President Obama has admitted, “I screwed up,” in his reference to selecting Tom Daschle, Nancy Killefer, and Bill Richardson, to key government positions. How Tim Geithner squeaked by is beyond me.
“It’s important for this administration to send a message that there aren’t two sets of rules — you know, one for prominent people and one for ordinary folks who have to pay their taxes,” Obama said. Earlier in the day, Obama had proclaimed he was “absolutely” sticking with Daschle for Health and Human Services Secretary.-CNN
Only days on the job, and already he admits he screwed up? Maybe the voters screwed up. Certainly from someone with an advanced degree from Harvard, he could have chose to say I made a mistake instead of saying screwed.
In another fine example of failure to vett potential nominees, we are again witness to people whose backgrounds reveal that they are deceitful, not unintentional oversights. A person selected to oversee the implementation of policy should have impeccable credentials, just like Obama who has explained and dismissed any questionable relationship he has ever had with Ayers, Rezko, Kahlidi, Odinga, Rev. Wright Wrong, ACORN, etc. http://www.fightthesmears.com/
Obama has come out smelling like a rose en route the The Presidency even though his own vetting left a lot to be desired. No one still has seen his official birth certificate even after numerous lawsuits by Berg, Donofrio and others. Obama’s selective service documents are out of alignment with the truth. Where is his report card and transcripts? Really, why would the American voters expect the vetting of his selections to be any different than Obama’s own vetting?
President Obama warned Republicans recently on Capitol Hill that they need to quit listening to radio king Rush Limbaugh if they want to get along with Democrats and the new administration. “You can’t just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done,” he said to the GOP leaders whom he himself had invited to the White House to discuss his trillion dollar stimulus. The funny thing is, I know more about Rush Limbaugh’s success and failures than Obama’s. Too bad for Joe the Plumber who got a full vetting in public.
Are we supposed to believe in all those government agencies working together to prevent terrorism when we have a leader who’s team can’t even vett or nominate someone without tax problems? If the Obama government is trying to adjust the market’s allocation of wealth and opportunity it should start by selecting acceptable candidates and properly vetting them. Perhaps he should take his own advice to heart and ask his wife when he said in an interview for of all places, The Ladies Home Journal, “I would never make a big decision without asking her opinion.”
The millions of Obama trolls must be saddened to know he owned up to a mistake. Obama’s political e-mail list tops 13 million names, a digital force that he can rely on to push for his legislations, hinder critics, or seek support. ” That power gives Obama’s on line advisers a potentially bigger role than many of his Cabinet picks and major hires in pushing through an agenda. A Cabinet secretary stumping for a new bill has been rendered less powerful than a million e-mails crashing the Capitol; a visit to the Hill from top aides is unmatched to on line petitions that clog legislative offices.” http://sweetness-light.com/archive/obamas-online-trolls-to-keep-at-it. The good thing for Obama is he doesn’t have to vett 13 million names.
The little thorns on the stem of the rose that smelled like sweet victory got him elected in the first place will keep pricking and poking away at his selections and his plans-those little thorns are called Republicans. As Obama so eloquently pointed out when people disagree with his policy, he said arrogantly, “I Won,” when challenged by republican Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Arizona over the contents of the stimulus package.
You sure did win President Obama, now stop screwing up our land of hope and change.
The last political figure to admit, “I screwed up,” was John McCain telling David Letterman when he canceled a “Late Show” appearance.
We all know what happened to McCain.
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