Obama Takes a Pounding from GOP Over Vacation

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I refuse to believe McCain/Palin could have ever been good for this country, but I won’t be voting a 2nd time for Obama. He’s looked after his special interest items and been utterly worthless in areas such as the economy. TARP has most likely done far more for keeping our economy treading water than anything Obama proposed/enacted.
Good thing the government will subsidize the new health care. Probably looking at millions of more unemployed needing to sign-up for the benefit….

Karl T of IA 8:17AM August 19, 2011

Everyone needs a rest after a really long time working even if the president.

David Tong 3:50AM August 19, 2011

JoeK posts the same stale thing everywhere. Don't worry 'bout it.
I wonder if we'll get some shots of a shirtless Barry in the Vineyard!?
So funny how the GOP takes potshots at the prez for going on vacation during these "tough economic times" (zzzz), but doesn't wanna touch the bazillionaires -- er, "job creators." Ha!

jean of CA 1:55AM August 19, 2011

Hey Joe, that bus was purchased by the Secret Service, and is the same bus that Bush used whenever he was on the road. An identical bus will also carry whoever wins the GOP nomination. And by this time in office, George Bush had taken 180 days of vacation. That's 6 months off after just 2½ years in office. Your hatred and blatant bigotry have completely blinded you to actual facts and your own overwhelming hypocisy, traits you share with pretty much the entire GOP and Tea Bagger party.

RoyBatty of OH 9:50PM August 18, 2011

Once upon a time there was this tone deaf prez who HAD to have something to balance out his lifestyles-of the-rich-and-famous vacation he had been intent on taking. So Obama went off on a “three-day tour” to conduct what his minions in the media called “official presidential business.” Then Gilligan, er, I mean, Obama toured middle America . . . on a Canadian-made Greyhound One. (Please see “tone deaf.”)
Unfortunately, Obama was traveling in a million-dollar black bus -- with no American flags anywhere -- making his motorcade ride more like a hearse in a funeral procession.
Anyway, Obama had obviously embarked upon yet another one of his (never-ending) campaign swings, with the idea that -- as Dem pollsters hoped -- Obama might be able to lure back at least some rural white middle class voters now fleeing him in droves. Sadly, the self-proclaimed “post-racial” prez chose not to get out in front of the recent news of the day that more flash mob-generated incidents of violence had occurred -- odd behavior considering how his supporters viewed him as some kind of healing unifier. (Not.) Obama would instead use his bully pulpit in its literal sense, telling lies, spewing hate, and (of course) pretending to commiserate with the jobless. Then (naturally) he was off to Martha’s Vineyard! (Please see “tone deaf” again.)
Of course, what with his “laser beam-like focus” on jobs and all, Obama let it be known he had a cool new jobs plan that would save-or-create more jobs -- and that he would unveil it just as soon as his vacation was over (and not a moment too soon). But most already know his plan: Waste more taxpayer funds on absolutely nothing, except for filling-up more government union coffers, and maybe some new “recovery” signs. Or maybe even a tee-shirt that says “Obama spent another trillion and all America’s children got was this lousy tee-shirt that the government has already taken off their back.” You get the idea.
No word yet on whether Obama has any future flash mob campaign stops planned. Stay tuned…

JoeKidd of CA 6:20PM August 18, 2011