Posted by
T. Manna on Saturday, November 08, 2008 2:20:55 AM
Let the spending continue! Another "stimulus package" right out of the gate. He can't even wait till he is sworn in. I wouldn't give in to this if I were Bush. Let Obama sign off on the spending bill on his own watch. Now automakers are lobbying for $50 billion. When does it stop?
When asked if he still planned on raising taxes on the top tier he gave a no-answer canned response straight out of the campaign talking points... "95% of Americans are getting a tax cut" yada yada blah blah. I wonder how the market would react if he said he wouldn't hike capitol gains or increase the taxes on the top 5% ?
So then the tough questions about his puppy pick. OK I get it, give the guy his honeymoon right?
I don't think the rest of the world is willing to give him a honeymoon considering Russia is threatening to point missiles at Poland if we continue with our missile defense plans. Then Israel warned Obama that his claim that he was ready to open talks with Iran could be seen in the Middle East as a sign of weakness. To further increase Israel's anxiety about Obama, Tehran announced that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had broken a 29-year tradition and sent his congratulations to the President-elect - the first time an Iranian leader has offered such wishes since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The love letter included demands about U.S. policies including limiting intervention to our own borders. Sure we'll just let him keep making that nuke...
Who got to ask questions at the Obama presser?
Nedra Pickler (AP), Lee Cowan (NBC), Jake Tapper (ABC), Chip Reid (CBS), Karen Bohan (Reuters), John McCormick (Chicago Tribune), Lynn Sweet (Chicago Sun-Times), Candy Crowley (CNN), Jeff Zeleny (New York Times).
Which network didn't get a question? Fox News.
But that's not all!
He decides to take a shot at Nancy Reagan of all people. He was asked if he had spoken with all the living Presidents. "I have spoken to all of them who are living," he says. "I didn’t want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about doing any séances," he says. He was apparently referring to the reports in the 1980s that Nancy Reagan consulted an astrologer while in the White House. The President-elect called Nancy Reagan to apologize for his "careless" joke. Not very Presidential Barry!
Lastly - What's with the goofy sign on the podium? The office of the President elect ? Oh boy this is gonna be an eventful four years. Good luck with that President-elect Barack Obama.