What Are You Hiding, Barack?
Marooned in Marin
7/24/2013
Five years after he was first elected in the midst of an economic downturn, President Richard Milhous Obama redirected his focus today….on how to improve the economy.
Despite how the Obama stimulus didn’t really stimulate those “shovel ready” jobs we were promised, and how his crowning achievement, ObamaCare, has weighed down any economic growth, Obama proved once again he cannot take the blame for his failures.
Instead, he decided to lay the blame at Republicans in Congress for focusing on “phony scandals.” (Katie Pavlich – Townhall)
“With an endless parade of distractions, political posturing and phony scandals, Washington has taken its eye off the ball. And I am here to say this needs to stop. Short-term thinking and stale debates are not what this moment requires. Our focus must be on the basic economic issues that the matter most to you – the people we represent,” Obama said.
Funny, I’m not sure the IRS targeting American citizens (with the help of one of Obama’s political appointees) for political purposes or four dead Americans killed in Benghazi count as “phony” but hey, “what difference, at this point, does it make?” And speaking of distractions, apparently taking the time to personally call pro-abortion Wendy Davis, Sandra Fluke and the first openly gay NBA player Jason Collins while opining on local crime cases, playing golf and going on numerous vacations doesn’t count when it comes to deflecting attention away from anything but the disastrous and stagnant economy.
IRS, Benghazi as “phony scandals,” Mr. Obama?…
The article continues at Marooned in Marin.
Related: Obama promises executive actions on the economy
…“In this effort, I will look to work with Republicans as well as Democrats wherever I can. … But I will not allow gridlock, inaction, or willful indifference to get in our way,” Obama said at Knox College in Illinois. “Whatever executive authority I have to help the middle class, I’ll use it.”
White House press secretary Jay Carney promised the executive actions in previewing the speech, and said Obama will provide specifics in future speeches…
Fireworks erupt between Joe Scarborough, Jay Carney as two clash over IRS scandal
…”I gave you the question, and you decided to fight me, Jay. Stop your games with me. We’ve known each other for too long. I’m not playing your games. I’m not somebody you talk down to from your podium.”
Update 2: Another Scandal: DoE punished, fired employees who cooperated with Inspector General investigation
The Obama administration has made a nasty habit of punishing whistleblowers, but a new Inspector General investigation into the Department of Energy’s hiring practices shows just how sinister this practice has gotten…
