There he goes again.
We’ve all grown accustomed to President Barack Obama spending our money like water but most of the time it is for his communist … I mean liberal … political agenda of creating a single class — poor. Because that is what happens when government try to make everyone have the same amount of stuff. Look at China, Cuba or the former Soviet Union if you want real-world examples.
Now, though, he has taken his spending to a new level. He is spending our money to enrich himself.
On a recent trip to three battleground states, Obama, spending more than $179,000 an hour to make the trip, attended campaign-like rallies trying to drum up support for a faux battle over student loan interest rates. There was no dispute, mind you. Republicans and Democrats alike were not going to allow the rates to spike and were working on a solution in the Congress, without controversy, to prevent that from happening.
In fact, his chief rival for the White House, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, also supported a plan to keep the rates from spiking, as did GOP and Democratic leadership in the Congress.
That, however, did not stop Obama from visiting these three battleground states and pretend there was some issue at stake.
However, Obama looking like a fool is not what concerns me. He does that all the time.
The problem is his complete disregard from the laws of this nations in doing so. The taxpayers footed the bill for this campaign trip, when it really should have been paid for by his re-election campaign.
His trip to college campuses in North Carolina, Iowa and Colorado was clearly not government business. It was obviously a campaign-related trip.
Apparently this is nothing new for Obama.
As a candidate, Obama pledged to strengthen the Federal Election Commission. Nearly four years later, he has not done so and, in fact, five of the six commissioners are serving on expired terms.
That’s because a strong elections law regimen would stand in the way of his blatantly skirting those laws.
Only in one case has he complained about campaign laws and that is the Supreme Court’s rightly decided decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which found that the First Amendment still matters.
He complains about the decision because it is going to make it harder for him to win re-election because corporations will be able to donate money to political action committees that will report on his activities. This would not be necessary if the media today did their jobs, but they don’t so it is incumbent on others to showcase the record, or lack thereof, of this clown in the White House.
As for Obama’s trips, he is claiming they are official travel.
But that doesn’t pass the smell test.
Or, as Speaker John Boehner said, “The president traveled across the country on taxpayers’ dime at a cost of $179,000 an hour insisting the Congress fix a problem that we were already working on. Frankly, I think this is beneath the dignity of the White House.”
What Boehner didn’t say, but probably knows, is that much of Obama’s official travel these days is taking place in swing states. CBS’s Mark Knoller reported that Obama has visited Ohio 20 times, Florida 16 times, Pennsylvania 15 times, Michigan 11 times, and North Carolina 10 times since filing for re-election.
Obama’s “official” travel has become so obviously campaigning that the Republican National Committee has filed a formal complaint, accusing his administration of potentially committing fraud by combining campaign and official business.
For presidents, there has always been mixing of official business with campaigning. It is probably unavoidable.
As former Republican National Committee Chairman Rich Bond told The Associated Press in 2004 when George W. Bush was under fire for the very same thing: “Using federal government assets is unavoidable in terms of having contact with everyday people and it’s a topic that White House lawyers from Ford to Carter to Reagan to Bush to Clinton and now to Bush have all struggled with to make sure that you don’t break the law.”
However, it appears Obama is taking it to a new level.
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obama is a Scumbag and the GOP (especially boner boehner) are LOSERS!
Vote for Ron Paul (if you still have a chance)
Stevor, curious to know what world you live in? The reason that I ask is you stated “vote for Ron Paul if you have a chance”. It amazes me that you don’t understand that Ron Paul has less than zero chance of ever that is ever getting elected to become president and a vote for Ron Paul is a vote for Obama, since it takes away a vote for Mitt Romney. The American people have chosen their delegate and unless we all get behind him and vote for Mitt, and unless Sheriff Joe and his Posse can come up with additional evidence or Congress accepts all of the evidence that the Posse has already come up with, Obama and reincarnated ACORN will enable the “Manchurian Candidate” to continue flying around in Air Force One at $187,000.00 per hour for the next four years. Wake up Stevor, Ron Paul’s time has come and is now long gone.
tHERE IS OUR “BOY” OUT GLADHANDING THE VOTERS AGAIN……
http://www.safeshare.tv/v/fJuNgBkloFE
we the people time to head for washington dc.these treasonous scumbags do nothing politicians have to be thrown out of office,we the people time to reboot the politicians,all of these treaonous trader do nothing traders,they are not going to do anything for we the people or the constitution.its going to be up to us,time to take back our once great country, the whole government is corrupt.they are all not to be trusted any more.all treasonous traders from ovomit/devil/hitler all the way down the line.if the internet goes down,head immediately to washington dc.bring bible in one hand and 2nd amendment/protection in the other hand.god bless ron paul,sheriff joe and all american veterans,and all american citizens.one nation under god
Why should laws matter to obama…he is well aware that he is not eligible to even be president and therefore is breaking our laws each day by continuing his fraud. He ignores laws passed by Congress and laws passed by the Supreme court such as picture ids for voting laws. He does whatever he wants because the media covers up for him and Congress does not have the courage to stop him!
A landslide victory against him in November would be nice. Throw him out then let the states file Fraud charges against him. Congress does not shield ex-presidents from criminal charges.
I wonder if a president can pardon himself of charges while in office?
Why couldn’t he have just had a press conference at the oval office and relay the message he wanted to send to the college kids. It would have saved so much time and money. However, everyone knows he was campaigning and this is getting a little ridiculous.
What would be nice, really, REALLY nice, Would be his censur, impeachment, arrest, trial, and conviction on a Looooong laundry list of crimes and misdemeanors, and to see it SOONER rather than later. If we don’t get some significant movement from Congress, well, each state can determine how to deal with it’s elected public servants. I recomend jail, and lots of it!
What can one expect from the corrupt and those who want to Rule not Govern? The lowest of the low with the aid of those who think that they are elite in life and the rest of us are just dirty low class to be stepped they voted in the greatest Snake Oil Salesman of all time and call him the new Messiah. So, to all those that sold them selves for a cell phone or food stamps or the power to lie and cheat at the expense of others, you will get what you deserve. The total lost of the Republic and Freedom and it is going on now. So for all you out there just bow low with bare back side up and ready your selves for the big stick. For as put foot in mouth Biden stated the Great ruling Messiah has a big stick. While you are at it do not forget to swallow the FDA allow poison drugs that kill not cure. Then eat your toxin laced foods so the processors can make huge profits and your child will be sick in mind and body. It is all there if one can read. Which is one thing I doubt as the Schools no longer teach math, reading or writing, but teach obeisance to the new Messiah or Ruler which ever you want to call him when you bow. By the way, have you check the ingredients of your toxin filled toothpaste, I thought not. I have been teaching classes on how to cook outside the FDA and Government poison box to all those who will attend at a Cancer Awareness activity group and seen all the problems that these poison drugs(which murder thousands each year) and the toxin filled food create. I have been around a long time and seen most of it and always amaze how stupid people really are. Enough Said Comrades, and do not to keep the backside elevate to get the big Shaft.
One more thing, I have not believed any so called News Media in over 60 years and have at yet to find an honest Senator, Representative or Petty Bureaucrat for they are all corrupt and would sell their own into Slavery for a portion of the Blood Stain Pieces of Silver.