of the year.
Sending moochie and the little moochies away so he can have some fun with his iReggie.
He spends his year end vacation in Hawaii.
Pretty good for a community organizer.
Bubba and Hitlery are planning a coup while the One is out playing golf in Hawaii.
This 'tradition' started when he got in the White House, turned it into a hut and partied 'til the dawn all night long.
The party hasn't stopped, when the going got tough, he reminded Soros that "Hey, you KNEW I had no clue when I said yes", and called in x42, and now the big decision is to vacation or not to vacation ....
THAT is the question
Sources: Shit Talk Really Flying at Dem-Obama Unity Meeting, But You Didn’t Hear That From Sources
WASHINGTON DC - An afternoon White House closed-door unity summit between President Obama, congressional Democrats and progressive activists decended into a bitter, profanity-laced screaming match of backstabbing, recriminations and total shit talk, according to sources who request you not mention you heard this from sources.....
READ AT:
http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2010/12/sources.html
Ah, Christ, the “historical figure” and “teacher” as obama calls him. That’s the depth of his “Christianity.”
http://blog.beliefnet.com/stevenwaldman/2008/11/obamas-interview-with-cathleen.html
Kind of like basing a religion on Einstein.
He and Mooschelle are celebrating that made-up holiday kwanzaa!
Well......G*d bless him for staying and doing his job, I feel so bad that he can’t take his vacation if a job needs to be done. He’s just like the rest of us working stiffs, I’m so glad we elected a leader who feels our pain. / sarc
Obama does not believe nor celebrate Christmas! Obozo sees it as just one more opportunity to Vacation! The Bushes use to stay in Washington for Christmas so that all of the staff possible could be with their families for Christmas!
Don’t forget kwazy kwanzaa
What Christmas vacation? He doesn’t celebrate Christmas!
a Karenga favorite.
whoa!!!! Are we all sure here that he actually said “Christmas Vacation?” Wholly uncharacteristic. A rabid Muslim does not recognize “Christmas”....the Muslim denigrates it. Aren’t we really talking about him saying something like Winter Break, etc.?
*Are we all sure here that he actually said “Christmas Vacation?”*
Exactly what I was gonna post!
Isn’t he afraid that he will implode if he says the word “Christmas”?
After the way he’s gone across the street to avoid saying “Creator” or “God” I’m surprised that he will utter a word with “Christ” in it.
Winter festival vacation - OK.
I thought he only observed Ramadan.
God forbid they should use the term "Christmas" vacation.
I didn’t know the last vacation ended.
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