Posted on 07/29/2008 8:22:18 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Barack Obama has long been his party's presumptive nominee. Now he's becoming its presumptuous nominee.
Fresh from his presidential-style world tour, during which foreign leaders and American generals lined up to show him affection, Obama settled down to some presidential-style business in Washington yesterday. He ordered up a teleconference with the (current president's) Treasury secretary, granted an audience to the Pakistani prime minister and had his staff arrange for the chairman of the Federal Reserve to give him a briefing. Then, he went up to Capitol Hill to be adored by House Democrats in a presidential-style pep rally.
Along the way, he traveled in a bubble more insulating than the actual president's. Traffic was shut down for him as he zoomed about town in a long, presidential-style motorcade, while the public and most of the press were kept in the dark about his activities, which included a fundraiser at the Mayflower where donors paid $10,000 or more to have photos taken with him. His schedule for the day, announced Monday night, would have made Dick Cheney envious:
11:00 a.m.: En route TBA.
12:05 p.m.: En route TBA.
1:45 p.m.: En route TBA.
2:55 p.m.: En route TBA.
5:20 p.m.: En route TBA.
The 5:20 TBA turned out to be his adoration session with lawmakers in the Cannon Caucus Room, where even committee chairmen arrived early, as if for the State of the Union. Capitol Police cleared the halls -- just as they do for the actual president. The Secret Service hustled him in through a side door -- just as they do for the actual president. "I'm doin' good," Obama said with a wave.
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Danger will Robinson, danger. This man exhibits some very scary traits!
If I get what you are saying, Germany was a good spot for his big speech last week.
It won’t be long before this clown’s past actions catch up to him. Only a matter of time now. Karma is a bitch Obama and its coming to bite you, you elitist ahole.
Why would the WP write this about the dem nominee?
It would be one of my life’s greatest experiences to witness a solid defeat of this Marxist pretender.
Obama seems to think it’s in the bag or is just too confident.
This is NOT sarcasm.
I fear for this man’s life.
uh oh...looks like the press is falling out of love with the Golden Boy....
Diagosis: Terminal Hubris.
Get that fork ready, he’s almost done.
BO has upset some of the haughty media types, perhaps Milbank prefers Hillary ?
CNN was breathlessly following his movements today.
Sickening idol worship...
Because they know that Obama is just a stalking horse for the real candidate: Hillary.
This is from the Washington Post? Is Milbank their token conservative? Or (gasp!) is the press finally seeing what an empty suit phony he is?
The nightmare Madison Ave. campaign continues....
“I have become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions.”
What a dope.
When the voters in November send packing this Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy, I’ll dance a jig.
No “Barf Alert”, PLEASE
If I could photoshop, The Obama's face would be in place of Napoleon's crowning himself emperor.
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