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Subscribe to RSSUSA Today: Responding to reporters, Obama said he doesn't yet think Hurricane Sandy poses a threat to Election Day. Said Obama: ‘The election will take care of itself next week. Right now, our number-one priority is to make sure that we are saving lives, that our search-and-rescue teams are going to be in place, that people are going to get the food, the water, the shelter that they need in case of emergency, and that we respond as quickly as possible to get the economy back on track.’
“Obama, who cut short a campaign trip to Florida on Monday morning to return to White House, spoke after meeting with emergency response officials. The president had planned on Monday to begin a three-day campaign swing through Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Colorado, and Wisconsin.”
“President Barack Obama the candidate stepped aside Monday so the commander in chief could take over,” the AP writes. “In the waning days of his re-election bid, the president scrapped two days of campaigning and retreated from the trail. He hunkered down at the White House to oversee the government’s response to the East Coast superstorm — and to project presidential leadership.”
More: “Obama aides insisted that was not only the right decision, but also an easy one. Even with Obama locked in a tight race with Republican Mitt Romney, the president would have risked appearing to put politics over the public’s safety had he pressed on with his travel plans. And that could have been enough to turn off some still-persuadable voters at a critical juncture in the campaign.”
The New York Daily News: “President Obama left the campaign trail to return to Washington as the storm worsened Monday morning – skipping a planned appearance with former President Bill Clinton in Orlando. He is also missing a planned stop in Youngstown, Ohio.” But: “The storm is not without its benefits for President Obama, who is given the chance to demonstrate some presidential leadership just before Election Day.”
“[W]ith a little over a week left in the race, several of the Democrats’ top independent spenders are leaning hard into the Bain message, eschewing a pure policy message for a gut-punch reminder that the former Massachusetts governor made his fortune through controversial deals in the private-equity industry,”Politico writes. “The late emphasis on Bain, Democratic strategists say, reflects both the potency of Bain as an attack against Romney in general, and the pivotal significance of Midwestern states such as Ohio where the Bain message is especially resonant.”
The Boston Globe endorsed Obama.
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The President is correct in his logic America. President Obama is on task, staying communicative, and is being responsive to the needs of all the effected states of Sandy. The President is being Presidential as always, and is making his orders very clear to everyone. The President understands that the Federal Government must have the financial authority to coordinate all relief efforts of those states effected. No way! Could this relief effort be coordinated, and paid for fairly. By the "Vulture Speculators/looters like the ones at Bain Capital. They would make all our citizens suffering right now "Economically Expendible." This is fact!
It's a shame Barrack Hussein didn't have the same attitude in Benghazi.
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 FOR REAL AMERICANS©
NOTE: Liberals/Progressives remember to vote on November 7th.
Obama has lost the respect of millions of Americans, as well as my own. I didn't vote for him last time as I really wanted to send the message that I want a multiple party system. As it stands today, I will vote Republican because I see the Democratic party as truly evil now.
Most all votes in congress were straight party line for them, they call the Republicans the party of no, even though about 30% of Republicans attempted to reach out to them only to get their hand slapped.
Enough with the partisan bullying, and out with those who do not work with others as they should. The ringleader, Obama, needs to be sent home.
Ground Crew you really need to stop drinking the kool-aid. If you think the Democratic party is evil and the Republican Christian Taliban is good you are one sick person. The Republican voted against their own ideas. Do some fact checking and stop listening to Faux News.
4 more 4 44
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
Looks like Obama has given up.
This storm just gave Obama the perfect reason to blame his impending loss on "being too busy". LOL
He wasn't "too busy" to campaign his a$$ off while Americans were being tortured, and slaughtered in Benghazi.
No, this is a save face move by Obama. Hope his speech writer has a neat little concession speech all crafted.
We don't want to hear Obama try to wing it like he did in the three debates. Without something written for him, he is horrible.
So nice that President Obama and the other adults are in charge during this crisis. The GOP would have had a show horse expert in charge of FEMA if they were still around.
I hope Obama does a better job than he did during the last Gulf hurricane! That one was a typical Progressive president failure.
Failure - a term used for this president's administration.
If he does a better job...than that would be he did a perfect job. All storm events since Obama has been president were well managed. He received high marks from both side of the aisle. Once you step out of the hyperbole chamber, and into reality - you begin to see a more accurate and honest portrayal of our leaders.
Failure, is a term used to describe the Republican's efforts in congress. Approximately 90% of the electorate would agree.
... WHILE FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE SANDY, ROMNEY EYES CUTS TO FIREFIGHTER FUNDIUNG by: Sarah Jones
In Manhattan and everywhere Sandy is wreaking havoc, firefighters are serving their fellow citizens at a time of need. They were there when the crane fell in NYC, when a facade fell, in Atlantic City and more.
Firefighters matter in an emergency. Remember when Governor Romney mocked President Obama for saying we needed more firefighters? That wasn’t just political posturing. Mitt Romney has a long, sordid history of fighting firefighters, dating back to his term as Governor of Massachusetts when he “used a line-item veto to cut ‘millions of dollars for firefighting equipment,’ including firefighters’ ‘coats, pants, helmets and boots.’”
Romney also made cuts to firefighters, police and teachers that “led to the laying off of about 14,500 workers in total over the course of Romney’s term.” Furthermore, Paul Ryan’s budget would cut firefighting support by 19 percent.
In Iowa on June 8th of this year, Mitt Romney was mocking President Obama for saying we needed more firefighters, police and teachers. Romney said, “He wants another stimulus, he wants to hire more government workers. He says we need more firemen, more policemen, more teachers. Did he not get the message of Wisconsin? The American people did. It’s time for us to cut back on government and help the American people.”
Romney said Obama’s comments about firefighters and teachers would “go down in history as an extraordinary miscalculation and misunderstanding by a president who’s out of touch.”
Asked to respond to Romney’s May comments about not needing more firefighters, the president of the International Association of Firefighters told Salon, “It doesn’t surprise us at all. It’s very consistent with our experience with him and his view about our responsibility to keep our communities safe. His actions as governor, as candidate for president, have made it clear that he’s willing to jeopardize the safety of our communities.”
Salon reported on Romney’s epic battles with firefighters as Governor:
In July, while fighting the Colorado fires, Aurora firefighter Steve Clapham responded to Romney’s comments about cutting federal funding to firefighters by telling Huffington Post, “Given the severe fire danger right now is there anyone who really believes we need less firefighters? The American people need leaders who will invest in firefighters and in public safety. We need the support of politicians who understand the importance of the job that we do.”
Romney said Obama’s comments about firefighters and teachers would “go down in history as an extraordinary miscalculation and misunderstanding by a president who’s out of touch.”
Asked to respond to Romney’s May comments about not needing more firefighters, the president of the International Association of Firefighters told Salon, “It doesn’t surprise us at all. It’s very consistent with our experience with him and his view about our responsibility to keep our communities safe. His actions as governor, as candidate for president, have made it clear that he’s willing to jeopardize the safety of our communities.”
Salon reported on Romney’s epic battles with firefighters as Governor:
In July, while fighting the Colorado fires, Aurora firefighter Steve Clapham responded to Romney’s comments about cutting federal funding to firefighters by telling Huffington Post, “Given the severe fire danger right now is there anyone who really believes we need less firefighters? The American people need leaders who will invest in firefighters and in public safety. We need the support of politicians who understand the importance of the job that
It’s most telling that Romney wouldn’t walk back his June comments about cutting back on firefighters after he made them. The media was expecting him to explain that he had gaffed, but his campaign refused to respond directly to requests for clarification, while his surrogate Sununu referred to the “wisdom” of Romney’s comments. By now, when Romney won’t get specific, we get worried because it can only mean one thing: We won’t like the answer so he’d rather avoid telling us the truth.
The crisis of Sandy offers us yet another opportunity to understand the importance of our first responders and what the function of government is.
We do.”