Posted on 12/29/2009 3:38:00 PM PST by truthandlife
President Obama wants us all to know he’s taking seriously the attempted terrorist attack of Christmas Day and that his administration is doing all it can to ensure our safety. But his words would be a lot more convincing if not delivered during time snatched between rounds of golf, swimming and sunbathing.
The president of the United States is never really on vacation. The responsibilities of the nation's highest office can’t be shed and, as the world’s most powerful leader, Obama can surely summon whatever resources he needs no matter his location. Nonetheless, there’s something unsettling about the president not wanting to interrupt his plans to deal with what appears to be the most serious threat to the nation’s safety since 9/11.
Part of the issue is symbolic. Returning to Washington would have sent the world a powerful message of a president willing to drop everything and roll up his sleeves -- someone who really means business. It also would have set an example for the federal officials and workers charged with carrying out our national security policy. I can’t imagine Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano initially being so sanguine about the system working if her boss had hotfooted it back to the Oval Office to personally check up on things. Work situations vary, sure, but in my experience there’s always a lot less pressure when the boss is away.
By staying in Hawaii, the president has sent the message that the situation really isn’t all that serious, that things can proceed just fine until he’s back. And isn’t it that kind of reasoning that emboldens our never-vacationing enemies into thinking Christmas Day is the perfect time for them to strike?
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Who is she? How dare she question Him (PBUH)? Does she care about her job?
Every so often, the Washington Post pretends it is a real newspaper.
Remember the outrage when “W” didn’t panic when he heard about 9/11 or when he didn’t return from his vacation to personally manage Katrina?
The sunbathing Kenyan lizard king rouses himself to say, “What’s the big deal?”
The world can wait, the great 0 needs his rest.
This was the official notification that Obama has jumped the shark
To help get over the disappointment of the failed terrorist attack.
He didn’t leave because he didn’t want us to see how pissed he was that the attack failed.
Haven’t they figured Zero out yet? It’s all about him. And he really doesn’t give a damn about fighting terrorism anyway.
Why disturb the incompetent manchild playing at “home”? Cheney, DeMint, Palin, etc need to be screaming at the top of their lungs about his imcompetence. this is so sickining.
Don’t you know it’s hard being pres_ent? He needs his rest.
The Washington Post said this? The devil must be ice fishing today.
Indeed. The One can handle the problem easily in between naps and tee times.
(PBUH),,,,
Pigs Be Under Him?
he think’s he’s relating to the ordinary when he does this fist shlumping thing. he’s so far from the truth it’s not funny
what a frikkin’fake and phoney
The Moonbat Post readers are up in arms over this article.
Some interesting comments there.
gone for three days, not notified for 3 hours, recorded audio speech today.
Now if he were in chicago I’d say he’s not that far from DC if more attacks come but being over in HI and still on vacation is not right IMHO.
Yes I know he can be informed etc but surely he would want to be nearer to those who are more involved in international matters and have a more hands on approach.
What’s the betting MO is saying screw that we’re not leaving we’re on vacation and no one is going to spoil it for us.
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