Posted on 02/20/2009 11:07:27 AM PST by pabianice
Even as President Barack Obama told the nation's mayors they now have a friend in the White House, he warned that he would use the "full power" of the presidency to expose and crack down on them if they misuse the economic stimulus dollars meant to boost the economy out of its doldrums.
Obama cautioned the mayors todqy that the American people had placed their trust in their political leaders to spend the $787 billion wisely and that such trust would be squandered if mayors and other officials wound up wasting the money on dubious projects.
"If a federal agency proposes a project that will waste that money I will not hesitate to call them out on it and put a stop to it," Obama told mayors who gathered in the White House. "And I want everybody here to be on notice that if a local government does the same. I will call them out on it and use the full power of my office and our administration to stop it."
(Excerpt) Read more at swamppolitics.com ...
Insane dictator showing his true colors, AGAIN!
Well, the big purge is beginning.
You can take the punk out of the hood, but you can’t take the hood out of the punk.
Can you give more details? Why does your friend think this?
I am especially fond of the $1mm to unwind and rewind the world’s largest ball of twine.
Your stimublob dollars at work.
“High Noon” ?
the power has gone to his head....and faster than i expected....
How dare local leaders delegate money to what they see would be the most useful for their constituents!
HOW DARE THEY!!
Dear Leader should try them for crimes against the crown!
/s
LOLOLOL.
The dictator has spoken? What kind of “president” speaks to leaders of our cities with such arrogance?
Does he really believe he should be “leading” with such language?
This man is the personification of arrogance and pride, all wrapped up in a slick package.
Hah hahahahahahhahahhahahahha
obozo should have made that threat to auto industry, the bank industry, and one of the big gluttons: CONGRESS
That’s going on your permanent record!
True enough but the scary part is that guys like him usually take everyone else down with them.
To all American city mayors reading this. Refuse federal bailouts and greatly lower your taxes on business and individuals. Watch your city thrive whilst you give the finger to our new fascist overlord Obama.
***Won’t happen. Just heard on local news that Phoenix’s mayor is excited about getting $$ to expand the “light rail” system.
Quite the little fascist, isn’t he?
Ah dang worked for a minute or too. Gotta fix it :(
funny- you mean there is a government official (including foreign nut jobs) that fear prez ZerO??
He is just enabling gov to steal more from those that produce wealth.
He doesn’t have to worry about ‘calling out’ anyone around her because they aren’t going to take any of the ‘stimulus’ money because of all the strings attached.
We were informed that our mayor doesn’t want any of the money! He said it would cost the city more to ‘accept’ the ‘stimulus’ because of all the rules and regulations than it was worth.
In other words, this ‘stimulus’ is more about smoke and mirrors than it is about stimulating the economy!
Obama is a loud mouthed, smart ass idiot who doesn’t have a clue about running this country which he is proving more and more everyday.
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