Posted on 11/08/2010 8:08:07 AM PST by Schnucki
After last week’s humiliation of President Barack Obama in the midterm elections – in which the Republicans made huge gains at every level of government – you might think that the president would want to avoid another political disaster for a while. But not our Obama. To compound America’s rejection of his domestic policies, one week later he is determined to call attention to the bankruptcy of his foreign and security policies.
Obama’s trip to India bears all the hallmarks of failure at home. In the past, when things were going badly for the president domestically, he went on a foreign tour designed to highlight his stature as a world leader. But this lavish visit is simply highlighting the administration’s incompetence in foreign affairs.
First of all, India is not a close ally or a key strategic nation for America. We have no alliance with India, no bases there, no security partnership, Nor is India is not a key nation in terms of trade. There was no urgent reason for Obama to go there: no major treaty to sign, no dramatic arms control event. It is a “feelgood” stunt in which the US president and Indian president share platitudes while the Obama-worshipping international media applaud.
Meanwhile, while the president is travelling with an entourage that would dwarf the armed forces of even large nations (US Navy ships deployed, a fleet of aircraft and vehicles, hundreds of advisors) and displaying a level of pomp and ceremony that would have impressed the old Raj, some American newspapers have been noting the cost of $200 million a day. For a president that runs up new spending in the trillions, this is small change. But he will be coming back to face a new Congress. And, after a two-year spending binge, he is asking
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Oh, but they have cheap labor. Think SEIU, think 200 CEO’s on this “Holiday,” think “spreading the wealth”. . . etc, etc.
he pulled that out of defense budget?
This whole thing reminds me of the movie where Richard Pryor had a certain amount of time to spend all his money.
Obama has a certain amount of time to spend all of OUR money.
Why do we have to hear this from a British source? Why isn’t our own media saying this?
No, it was pulled from from “de fence” budget. That would be be budget to build de fence between the US and Mexico.
When Obama went to France, he turned down a dinner invitation from Sarkozy. When he went to Norway to accept his Peace Prize, he snubbed the king of Norway by skipping the customary dinner with the king. But when he goes to India, he attends the dinner.
I guess the French and the Norwegians are "too white" for Obama.
Response: Yes that is true, what did one expect?
The best I can say about obammy is that he is truly a piece of narcisistic work.
I suppose "rtd" is British for "retired."
So you are saying there are 200 CEO’s on this trip? I do recall hearing that the goal was to increase a market for our exports. I certainly hope it works and that these CEO’s are not just along for the ride to see where they can cheaply outsource our US jobs. We do have to sell more and stop sending all our discretionary dollars to China. Here is a link on the trip. If we have to have a UN, I think it would help to have a friendly India that is not very pro Muslim.
http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/obama-backs-india-on-un-security-council/19707129?ncid=webmail
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