LA Times: Obama’s Rio Vacation Raises Eyebrows
LA TIMES: There may be no good time for a busy president to leave the country, but
President Obama arrives Saturday in Brazil for a five-day, three-nation swing that comes as jittery Americans brace for a military showdown in Libya and clouds of radioactivity waft eastward from Japan.
The timing of the visit left White House advisors a bit defensive; they insisted that Obama would remain on top of fast-moving events despite his absence from the communications and military command hubs in Washington.
“You can’t allow what’s happening in the world to consume the presidency,” said Daniel Pfeiffer, Obama’s communications director. “You have to be able to walk, chew gum and juggle at the same time.”
Giving the trip a domestic spin, Obama’s advisors said the stops in Brazil, Chile and El Salvador were important to expanding trade and creating job opportunities for a U.S. population that is slowly recovering from the global recession.
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Interesting that, as usual, Obama does not explain the trip himself. He scuttled out of the room after his announcement on Libya and barely managed to stop at the top of the stairway leading into AF1 to give a perfunctory wave goodbye.
And don’t be surprised if we end up importing oil from Brazil. Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) is the state-owned oil company; in 2008 George Soros bought a $800M stake in the company, and in 2009 the Obama administration arranged a $10B loan to assist the company in its drilling operations. Would it be surprising if this year we increased our purchases?
This man and his family NEVER stop going. I believe they are using that office as their headquarters for their trips around the world, at our expense. They do not return without a trip planned for later evidently, because they are always preparing for another trip to ????. If this trip turns out to be necessary, the president should hold a question and answer meeting and tell the TRUTH, AT Least for ONCE.
It seems like 2012 will never get here!!