Obama AWOL On Debt Talks, Heading To Fundraisers, Camp David

Posted by Brian
Obama: Sucking The Life Out Of The Economy

President Obama, fresh off excoriating Republicans and the Congress for taking breaks during debt-ceiling negotiations and convincing senators to cancel their 4th of July plans,turned down an offer from Senate Leader Mitch McConnell to meet with Republicans and attempt to make progress on the negotiations.  True to form, Obama turned down the offer, calling it "a waste of time".
Apparently, with unemployment at 9.2% ( real unemployment (U6) iscloser to 16%), record foreclosures, and 43 million on foodstamps, Obama is just too busy to take time with the minutiae of negotiating a solution to the budget crisis.  I mean, he's a busy man, doing all of this President stuff.  Must be wall to wall meetings, talking to advisors, calling economic experts, and working like a dog trying to keep the U.S. from defaulting on its debts.  Well here is the President's jam packed schedule for today, tomorrow, and the rest of the weekend.  You know. The weekend that he told the senators to "just get it done"?

Thursday, June 30 2011All Times ET Next .
11:00 am The President and The Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
11:30 am The President meets with senior advisors
12:30 pm The President and The Vice President meet for lunch
3:15 pm The President departs the South Lawn en route Joint Base Andrews
Gather Time 2:55 PM – North Doors of the Palm Room
3:30 pm The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4:15 pm The President arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5:35 pm The President delivers remarks at a DNC event
The Hyatt at the Bellevue
8:30 pm The President delivers remarks at a DNC event
Private Residence
9:50 pm The President departs Philadelphia, Pennsylvania en route Joint Base Andrews
10:35 pm The President arrives at Joint Base Andrews
10:50 pm The President arrives at the White House

Friday, July 1 2011All Times ET
10:15 am The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

Oval Office
10:45 am The President meets with senior advisors
4:30 pm The President departs the South Lawn en route Camp David


HOLY CRAP!!  The man must be completely drained!  His day starts at 10-11 AM (have to get that 9 to 10 hours of beauty rest) with a couple of 30 minute meetings.  The hardest part of his day is at 12:30 PM when he has lunch with VP Biden, having to listen to that blowhard tell stories of the glory days with Teddy Kennedy and Chris Dodd, getting liquored up, and making waitress sandwiches.  Finally he's off to Philly to attend two fundraisers.  Back home by 11PM.  Friday, it's a couple of meetings and off to Camp David for the rest of the weekend.  Have to get in golf rounds #74 and #75.

This is who we (by we, I mean some of you) elected to be President.  Quite possibly the laziest President we've had.  Certainly the most destructive.  You have to wonder: Is the meeting with Republicans a waste of time because the economy is doing exactly what he wants it to do?  Remember, to fundamentally change something (like a country) it has to be torn down to its foundation.  Maybe it's exactly what he wants.
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