Tonight, President Barack Obama goes to Copenhagen to lobby for Chicago to get the Olympics. And incidentally, if he succeeds, Chicago real estate developers, like many of his donors, will get zillions in development contracts from the city. The Chicago Tribune’s John Kass noted that Obama is “asking the IOC to make Mayor Richard Daley the king of Chicago for life.”
It turns out that today, his pick to lead our troops (and all of NATO) in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, will be in London giving a speech about how to win in Afghanistan. I guess McChrystal he is allowed to tell our allies how we can win, just not Congress or the White House.
Perhaps Obama could stop by London and listen to the speech or chat with his general? But perhaps not. According to Kass, Obama told the head of NATO that he doesn’t have the time to chat about NATO and Afghanistan:
“I’ve got so much to do here,” Obama told NATO Secretary-General Anders Rasmussen in the Oval Office on Tuesday. “So, I will sleep on the plane. I’ll land. I’ll speak. Then fly right back.”
Steve Maley
KnightsofMalta
Dan Spencer
Moe Lane
Dan McLaughlin
He has a tee time on Sunday morning with the guys.
jen2001 Thursday, October 1st at 11:10AM EST (link)NT
Obama can multi-task
bude Thursday, October 1st at 11:10AM EST (link)Obama knows what he’s doing. While the right wingnuts talk themselves out at home, he’s doing right by America!
Bye, 7-month sleeper troll (nt)
blooch Thursday, October 1st at 11:26AM EST (link)“Lieutenant Dike wasn’t a bad leader because he made bad decisions. He was a bad leader because he made no decisions.”
You sure this isn't snark? nt
Xasteius (Diary) Thursday, October 1st at 11:28AM EST (link)Don’t leave the party, hijack it back!
The only poll that counts is the one at the ballot box.
I don’t want to be Reagan. I want to be a Chance/Soros hybrid.
Neil makes that call.
blooch Thursday, October 1st at 11:37AM EST (link)I’m going by instinct. I’d say he’s an earnest, young suicide troll who knows that Obama is stumbling badly and needs some help here. The next test is in his next comment. Let’s see if he can master “Reply to This”, or if he takes a potshot in another thread.
“Lieutenant Dike wasn’t a bad leader because he made bad decisions. He was a bad leader because he made no decisions.”
Navy Seals Sneak General in Charge of War in Afghanistan into White House for Meeting with President
melvinwinter Thursday, October 1st at 11:12AM EST (link)http://optoons.blogspot.com/2009/09/washington-d.html
My President is...
realityunwound (Diary) Thursday, October 1st at 11:15AM EST (link)I was going to finish that sentence until I saw the “No Profanity” warning down below.
Maybe The One can use some of those IOC funds to offset the cost of his Election Night party in Grant Park.
Starts with “A” ends with “T” and in the middle is ssha
http://www.realityunwound.com
I personally think Obama is doing the right thing...
jlynnr (Diary) Thursday, October 1st at 11:30AM EST (link)by pimping for the Olympics and blowing off the general in charge of keeping the free world safe. I also think Oprah is a size 2 and Hillary still sleeps with Bill.
Now *this* is snark, Xasteius (nt)
blooch Thursday, October 1st at 11:39AM EST (link)“Lieutenant Dike wasn’t a bad leader because he made bad decisions. He was a bad leader because he made no decisions.”
I was gonna say that, lol.
Steph C (Diary) Thursday, October 1st at 11:56AM EST (link)Some of the best snark I’ve read in awhile.
“[I]f the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such laws and enforce them.” –Candidus in the Boston Gazette, 1772
Hillbilly Politics
Ah-ha. nt
Xasteius (Diary) Thursday, October 1st at 12:26PM EST (link)Don’t leave the party, hijack it back!
The only poll that counts is the one at the ballot box.
I don’t want to be Reagan. I want to be a Chance/Soros hybrid.
once again...
ddlbb Friday, October 2nd at 8:48AM EST (link)The President seems to be paying attention to his call-outs by they crazy right-wing fringe. Fox News is reporting that Himself is having a meeting with General McChrystal on his flight back from the Copenhagen de Soleil.
Gave up 25 minutes he had to spare
azred (Diary) Friday, October 2nd at 11:23AM EST (link)while sitting on the ground in AF1. 25 minutes…… So he could say he did.
General – “We need more troops, and here’s why”
Obama – “Let’s rethink our position in the grand scheme and think of what it will do to our (my) short and long term goals”
General – “We need more troops”
Obama – “I don’t think more troops will meet our (my) short and long term goals”
General – “We need more troops”
Obama – “Time’s up – gotta jet home to attend to more pressing needs. Thank you for your time and input”
General – “We need more troops”
And on his full schedule he managed to get played again by Iran.
(apologize for the full link – need schooling on HTML embeds)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-02/america-is-getting-hustled/
"Remember,He Won the Election"
ecroper Friday, October 2nd at 11:21AM EST (link)I’m glad I did’nt vote for him, I wonder if a Court- Marshale is in order? Can you do that to a President? Maybe not if hes an Imposter. Really who is this guy?
Is any other Country building up their troops? Maybe they are getting ready to take Us out.Who are the bad guys any way? US? THEM? The definitions of so many things have changed. (a lie is not a lie, A tax is not a tax, no really, a racist is not a racist or may be they are.) Come on now did they send EVERYBODY memo’s, or should we have a tele-prompter. How does that work any way.
"General"
ecroper Friday, October 2nd at 12:16PM EST (link)”I WON”, I AM the Comander in Chief. Now why would the “CIC” (CROOK IN CHARGE) need a General to advise him on how to proceed with a WAR?In a war, If you wait long enough you will have a winner and a looser, thats just how they work out, If they keep killing OUR BRAVE SOLDIERS, the “cic” wont have to make a decision. Must be lonely at the top. Maybe not. To many definitions have had their meanings changed. so really, I’m confused. Or has that changed too?
If he's listening to Biden
azred (Diary) Friday, October 2nd at 12:34PM EST (link)As he said he would regarding foreign policy decisions, we should ignore the Taliban and hunt down Al Qaeda in Pakistan. In essence, just let Afghanistan float back to insurgency and Taliban rule.
Calling these guys morons is an insult to the rest of the of morons!
I don’t think they’ve been able to read up on what the presidency means:
- Diplomacy for Dummies
- War strategy for Dummies
- Economic policy for Dummies
- Domestic policy for Dummies
But they did read the most important:
I WON FOR DUMMIES
He won’t fight to win the war but he will fight for our country — to win the 2016 Olympics.
Somebody please tatoo his forehead with SOLD!!!!!
"SOLD OUT"
ecroper Friday, October 2nd at 1:09PM EST (link)Well he lost. Chicago lost. I wonder Which Developers are are going to be looking for payback now? Somthing has to be torn down to get rebuilt. so maybe a crisis is a brewing.Why waist such power, you know ,lets make somthing happen.
Where can I get the book -”I WON FOR DUMMIES” you know its going to be the next -BEST SELLER, I love the title by the way. Also, cuold we get SOLD OUT Tatooed instead of SOLD. I wonder if the CIC (crook in charge) realizes he just got punked. and I wonder if he wouldent mind telling us how that feels. So we get it right in Websters Dictionary. Its only “CHANGE”
Saved from being sold out!!!
pilotguy40 (Diary) Saturday, October 3rd at 1:22AM EST (link)Chicago’s loss was the tax payers gain.