October 17, 2011 3:20 PM
Obama VA NC bus tour starts today - we pay
Rabble-rousing in Virginia and North Carolina. I actually think he's toast here. Virginia wised up in our last election.Oct 16, 2011White House insists Obama's next bus tour isn't political
By Richard Wolf, USA TODAYPresident Obama will kick off a three-day bus trip through small towns in politically competitive North Carolina and Virginia Monday, but White House officials insist the trip is about jobs, not votes.By Pablo Martinez Monsivais, APSo much so, in fact, that they convened a conference call Sunday to reiterate that point several times, pointing out that the trip is fully on the taxpayers' dime, not the president's re-election campaign's.
'The message to the American people and to Congress will be clear," said principal deputy spokesman Josh Earnest. "Pass the bill this week to protect the job of a North Carolina teacher, or come down here, look her in the eye...."
Well, you get the idea. Obama's message for the next three days will be to challenge Congress -- particularly Republicans -- to support key elements of his jobs plan or explain why they won't.
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Comments
Ughhhhhh. The blatancy is so irritating. He does not want to dip into campaign funds because they kettle is not as big as it was four years ago.
Posted by: Lisa G | October 18, 2011 5:35 AM
