Will he or won't he?

[Mornac]

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With the White House and Congress embroiled in a standoff over a spending bill and payroll tax cut proposal that could lead to a government shutdown Saturday, Obama appears ready to make good on his promise to stay in Washington until the issues are resolved.

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Maybe he will "commute" to Hawaii back and forth each day at a cost of $1.5 Million each way to keep up appearances?

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*Sniffle*

US President Barack Obama has done a spot of Christmas shopping, and in the process made a subtle political jab at Republicans over a tax row that has kept him from his family at holiday time.

Obama, who has put off plans to join his wife and daughters for their annual getaway to Hawaii as political gridlock consumes Washington, went shopping in nearby Virginia, which happens to be a key swing state in the 2012 election.

Perhaps seeking to prove the maxim that the only friend a president has in Washington is a mutt, he took his popular Portuguese water dog Bo along, for a trip recorded by the cameras of the White House press pool.

Obama's motorcade rolled up at a pet superstore in Alexandria, Virginia on Wednesday and the president handed over a $50 bill for a haul that included a bone, even as Bo apparently eyed up the nearby attractions of a small brown poodle.

'Don't get too personal here Bo,' Obama said, as he restrained his dog on his leash.

Next stop for Obama was a Best Buy electronics store, where he picked up several Wii games and two iTunes gift cards, handing over his credit card to pay the $194 bill.

Finally, Obama stopped in at a nearby pizza shop, and after working the crowd, emerged and headed back to his motorcade with three boxed pizzas.

The president ignored shouted questions by reporters about his showdown with Republicans over extending a payroll tax holiday due to expire on January 1.

But his trip outside the gates of the White House may have been planned to provide television footage for a story dominating news bulletins, which will make the point the president is staying back in Washington to seek a deal.

Most members of Congress have already left town for the Christmas holidays as their leaders haggle over a deal, and Obama may have been seeking to make the point that he was 'home alone' until the row is concluded.

The White House has declined to say when Obama will head off to Hawaii. His wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha left Washington on Friday.

http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Politics/2011/12/22/Obama_home_alone_for_holidays_699478.html

[Packerfan]

Maybe he will "commute" to Hawaii back and forth each day at a cost of $1.5 Million each way to keep up appearances?

Maybe we could send IM2 to Hawaii to fill in for Obama.

Since we owe IM, it's the least the government (us taxpayers) could do. 

[ivanm]

With the White House and Congress embroiled in a standoff over a spending bill and payroll tax cut proposal that could lead to a government shutdown Saturday, Obama appears ready to make good on his promise to stay in Washington until the issues are resolved.

As if he could help matters.  The name of the game for the Pubs is to get him out of office in 2013, so for all practical purposes he might as well pack it up and leave now. They are just stalling for time while the rest of the country goes wanting for leadership. Is it any wonder the approval rating of those clowns is as low as it is?

[ivanm]

Maybe we could send IM2 to Hawaii to fill in for Obama.

Since we owe IM, it's the least the government (us taxpayers) could do. 

He'd either have to go by C5-B or by boat as his head won't fit thru the door of an airliner.   He is as full of shit as a Christmas goose.

[johnhp]

As if he could help matters.  The name of the game for the Pubs is to get him out of office in 2013, so for all practical purposes he might as well pack it up and leave now. They are just stalling for time while the rest of the country goes wanting for leadership. Is it any wonder the approval rating of those clowns is as low as it is?

You will be one sad little man on November 6th, 2012.

[dustup]

You will be one sad little man on November 6th, 2012.

.....yet another Obama supporter..........

[johnhp]

.....yet another Obama supporter..........

The fact that Obama will win re-election will cause you sadness that has nothing to do with the candidate i choose.

[dustup]

The fact that Obama will win re-election will cause you sadness that has nothing to do with the candidate i choose.

.....are there that many gullible idiots in the US to re-elect Obama ........if there is.....America will become a new Third World Country........my sadness is not dependent on who wins or looses elections.......I am in control of my surroundings and my happiness is there......

[johnhp]

.....are there that many gullible idiots in the US to re-elect Obama ........if there is.....America will become a new Third World Country........my sadness is not dependent on who wins or looses elections.......I am in control of my surroundings and my happiness is there......

You are prevaricating.  All i am claiming is that you will be very sad when Obama is re-elected.  You and i both know it is true.

[IM2]

are there that many gullible idiots in the US to re-elect Obama  ........if there is.....America will become a new Third World Country........my sadness is not dependent on who wins or looses elections.......I am in control of my surroundings and my happiness is there.....

The republican rejection of the payroll tax cut, if they carry through, insures Obamas re election.

You see dust up, what normal non racist individuals will see is a coordinated effort by the right in congress. They will see the mad whtie boy segment who will do anyhtign to bring down that uppity black person in order to show us black folks who still is in charge of america, even to the extent of ruining the lives of 160 milion citizens who elected them to do what is right for them.

Understand that the payroll tax cut adds about 40 bucks per week to peoples paychecks.  1920 extra dollars per year that helps take care of bills and things of that nature. Your side now opposes this only because its Obamas idea. Why? Because this will  create a postive result and Obama will win another term. This is what your side has been doing from day one. They have not governed jack shit.They have not created one fucking job. They have done nothing but obstruct.

1920 dollars times 160,000,000 equals what dust up? That's money going directly into the american economy. This is what republicans in congress are opposing, and you with your stupid, old, uneducated, repeating shit you haven't studied like polly the parrot ass, is objecting to as well.

Eric Cantor needs his punk ass whipped for what he is doing. And John Boehner needs his beat for not being man enough to put that little prick in his place. 39 republicans voted for this in the senate out of 49 who are senators. These are the facts dust up. You'd be a lot happier if you began accepting the facts instead of repeating the lies.

The economy crashed before Obama took office. Therefore this country was headed to third world status before Obama was elected. Stop trying to push your bullshit lies off on people who know better.  I am real tired of old white boys like you trying to score one last touchdown for white racism. We all can see whats going on here but you conservatives dust up. We all know that the information you get is screwed up propaganda.

You are so blind to your racism that you cannot see that it is you who has fallen for the snake oil.

And Ron Paul is not the fucking cure. His total program actually makes things worse. The only thing i agree with him on is his policy of not starting dumb ass wars. Other than that, he sucks donkey kong.

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Understand that the payroll tax cut adds about 40 bucks per week to peoples paychecks.

LOL.  People spend more than that on cigarettes and Starbucks per week.

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If 40 bucks a week is gonna hurt you, you're doing it wrong.

[ivanm]

If 40 bucks a week is gonna hurt you, you're doing it wrong.

He must be speaking of black pimps because the honest working man doesn't make enough to realize a 40 dollar a week savings from the reduction.

Maybe he is pissed because losers who get a chick don't have payroll taxes, so they don't get the little bonus.You gotta earn it first to have withholdings from your check.