Spill response, Sestak scandal take a toll on Obama brand

Washington Examiner ^ | May 30, 2010 | Julie Mason

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Two major stories out of the White House critically undercut President Obama's careful image as a skillful administrator navigating Washington with the highest ethical standards.

The government's response to the BP oil spill and the administration's handling of Rep. Joe Sestak's claim he was offered a job to drop his Senate bid both put some tarnish on the Obama brand.

"It shows once again the difference between being able to do and say things on the campaign and having to govern," said John Fortier, a political scholar at the free-market American Enterprise Institute. "You can say a lot of things, but when you are in charge, it's much more difficult."

The White House also tried with limited success to get in front of the BP oil spill story, with a news conference showcasing Obama's command of oil spill minutiae and sound-bite-ready declarations that he is responsible and in charge of the government's response.

But the president fumbled on the details of a top oil industry regulator's ouster from the Mineral Management Service office and spread the blame to others, as much as declaring, "My job is to get this fixed."

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I seriously doubt that nobama cares about his, careful image as a skillful administrator navigating Washington with the highest ethical standards. As long as his Marxist agenda is being enacted, that's what counts.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

November will be a brick wall for Barky’s program.

[Paladin2]

Dear Zer0:

Plug your dam hole.

[ken21]

“skillful administrator” in the manner of woodrow wilson.

whatta laugh.

a community activist and chicago thug, he.

[LibLieSlayer]

When he said those things he was lying. He told the press and the gullible minds of mush that he was the messiah... that he would take America somewhere they wanted to go... Unicorns would fart skittles and every sky would hold a rainbow. Those of us that read what he said before he was a corrupt politician and listened to his past interviews, knew that he was a communist, anti-American, anti-Constitution, marxist devoted kenyan who worshiped satan and carries satan’s DNA. FUbo and FU American press!

LLS

[GlockThe Vote]

As if obamacare, cap and trade, world apology tour, beer summit, rev wright, ksm nyc trial et al were not enough already?

Dear god I am paniced for this nation.

[Moby Grape]

The REAL belly laugher in the first sentence are the words “highest ethical standards”.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” As long as his Marxist agenda is being enacted, that’s what counts. “

ALL that counts.

[b4its2late]

There was no spill response. It was even worse than a classical bureaucracy running a muck.

This regime is in it for the partying and pillaging the country. Not to protect and defend the Constitution and the homeland from enemies both foreign and domestic.

[MadelineZapeezda]

Sestak will use this to his advantage this fall......that he couldn’t be bought off!

[chuck_the_tv_out]

pls redistribute

[Thermalseeker]

"It shows once again the difference between being able to do and say things on the campaign and having to govern," said John Fortier, a political scholar at the free-market American Enterprise Institute. "You can say a lot of things, but when you are in charge, it's much more difficult."

In simpler terms: Presidentin' sho' is a lot harder than community agitatin'.....

[Thermalseeker]

November will be a brick wall for Barky’s program.

Let us all hope it's not too late to avoid the train wreck.....my fear is it's already too late.....

[ExTexasRedhead]

Zero’s adoring followers are falling by the wayside faster and faster and he’s dragging his adoring cohorts in Congress down with him. RATs that I talk to won’t even look you in the eye as they curse him. LOL

[gusopol3]

He’s going to lose so much time back-filling on the phony story, he may as well concede now. There is much more to be revealed. Remember , at the time, prior to the Kennedy death/ Brown election, this was about a filibuster proof Senate. That’s why RINOS like former AG Mukasey aren’t going to shut us up about this one by “going along to get along,” no matter how much it may resemble “business as usual” deals that Republicans cut in the past.

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bump

[Mygirlsmom]

Yes...He Won. That was all that counted. Now, whatever the people want be d@mmned.

[sionnsar]

Still basking in Euroworship?

[Oceander]

[Drango]