excelsior!

This appears in the New York Post -

"Obama, mindful of his need to show command in crisis while in the final throes of a tough re-election campaign, met with federal emergency officials Sunday before flying to Florida that night ahead of a rally scheduled for Monday at noon. But the intensifying storm heading to the East Coast took priority, with the president signing emergency declarations for New England states in the middle of the night from his Orlando hotel room."

Interesting. He flew to Florida Sunday evening after a briefing by federal emergency officals. Then this morning he again flew back to the White House to hold a presser in which he assures the nation that he is on the job and more concerned about the citizens and not the campaign. Hmm. What changed between his meetings Sunday and his decision to return to Washington on Monday morning? Maybe he was concerned that something might surface on YouTube?

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Children "of the future"?

This from RealClearPolitics

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Spin early and often

As if holding the tidal surges back with his bare hands, the media is already predicting successful handling of the hurricane Sandy natural disaster. This from Reuters today -

Trying to demonstrate that he had learned the lessons of White House predecessor George W. Bush's botched handling of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Obama sought to project the image of a president fully engaged in marshaling resources to deal with a looming national emergency.

Of course, certain details related to Katrina are revised. "George W, Bush's botched handling" jumps out and it was, in fact, contained within the Obama spin back in 2008. In the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, FEMA disaster resources were in place and ready to be mobilized. The then mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, and former governor, Kathleen Blanco failed to respond in a timely fashion prior to Katrina making landfall. Watch closely to see if the major media intends to portray President Obama as the responsible leader to coordinate relief and rescue efforts. Too bad he didn't display the same concern and action with the Libyan embassy murders. Hat tip to Neal Boortz

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Delaying the EPA

This story from Boortz.

"According to a new report released by the World Bank, “policymakers in 108 economies implemented 201 regulatory reforms in the last year alone that made it easier for their entrepreneurs to do business.” But here’s the catch … the United States wasn’t one of them! In fact, we are going in the opposite direction: “America’s competitiveness dropped in seven of the 10 sub-indicators, including paying taxes, enforcing contracts, and starting a business."
"Obama’s empowered EPA doesn’t help our economic competitiveness. It burdens America with rules and regulations that make it increasingly more difficult to get by, much less thrive. And you do know what’s happening, don’t you? The EPA has many looming regulations on hold until after the election. These regulations are estimated to cost millions of jobs and cost our oil and gas industry big bucks. If you click here, you can see a list of the EPA rules that have been punted to 2013. You understand why this is happening, don’t you? Obama doesn’t want a bunch of companies laying off workers right before his re-election bid."

Richard Mourdock's response to abortion question provokes controversy in Indiana Senate debate

This story could carry the headline - Richard Mourdock is a dumbass.

From the Indy Star

"Republican Richard Mourdock ignited a controversy over rape and abortion in Tuesday’s final Senate debate that lit up the internet and prompted GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney to disavow his words. The storm erupted 40 minutes into the final hour-long debate between Mourdock, Democrat Joe Donnelly and Libertarian Andrew Horning, when the candidates were asked about abortion. Both Mourdock and Donnelly said they believe life begins at conception."

State Department emails from day of Libya attack show Al Qaeda-tied group on radar

Fox News reports

"A series of internal State Department emails obtained by Fox News shows that officials reported within hours of last month's deadly consulate attack in Libya that Al Qaeda-tied group Ansar al-Sharia had claimed responsibility.
The emails provide some of the most detailed information yet about what officials knew in the initial hours after the attack. And it again raises questions about why U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice, apparently based on intelligence assessments, would claim five days after the attack that it was a "spontaneous" reaction to protests over an anti-Islam film."

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How long will it take before political mouthpieces like The New York Times and the Washington Post carry this. It's nowhere on either rag currently.

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