Boehner Torches Obama

September 30th, 2009 (5) Posted By Pat Dollard.

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Politico:

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.”

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  • mike3481

    :arrow: Article – “…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.”
    ___________________________

    Wait just a minute.

    The Olympics are going to Mombasa, Kenya?

    :mrgreen:

    • Bobby E

      :beer:

  • streeter

    Ha! The 2016 Mombasolympics. Obama’s plan is that they cancel all events except for the men’s marathon. That way he can declare, “We took all the medals!”
    Run Barak, run!

    STOP TALKING ABOUT THE OLYMPICS OBAMA AND GO LOOK McCHRYSTAL IN THE EYE WHEN YOU SCREW HIM OUT OF VICTORY.

    • BradW (the Infidel)

      NO, Obumber needs to look the parents, wives childred and other family members of those killed due to his avoidance, in their eyes, and tell thme why he thought it was more important to lobby for an event that is supposed to be supported by the free market, not taxpayers. the USOC is responsible for getting the games state side, not the POTUS.

      The Poser in Chief should be shamed publicly for acting like Britney Spears, trying to get all the face time he can in magazines and newspapers instead of actually doing the job he was elected to do.

      All he is doing is to try to build his legacy, and keep the campaign going. He has no idea and no frigging clue how to perform a real job. He voted present more than yea or nay during his short part time stint as a senator.

      I cannot wait until ACORN goes down, because when sentences start getting handed out, you know danged well people are going to start selling his ass out, finally. Along with those of Dodd, Frank, Reid, Specter, Pelosi, et al.

  • Bobby E

    O doesn’t like spending much time at the White House because … well, because it’s white and there are too many portraits in there of guys that don’t look like him.