And who said he and his kind and his party are only concerned about the power? Thank me very much. Anything for power, that’s the progressive way!
Compassion really isn’t one of Obama’s strong suits, unless he can get something out of it. You remember it took 44 days for him to even tour the damage from last years oil spill, and now, he’s blowing off the tornado ravaged south, chasing the almighty dollar, putting his reelection bid ahead of the people. Not very presidential. Not very presidential at all.
The White House Dossier reports:
President Obama is opting not to visit the tornado-ravaged areas of the South, choosing instead to embark 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….
Vice President Biden has also failed to show up. He’s cooling his heels 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.
What can you say that hasn’t been said already? This is what some of you want another four years of? You people are sick in the head.