Posted on 08/09/2011 7:45:51 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
The White House is starting to get smart.
President Obama this morning canceled his scheduled trip to a company in Springfield, Va. – not far from the White House – to discuss fuel efficiency standards for heavy duty vehicles. Engaging in this bit of relative trivia while the economy is in such peril would have been about as appropriate as inviting a hypnotist to a funeral.
Instead, Obama will meet with industry officials behind closed doors at the White House.
If they want to really get smart, Obama aides will cancel his bus trip next week as well. The sight of the president on an obvious campaign swing through the Midwest on some stupid bus at taxpayers expense is sure to invite torrents of deserved derision.
He plans to meet privately today with Treasury Secretary Geithner. That session should be opened for statements either before or after they talk.
What’s less clear to me is why the briefing has also been cancelled. It could be they’re going to put Obama before the cameras in some capacity. Stay tuned.
10:00 am || Receives Presidential Daily Briefing
11:05 am || Delivers remarks on fuel efficiency standards for work trucks, buses, and other heavy duty vehicles; Springfield, VA
2:05 pm || Meets with Treasury Secretary Geithner
All times Eastern Live Stream of Carney Briefing at 12:30 pm
“fuel efficiency”???? During these times, why is he so concerned about this? Another back breaking policy for the American people?
he canceled the public announcement. the fuel standards will still take effect. it will just be in relative secrecy now.
Dam Sam. I’ve been on pins and needles waiting for the president to talk about fuel efficiency standards in trucks. Now I will have to wait longer to find out what he thinks about trucks getting better mileage. (sarcasm)
Are these EPA regulations which the EPA decided to issue on its own?
Why do these bureaucrats have the authority to do this? Correct me if I’m wrong, but, shouldn’t there be an act of Congress if we’re going to jack up mileage standards? In other words, shouldn’t these bureaucrats be under the oversight of Congress, rather than just doing whatever they want, with a wink and nod from a liberal president?
Is this more pie in the sky liberal environmentalism? I’m all in favor of getting better gas mileage, but, not sure we need more and more government mandates on the subject.
Rumor has it he’s going to Dover AFB for the return of the USN Seals.
Are these EPA regulations which the EPA decided to issue on its own?
Why do these bureaucrats have the authority to do this? Correct me if I’m wrong, but, shouldn’t there be an act of Congress if we’re going to jack up mileage standards? In other words, shouldn’t these bureaucrats be under the oversight of Congress, rather than just doing whatever they want, with a wink and nod from a liberal president?
Is this more pie in the sky liberal environmentalism? I’m all in favor of getting better gas mileage, but, not sure we need more and more government mandates on the subject.
8AM-Noon: Free Time
Noon-1PM: Lunch
1PM-3PM: View latest golf videos and practice putting on WH green.
3PM-6PM: Shoot hoops, watch ESPN and get head straight for another rough day tomorrow.
6PM-7PM: Dinner
7PM-Bedtime: Kick back and relax. If time permits, practice the left to right head movements when reading the TOTUS.
At some point during the day he is getting further instructions from his cabal on how to continue destroying our nation.Otherwise your schedule is spot on.
And Obama “talking about fuel efficiency” has how much to do with technologically feasible “fuel efficiency”, or with achieving any measure of such efficiency - zilch, zero, nada.
A 65 mpg standard for 18-wheelers should do the trick. Pass the law...just git ‘er done.
Who needs products delivered to the local stores anyway?
Government can only do so much on managing energy consumption/production.
You can build bullet trains that no one will ride.
You can build windmills until there’s rolling blackouts because of unreliable generation.
You issue rediculous miles per gallon “standards” that will never be met, or would be met on their own.
So backing away from yet another worthless energy industry gesture is the right thing to do.
Obama must explain to the dolts the physics of combustion, friction and thermal dynamics.
He could segue into his favorite meme, taking jets away from the rich, yeah, that will solve our problems.
He missed that class when he attended school in Indonesia.
I keep imagining an intervention where a group of talented and powerful patriots march into the Oval Office and announce that they are taking over to put the nation back on track.
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