Posted on 02/08/2014 1:12:03 PM PST by Jim Robinson
The White House announced Friday that President Barack Obama will come to Fresno on Feb. 14 to discuss the drought and federal efforts to deal with it.
A White House official said further details about the president's trip to the central San Joaquin Valley will be made public in the coming days.
The trip will mark Obama's first visit to the Fresno area. The only other time he visited the region was in October 2012 when he traveled to the United Farm Workers headquarters at Keene in Kern County to dedicate the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument.
The drought has been a key focus of action in the House this week. The Republican-led House on Wednesday passed a water bill authored by Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, that would limit water releases into the San Joaquin River to help the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta...
(Excerpt) Read more at fresnobee.com ...
The farmers should start now loading two of each kind of their animals on as many boats as they can find.
Apres moi l'deluge.
Leni
I think they did claim he was going to heal the sick, hold back the rising oceans, end war and poverty.
Will the One bring rain during his visit?
Or, he'll announce that the feds will generously buy the parched land from the farmers for pennies on the dollar.
Then again, maybe he's just coming to Fresno to join Free Republic in person. :-)
Spell czech is knot yore friend!
We can probably expect a visit from IRS by the end of the month. :)
(Channeling my inner Dr. Raoul)
“If you like your water, you can keep your water”
“Judge Wanger isn’t going to like this, Yogi”
“What, another pointless exercise?”
“What about the Delta Smelt??”
Impeach Obama for knocking out Jim's beloved Olive Garden on Valentine's day! The only choice now is to take Sheila to a sorry, good for nothing, finest Chinese establishment in the area. My condolences it has come to this. I'll make a contribution right now to the Freepathon to help defray the immense cost of the Chinese restaurant. Goodness knows, I have contributed to your Olive Garden tab for years now. :o)
Hmmmm....wanna bet there is flooding in Fresno on that day?
You need to get some duckcalls!!!
Will they be cleaning up the tent cities along the freeways prior to his arrival?
LOL!
Looks like he is spending Valentines Day as far AWAY from his wife as possible and still stay in the lower 48.
Freep him good Boss!
F15Eagle: "Uh, maybe that’s not such a good idea, with his political agendas personal desires, if you catch my drift."
Fixed it for you F15Eagle...
Thank you very much, Marcella!! Don’t know what we’d do without you.
Just an excuse to spew more carbon into the atmosphere from the big jet.
You’re supposed to get rain today and tomorrow, but on Friday, Feb 14, 2014 ...
Sunny 73° Low: 44°
CHANCE OF RAIN: 0% ( Zero, for the visiting _resident )
If his CHIEF OF STAFF goes with him IT WILL RAIN LIKE HELL.
If the Sex Poodle goes IT WILL SNOW LIKE HELL
Our Dear Leader will end the drought with a wave of His Majesty’s hand. Rejoice. Your problems are over.
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