Posted on 12/27/2009 12:44:54 PM PST by kristinn
The White House warned political foes Sunday not to provoke a partisan tug of war over terrorism, with President Barack Obama yet to publicly address the thwarted attack on a US airliner.
A political storm erupted over the attempt by a 23-year-old Nigerian to bring down a Northwest jet carrying 290 people, as senior Obama aides cranked up a sweeping national and homeland security operation.
But the president, vacationing in Hawaii, conspicuously has not commented on television about the Christmas Day drama, apparently seeking to project calm and avoid the political trauma and panic unleashed by past terror incidents.
"The president believes strongly that this has to be a non-partisan issue," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told NBC in one of a string of television appearances he and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano made Sunday.
"This should not be a tug of war between the two political parties. I hope everyone will resolve in the New Year to make protecting our nation non-partisan -- rather than what happens in Washington, devolving into politics," he said.
Obama got a 6 am (1600 GMT) briefing on latest developments in the probe into the airborne terror bid from top national security aides, the White House said in the latest regular bulletin on his response to the crisis.
Gibbs also said that Obama ordered a review of US no-fly watch-lists and demanded information on how a suspected radical could board the Detroit-bound airliner rigged with explosives.
After his security briefing, Obama headed to the gym for a game of pick-up basketball, as the native son recharged in balmy Hawaii.
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The Patriot Act expires December 31st and everyone has left town!!
Laugh? Cry? Vomit? Apparently, even AFP can't keep a straight face in this crisis.
LOL trying to build a track record of claiming he was born there.
BamBam and minions goes all thickly non-partisan. I wonder could be because of the abject failure of BamBam’s crazy policy of terrorist respect?
BamBam you still going to repatriate those Yemenis at GITMO back to Yemen? I understand al Qaeda is looking for new recruits.
If this weren't such a tragic farse, I'd be tempted to say, imagine what the left would do if this were Bush.
As it stands, the idiot in office is a national security disaster. If Congress had one semblance of wherewithal, he'd be quickly impeached and removed for same.
And Obama votes "present" again.
Again with the “thwarted”?
Exactly what part of this was “thwarted”?
The MSM keeps covering.
Considering the regime in charge, that is a good thing.
Sorry Dems, you don't get to play by one standard as the minority party then demand a different standard once you lie your way back into power.
After the last seven years of partisanship, we are now going to neutralize any opposition with cries for non-partisanship.
as the native son recharged in balmy Hawaii.”
yeah he is so overworked!
for Obie.
"...as the Cowboy hides on his ranch." for GWB.
Screw you ‘Rats....you “people” made your bed now lay in it.
I agree completely. And since only partisanship would preserve a position in the face of demonstrated incompetence, I am confident that Mr. Obama will do the right thing and replace Janet Napolitano immediately.
Yeah, right!
Obama is trying to figure how to save his fanny and blame Bush.
I see. Obama warns republicans before warning the actual terrorists. Typical.
I expect he visited his birth doctor and hospital staff in the manger. Surely they toasted him on the 25th - the day of his highness’s holy birth.
This is what's wrong with journalism nowadays. They throw their personal opinion with news articles. It's very simple what's going on, Obama is in way over his head.
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