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Obama skips debt commission meeting
CNN ^ | Dec. 9, 2010 | Ed Henry

Posted on 12/09/2010 1:23:21 PM PST by fightinJAG

WASHINGTON (CNN) - President Obama did not attend a White House meeting Thursday with members of his own debt commission, irking some of the Democrats on the panel who were expecting a high-level push from the commander-in-chief to show that its comprehensive deficit reduction plan is being taken seriously by the White House.

"He should have at least dropped by," one Democratic member of the debt commission told CNN, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he wanted to speak more freely about the panel's private meeting.

A second senior Democratic aide close to the panel added that commission members were miffed and privately believe the President did not attend because it would have been awkward "given the fact that he has just endorsed $900 billion in deficit spending" with the tax cut deal.

(Excerpt) Read more at whitehouse.blogs.cnn.com ...


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1 posted on 12/09/2010 1:23:23 PM PST by fightinJAG
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To: fightinJAG

Don’t they know he’s very busy?


2 posted on 12/09/2010 1:25:57 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius.)
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To: fightinJAG

He’s crumbling. There were telltale signs aplenty in his latest presser.


3 posted on 12/09/2010 1:26:27 PM PST by SonOfDarkSkies
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To: fightinJAG

Obama is completely falling apart among his own Rats.


4 posted on 12/09/2010 1:26:46 PM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: fightinJAG

Isn’t he on vacation?


5 posted on 12/09/2010 1:26:52 PM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: fightinJAG

He won’t complete his term. There are a number of ways that this could play out, but I say Biden will be president, at least for a short while.


6 posted on 12/09/2010 1:28:37 PM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: fightinJAG

No doubt he was busy almost giving up smoking....


7 posted on 12/09/2010 1:29:00 PM PST by Bean Counter (Stout Hearts...)
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To: SonOfDarkSkies

It certainly seems as though the long knives are out. Oops, can we say that?


8 posted on 12/09/2010 1:30:01 PM PST by fightinJAG (Americans: the only people in the world protesting AGAINST government "benefits.")
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To: fightinJAG

‘Obama’ means ‘light-worker’ in Kenyanesian.


9 posted on 12/09/2010 1:30:07 PM PST by dogcaller
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To: fightinJAG

Why not send Joe Biden in “O’s” place? I mean, what’s the difference?


10 posted on 12/09/2010 1:30:33 PM PST by SMARTY (Conforming to non-conformity is conforming just the same.)
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To: fightinJAG
The Community Organizer Don't like meetings especially with people who are expecting him to make a decision.
11 posted on 12/09/2010 1:31:28 PM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: fightinJAG

Shows a disinterest in running the country which we will take care of in two years or before.


12 posted on 12/09/2010 1:31:47 PM PST by vicar7
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To: fightinJAG

The dilettante president.


13 posted on 12/09/2010 1:31:57 PM PST by henkster (A broken government does not merit full faith and credit.)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

The tax cut rebuke is astonishing. It’s actually not pleasant to see a U.S. President so dissed by his own party. Kinda creepy.

Then there’s the big labor union that is going to oppose Obama on the S. Korea trade agreement.

I won’t be surprised if Obama decides he wants to retire and spend more time with his family.


14 posted on 12/09/2010 1:32:01 PM PST by fightinJAG (Americans: the only people in the world protesting AGAINST government "benefits.")
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To: fightinJAG
What a bunch of tools. These morons that bow at Obama's feet still don't get it - Obama doesn't care if the economy gets fixed. If it did he'd have no leverage to push his marxism onto the American People.

I bet Obama and Axelrod sit in the Oval Office and make fun of these democrats...

15 posted on 12/09/2010 1:32:04 PM PST by raybbr (Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
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To: fightinJAG

Obama - need a smoke?


16 posted on 12/09/2010 1:32:37 PM PST by listenhillary (A very simple fix to our dilemma - We need to reward the makers instead of the takers)
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To: dogcaller

“Obama’ means ‘light-worker’ in Kenyanesian.”

LOL! They never told us that was as opposed to “heavy worker”. :)


17 posted on 12/09/2010 1:33:30 PM PST by Pessimist
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To: fightinJAG
Yep.

Yesterday a lib on NPR (Ken Rudin) said Obama was 'a poor leader, a poor negotiator (he concedes before the negotiations even begin), and a poor fighter.' He went on to compare Obama to the Wizard of Oz (as in 'he's a fake').

18 posted on 12/09/2010 1:33:34 PM PST by SonOfDarkSkies
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To: <1/1,000,000th%
I wish.

We, um, the world is better off when he's on vacation than when he's not.

19 posted on 12/09/2010 1:33:52 PM PST by Calvin Locke
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To: fightinJAG

Contact your congressman, senators, County Sheriff, DA, State Legislators, Governor, and County Grand Jury Foreman and demand that they indict, prosecute, convict and imprison BO, Big Sis and all of their local co-conspirators for leaking information to WikiLeaks and all the other crimes: Voter Fraud, Identity Theft, Illegal Foreign Campaign Contributions, TSA Sexual Assaults, Embezzlement of Government funds etc.

Mark Levin: “The possibility of impeachment does not immunize the president from criminal prosecution. He remains, at all times, a citizen of the United States who is answerable to the law.”

http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-start-and-lead-citizens-grand.html


20 posted on 12/09/2010 1:34:37 PM PST by FS11
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To: <1/1,000,000th%

Shooting buckets with the Lakers, I believe......


21 posted on 12/09/2010 1:34:49 PM PST by day10 (Integrity has no need of rules.)
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To: Calvin Locke

Obama’s on vacation most of the time.


22 posted on 12/09/2010 1:35:09 PM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: Cicero

He’s made time to go play with the LA Lakers.


23 posted on 12/09/2010 1:38:06 PM PST by blackdog
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To: fightinJAG
OBummer hiding under desk to Axelrod peeping out of door to oval office:
“They gone yet?”
24 posted on 12/09/2010 1:38:35 PM PST by The Cajun
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To: fightinJAG

Must’ve been something on ESPN he wanted to see.


25 posted on 12/09/2010 1:40:44 PM PST by Nepeta
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To: fightinJAG
Meanwhile Bambi can't even go home because Michelle is likely railing on him to get the food bill passed.

Everywhere he goes, someone's trying to get him to pass something.

26 posted on 12/09/2010 1:41:04 PM PST by what's up
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To: fightinJAG

Outside sneaking a smoke?


27 posted on 12/09/2010 1:41:15 PM PST by maggief
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To: fightinJAG

....Dumbo is losing credibility with even the MSM.......once that happens, he’s coconut residue...


28 posted on 12/09/2010 1:41:22 PM PST by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Cicero
Don’t they know he’s very busy?

When does he meet with Kobe and the Lakers?

29 posted on 12/09/2010 1:41:58 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine (/s, in case you need to ask)
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To: fightinJAG

Well, he’s definitely OUT TO LUNCH most of the time.


30 posted on 12/09/2010 1:42:25 PM PST by blondee123 (IMPEACH THEM ALL! FREEDOMS SLIPPING AWAY DAILY!)
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To: fightinJAG
His ice cream cone was waiting. You want it to melt?


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

31 posted on 12/09/2010 1:42:46 PM PST by The Comedian (Government: Saving people from freedom since time immemorial.)
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To: fightinJAG

Zer0 does not want to know the facts about our Nation’s economic problems. That’s above his pay grade, which should be zero. I guess that’s why they call him Zer0!


32 posted on 12/09/2010 1:44:17 PM PST by jonrick46 (We're being water boarded with the sewage of Fabian Socialism.)
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To: fightinJAG

Obama don’t care none about tax payers.

He only cares about tax takers.

Dat be his folk.


33 posted on 12/09/2010 1:45:27 PM PST by truth_seeker
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To: SonOfDarkSkies

WoW, he’s not even voting ‘present’ anymore.


34 posted on 12/09/2010 1:47:47 PM PST by rvoitier (Progressives are in the GOP, too.)
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To: fightinJAG

looks like this is where Ulsterman1 steps in from newsflavor - gee whiz - i wonder where he is lol


35 posted on 12/09/2010 1:49:52 PM PST by MissDairyGoodnessVT ( =^..^= JC Webster's fav words:"the boiling pits of sewage")
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To: <1/1,000,000th%

I guess out to lunch, as usual, can be he is on vacation.


36 posted on 12/09/2010 1:49:58 PM PST by hflynn
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To: fightinJAG
Obama's work ethic:



"Why should I work when I have all these czars and committees doing everything."
37 posted on 12/09/2010 1:52:24 PM PST by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians)
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To: SonOfDarkSkies
He’s crumbling

The US dollar and the full faith and credit of United States... under the bus!

:-(

38 posted on 12/09/2010 1:56:59 PM PST by SteveH (First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.)
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To: fightinJAG
Too busy watching ESPN. And having a smoke.

What makes these guys think they're important anyway? Sheesh!

39 posted on 12/09/2010 1:58:16 PM PST by mojito
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40 posted on 12/09/2010 2:09:03 PM PST by jimbo123
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To: dogcaller
‘Obama’ means ‘light-worker’ in Kenyanesian.

ROFL!!

41 posted on 12/09/2010 2:14:29 PM PST by MissTed ( Do women in burqas have fun tagging each other in Facebook photos?)
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To: SteveH

legislative bipartisanship and executive leadership... under the bus!

Gibbs should do a press release in the absence of The One:

“Were it not for the failed policies of my predecessor, along with partisan Republicans, a few teabagger extremists, and other enemies, umm opponents, the buck would stop here.”


42 posted on 12/09/2010 2:15:07 PM PST by SteveH (First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.)
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To: fightinJAG

Too cold for golf - must be at the gym


43 posted on 12/09/2010 2:18:54 PM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: Doogle

It getting ugly.


44 posted on 12/09/2010 2:26:30 PM PST by fightinJAG (Americans: the only people in the world protesting AGAINST government "benefits.")
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To: ClearCase_guy
He won’t complete his term. There are a number of ways that this could play out,

I'm betting on an overdose of prescription meds...

45 posted on 12/09/2010 2:29:48 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter ( I can see 2012 from my cubicle...)
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping

Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

http://www.nachumlist.com


46 posted on 12/09/2010 2:31:57 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: SonOfDarkSkies

This can go one of two ways: either the Lefties succeed in pushing him Left or the Lefties succeed in pushing him into the arms of the center.

If the Left keeps this up, they could even make people start feeling sorry for da man.

Any way you slice it, a party in public uproar against its own President is a risky gambit.


47 posted on 12/09/2010 2:34:33 PM PST by fightinJAG (Americans: the only people in the world protesting AGAINST government "benefits.")
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To: fightinJAG

Basketball JOnes,
I gots a basketball JOnes,
I gots a basketball Jones,
with a side order of golf.


48 posted on 12/09/2010 2:40:49 PM PST by Joe Boucher ((FUBO))
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To: fightinJAG

Imam Oamah can’t break free from playing with Reggie Love.


49 posted on 12/09/2010 2:48:05 PM PST by TexasCajun
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To: fightinJAG
He was busy trying to all but quit smoking!
50 posted on 12/09/2010 2:50:41 PM PST by ColdOne
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