30 September 2009
Copenhagen Trip Trumps Need for More Soldiers in Afghanistan
Posted by Terrie Soberg under: What's News .
Michelle Obama left for Copenhagen to promote Chicago as the city to host the 2016 Olympics. Barack Obama will be leaving for Copenhagen as well, despite the fact that he has much more important work to do at home.
Health Care proponents should be outraged that he is not at home helping to pass their ridiculous bill. (I’m not too upset at that part!)
Al Gore should be outraged that President and Mrs. Obama traveled in two different jets across the Atlantic. How much of a carbon footprint did that make!
Anyone who supports our troops should be outraged that Obama couldn’t find the time to talk to General McChrystal about sending more soldiers to support the fight against Afghan insurgents.
Where are your priorities, Mr. President?
Here is Politico article discussing John Boener’s viewpoint:
House Minority Leader John Boehner torched President Barack Obama Wednesday for his European trip to pitch the Chicago Olympics bid, criticizing the president for “going to go off to Copenhagen when we’ve got serious issues here at home that need to be debated.”
Obama’s trip has been maligned by most Republicans as the health care overhaul remains in a continued state of flux in Congress and the top general in Afghanistan awaits word on a troop increase.
The White House first said it was unlikely that Obama would go to Denmark because he thought it important to help push health care through Congress.
But earlier this week, the White House announced Obama thought the health care debate was far enough along that he could escape for the day to lobby the International Olympic Committee’s voters to bring the games to his home town.
Boehner clearly isn’t in that camp.
“Listen I think it’s a great idea to promote Chicago but he’s the president of the United States, not the mayor of Chicago,” Boehner said. “And the problems we have here at home affect all Americans and that’s where his attention ought to be.”
See the article at: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/27742.html
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