Posted on 12/20/2013 5:00:13 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Obama looking for "sleep and sun" after challenging year Photo 6:51pm EST
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama declined to engage in a bout of political soul-searching on Friday and said that despite a botched health care rollout and stalled legislative initiatives, his year had not been all that bad.
He acknowledged setbacks but declined to dwell on them at a year-end news conference in the White House briefing room hours before escaping Washington for two weeks of what he described as "sleep and sun" in Hawaii.
Asked if this was "the worst year" of his presidency, he conceded that "we have had ups and we have had downs."
Even so, he said, "I think this room has probably recorded at least 15 near-death experiences" during his nearly five years in office.
While saying 2014 should be a "year of action," he did not hint at any ambitious agenda. As his top priorities, he mentioned getting Congress to extend unemployment benefits for people out-of-work and raising the minimum wage.
Beyond that, his wish list included avoiding a debt ceiling fracas with Congress in the spring when the nation's borrowing limit must be raised.
Obama's reluctance to engage in self-analysis contrasted with his last news conference on November 14, which was filled with apologies about the failures of Obamacare.
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Porr baby.
poor poor baby
his kwanzaa will be almost as stressful as the millions of people who face New Year with no affordable health insurance
especially those poor souls with terminal illnesses who are losing their insurance and their doctors
not to mention the jobless and underemployed his malfeasance has created
I hear he hasn’t had a good night’s sleep since Ambassador Stevens was killed in Benghazi, when he apparently got in a solid 9 hours or so...
Two Kids
Two Dogs
and a Wookie wife, not likely
Translation: unemployment and underemployment rates will stay high
Laying waste to mankind’s last best hope is hard work.
Heading into year 6, it’s time to start scouting locations for the Hawaii branch of the Baraq Hussein Presidential Library and Choom Gang Museum.
Id suggest...for his health that he retire to get as much sun and sleep as he needs.
before escaping Washington for two weeks of what he described as “sleep and sun” in Hawaii.
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and so when do we get to escape him ???
I hope he gets all rested up so he can finish destroying the country when he returns. I am so worried that he may be frustrated.
Only the Obama cult members in the press corps would be able to keep from laughing out loud when this lazy golfer cries about how tired he is. Maybe if Michele allowed him to eat something besides greens and tofu he would have more energy. He’s shrinking to the size of the wizened Al Sharpton.
On second thought, I'd rather not.
This is great that the ***hole is checking out of the network for a while. Americans need a break more than he does.
Maybe his golf game improved.
“This room has recorded at least 15 near-death experiences.”
I had no idea that Obama and Reggie were into the rough stuff.
Baraq’s golf scores are as well guarded as his LSATs.
“SLEEP”?Isn’t that ALL he does??That’s right,he wakes up to play golf!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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