Posted on 03/16/2011 5:44:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Mr Obama has refused to scrap a five-day trip to Latin America that will take him to Brazil, Chile and El Salvador.
Resisting demands that he should remain at home in the White House to deal with the international response to Japan’s nuclear crisis and Colonel Gaddafi’s crackdown on anti-government rebels, the president insists he can stay on top of the fast-moving developments while on the road.
Some Republican critics have complained the sunshine trip symbolises Mr Obama’s lack of leadership at a time of international chaos.
But White House press secretary Jay Carney said Mr Obama felt the visit was important to help boost U.S. jobs. 'The President is taking this trip because he is committed to growing the economy and rebalancing our national security posture,' Mr Carney said after he was asked if the trip might be shelved. 'He remains confident he can fully execute his job when he is on the road,’ added Mr Carney.
He said the President will monitor ‘all major issues, all the time’ wherever he is.
Mr Obama will be giving a speech at the Cinelandia Square in Rio on Sunday and his family is expected to join him to take in the city sights, including the famous Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado Mountain. The Obamas will be heading to the beach after meeting Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in the capital Brasilia on Saturday.....
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Will Paul McCartney be joining him for a sing-along?
Obama has also been playing golf and attending parties this month.
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“Man, being president is just too hard. Let’s go on a road trip and just have some fun. All this talk of tsunami’s and nuclear meltdowns, and Middle East slaughter is just a big downer. How’s my favorite basketball team doing? I love my big plane and limo and helicopters. What do you think of this new outfit I bought to wear in Rio?”
Obama is mentally incompetant because of his complete narcicissm. That makes him a danger not only to the United States, but a danger to the world. God help us.
There's an oil spill in the Gulf
Mid East's broken out in fights
There's an earthquake in Japan
That's knocked out all of their lights
Someone's bullying a child
Geithner's press is going wild
Pres 44, Where are you?
I would be interested to know how many vacations he took with his family outside of the US before he became President and I started having to pay for his vacations.
WHo cares other than us taxpayers footing the bill. He’s useless no matter where he’s at.
Also known as groveling, apologizing and capitulation.
It's true, he can keep up with developments probably as well on the road as in the White Hut.
Besides, he might as well go, he isn't doing crap here.
I think you know the answer.
He’s got nothing to do since the GOP took the house. No bills will cross his desk. Unless a SCOTUS passes, he’ll just hang out. That’s why I always maintained Hillary would have been far more dangerous. She is not lazy and would have done much more damage-if that is even possible-and would have kept banging away. She wouldn’t have rested, she wouldn’t have quit, and she wouldn’t have mailed it in like this clown.
I wonder why Japan doesn’t uses Robot to deal with the nuclear reactor, if people can’t get close enough why cant robot go in instead?
Well YEAH. I mean these free vacations are the important stuff.
Stolen.
Good job.
Obama is clearly out of his depth.
Obama has shown no leadership whatsoever.
Obama has shown himself to be petty, arrogant, self-absorbed and incompetent.
Obama is the worst president since Jimmy Carter.
“The only ad required by his next POTUS opponent will be a 2 minute long spot of just his ice cream breaks.”
That would be PERFECT!!
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