Posted on 10/13/2010 9:28:19 AM PDT by truthandlife
The controversy: After moving up a scheduled trip to India next month, President Obama will be leaving for Mumbai on November 4, just two days after the midterm election — which at least one blogger has interpreted as "more evidence Obama knows there will be a Democratic bloodbath at the polls."
Obama, says Thomas Lifson at The American Thinker, clearly wants to "get out of Dodge" to avoid "recriminations." Obama will also visit Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea during the 12-day trip, one of the longest tours in his presidency so far.
The reaction: Where's "the most dangerous place to be standing just after the November election"? asks Doug Powers at MichelleMalkin.com. "Between President Obama and the nation's emergency exit doorway." The president is getting out of the country as soon as the polls are closed. Actually, bringing the trip forward means that Obama will be in India for the celebrations on Diwali night, says Chidanand Rajghatta at The Times of India. Fans of "better India-U.S. ties" ought to "save some of those firecrackers" for Obama's arrival.
Going into exile maybe?
If he left today and stayed out of the country until 2012 it would be even better.
That’s an absurd notion.
Visiting the new GE employees.
will this be permanent?
Just like the Toon. When things don’t go his way he fires up Air Force One.
Probably going to the only place where he’s likely to find replacements for all of the staff that will be deserting him.
He’s got to be here to sign the martial law declaration.....
Just kidding.
His flight has a 25 year layover in Nairobi.
Actually he moved up the departure to the night of the election.
He’s definitely an odd duck!.....
Just another vacation after all his hard work campaigning.
I’ve been wondering that. If it is such a large sweep by conservatives, will he stay away forever? I hope so.
Always nice to go back and visit the birthplace.
I hope the Dingleberry gets lost!....
Rumor has it she is going getting very chatty after the election and it isn't going to be pro Obama.
Exile, not in India! That isn’t a good place to retire for a MUZZIE!
Yes, but he goes on from there to Indonesia his old muslim ‘stomping grounds’.
There, fixed it.
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