Priorities Mr. President.
Instead of visiting southern states devastated by a rash of tornadoes, the $1 billion dollar man opted to travel west to rake in campaign bucks for his re-election campaign. If Obama is so great and has done so much for this country, why does he need to raise $1 billion for re-election against a very weak GOP field?
Keith Koffler reports, via WhiteHouseDossier.com:
President Obama is opting not to visit the tornado-ravaged areas of the South, choosing instead to embark today on a three day tour out West where he will try to boost his political standing by talking up his approach to the deficit and raise millions for himself and fellow Democrats.
The tornadoes, part of a storm that rampaged though six states Saturday, resulted in one of the worst disasters of any kind in the United States since the Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Scores were left injured or homeless while 45 people were killed – about four times as many as died in the Gulf oil rig explosion and the subsequent oil spill last year. In North Carolina alone, there were nearly two-dozen storm-related deaths Saturday, with 130 homes destroyed and an estimated 700 more damaged.
Not only is Obama staying away from the region, he has said almost nothing publicly about the tragedy beyond an interview with a North Carolina TV station and a very brief mention at a White House prayer breakfast. The president has failed to make the kind of national, attention-getting public statement presidents offer during crises to comfort victims by expressing the condolences of the nation and to seek charitable aid.
Sunday, he went golfing. On Monday, he did sign a disaster declaration for North Carolina, which will free up federal assistance to the state.
Vice President Biden has also failed to show up. He’s cooling his heels today at home in Wilmington, Delaware. The disaster did not even merit a visit from Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar who – without any apparent irony – was in Boston Tuesday announcing a new wind energy project.
The priorities of this administration is revealing.
Obama doesn’t give a damn about the plight of the people and over the past 3 years he’s made that rather obvious to all but the most stupid amid us! This guy is a complete shame to our nation AND to our people. 2012 can’t come fast enough and we’d better get him out of the WH or we’re FINISHED!
What’s scary is that 40% still believe in this guy. Nothing can open their eyes. Everything is worse for everyone and the Obama fluffers still drink gallons of his hope and change kool-aid.
Unbelievable and the ignorance among some in our nation is outright blinding.