Quote of the day
posted at 9:29 pm on August 23, 2009 by Allahpundit
“He is trying to fix the financial markets but does not have an assistant treasury secretary for financial markets. He is spending more money on transportation than anyone since Dwight D. Eisenhower but does not have his own inspector general watching how the dollars are used. He is fighting two wars but does not have an Army secretary.
He sent Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Africa to talk about international development but does not have anyone running the Agency for International Development. He has invited major powers to a summit on nuclear nonproliferation but does not have an assistant secretary of state for nonproliferation. He has vowed to improve government efficiency but does not have the chief performance officer he promised.
‘If you’re running G.M. without half your senior executives in place, are you worried? I’d say your stockholders would be going nuts,’ said Terry Sullivan, a professor at the University of North Carolina and executive director of the White House Transition Project, which tracks appointments.”
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Yes we can!!!
BacaDog on August 23, 2009 at 9:31 PM
The man is and always has been an empty suit. He is not a leader. He’s like the guy in the office who is always angling for the next promotion before having actually established a record of accomplishment.
DerKrieger on August 23, 2009 at 9:31 PM
Time for more campaigning.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on August 23, 2009 at 9:31 PM
Incompetent-in-Chief.
n0doz on August 23, 2009 at 9:32 PM
RECALL………IMPEACH………….HELLO???? HELLO????? IS THIS THING ON???????????
1luckydogg on August 23, 2009 at 9:32 PM
+1
eforhan on August 23, 2009 at 9:33 PM
And yet, he’s named how many czars???
notropis on August 23, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Worst President ever!!!
(said comic book guy style).
Hellrider on August 23, 2009 at 9:34 PM
More Czars!!!!!
Ladywolfnl on August 23, 2009 at 9:35 PM
This not having a secretary stuff is just a code word.
LibTired on August 23, 2009 at 9:35 PM
Too bad this incredibly “frustrating and ridiculous vetting process” wasn’t part of the presidential election process.
JAM on August 23, 2009 at 9:36 PM
He is Howdy Doody.
Lincoln Cadillac on August 23, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Distractions.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on August 23, 2009 at 9:36 PM
He’s The Precedent. He doesn’t need anyone. The world will just bend to his will and his 5-watt intellect.
“This was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.”
– Lunatic-in-Chief
progressoverpeace on August 23, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Face it, Emperor Obama (Obama the Unclothed) has nothing to offer, save for the same old tired campaign rhetoric.
(Did he ever even manage his own lemonade stand when he was a kid?)
coldwarrior on August 23, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Given what Dear Leader’s agenda is, His incompetence might be the only thing to save us.
rbj on August 23, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Too funny! At this time in Bush’s presidency, no one even thought of 9/11! And as I recall, after a brief period where everyone was a “real American” (there I said it) the Dems started pasting Bush on everything he tried to do on national security.
Christian Conservative on August 23, 2009 at 9:39 PM
racist
JoeAvg on August 23, 2009 at 9:39 PM
It’s not about running the country… It’s about ruining the country.
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Damn… Pay attention.
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RalphyBoy on August 23, 2009 at 9:39 PM
But with all the Czars he is creating a virtual Nobility!
ajacksonian on August 23, 2009 at 9:39 PM
There is about a 90% chance that this UNC professor supported Obama for president. And now he’s worried that he maaay not be up to the task.
The chickens, my friends. The chickens.
chris999 on August 23, 2009 at 9:39 PM
I honestly think he does not know a single person who might even remotely pass a Senate Confirmation.
Ladywolfnl on August 23, 2009 at 9:40 PM
He’s the Messiah. He needs no assistance.
BPD on August 23, 2009 at 9:40 PM
What a colossal, f’ing fraud this former community agitating clown truly is.
The 65 million government-schooled, idiot voters in this country who put this incompetent boob into office should be stripped of their citizenship, tarred, feathered, and then deported by air to North Korea pronto.
Strap WWII surplus chutes on their asses, then throw them out the door.
For each one who impacst the ground at a high rate of speed, just think of it as a long-needed boost to the global gene pool.
No, I am not kidding, as they are too f’ing stoopid to exist in anything resembling a truly free society.
Damn, are we ever screwed as a nation.
Dave R. on August 23, 2009 at 9:40 PM
“Shut up,” explained Obama.
PackerBronco on August 23, 2009 at 9:40 PM
+1
Caper29 on August 23, 2009 at 9:40 PM
What’s really the problem is the 40+ czars Obama has appointed — not that he has appointed to few people. I wish he had no appointees except military. Then we could go on about our business without the government trying to take over our lives.
Christian Conservative on August 23, 2009 at 9:41 PM
He’s got the “John Wayne” disease.
Trying to do it all himself.
He’s not really John Wayne now is he?
HondaV65 on August 23, 2009 at 9:41 PM
HOPE! CHANGE! INCOMPETENCE!
capitalistdoc on August 23, 2009 at 9:41 PM
Personally, I’m not for impeachment or recall.
I want to see this guy go flat on his face, and watch the moderates who put him in office swing back to sanity. I know several who are already saying “I can’t believe I voted for this guy.”
The momentum is moving back toward small government from what I’m seeing. Leave him in office. Let it stew until people really get an eye full of what leftist democrats are really all about.
I hope the blue dogs over take their party again, and we have an uprising of serious conservatives. Maybe THEN we can have a true two party government again rather than having socialists and socialist lights.
One Angry Christian on August 23, 2009 at 9:41 PM
impacts
Dave R. on August 23, 2009 at 9:42 PM
Ain’t that about the whole story. Dubya was the best friend African people (not dictators) have ever had in Washington. From ending the civil wars in South Sudan, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Congo, Other Congo, Central African Republic, to checking Al Quaeda in Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Algeria, Tunisia, to quadrupling AIDS relief in Southern and Eastern Africa — he did it both because he saw it was in America’s best interest, and it also was simply the right thing to do.
President Photo-Op? Yeah, he wrote a book about his African Experience, but he can’t even fill a simple (and you’d think, for a lefty, essential) post like USAID director.
That’s just plain pitiful.
notropis on August 23, 2009 at 9:42 PM
But seriously, if it WEREN’T so serious, sobering and down-right dangerous, wouldn’t this be a laugh a minute?
Let’s just hope we are all still alive to see this azz-klown self-destruct! (And by all of us, I don’t JUST mean the folks on our side of the political aisle.)
Seriously, I think this guy is gonna get a lot of good people kil’t…all over the dang “planet.”
At the same time, he’s such a squirrel, I pray for his own health and safety every day…the alternative is just too much to contemplate. Please, please, please, put this guy in bubble wrap for the next 3.5 years and keep him safe!
OT: on a good note, the first 7 months went pretty fast, donchathink? (Kinda like the first 30-40 minutes of that movie when the popcorn is still pretty warm and buttery?)
Chewy the Lab on August 23, 2009 at 9:42 PM
As someone stated in another thread..”It’s like he’s never run anything before….”
Caper29 on August 23, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Who needs a filled cabinet when you got more czars than the USSR and their grandma.
FontanaConservative on August 23, 2009 at 9:43 PM
I like the line from Hillary: “The clearance and vetting process is a nightmare”
Well I guess so, all your choices are crooks, tax cheats, and/or Natl’ Security threats.
JoeAvg on August 23, 2009 at 9:43 PM
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Ditto,,,
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RalphyBoy on August 23, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Oh, horse hockey! I want to see a comparison of his staff and past administrations. And even if this were true, who’s fault would it be. Just another cover for incompetence.
Cindy Munford on August 23, 2009 at 9:44 PM
I think we ought to restrict voting to those individuals who actually pay taxes. And raise the voting age back to 21.
DerKrieger on August 23, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Incompetence personified.
davidk on August 23, 2009 at 9:45 PM
Dave R.
I am so with you.
chris999 on August 23, 2009 at 9:45 PM
Obama has czars, not duly-appointed secretaries.
Besides, it’s about him, not the country.
spmat on August 23, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Dave R. on August 23, 2009 at 9:40 PM
BRAVO!
milwife88 on August 23, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Needs a hiring Czar! Just waiting for the AFL-CIO to dig one up.
chickasaw42 on August 23, 2009 at 9:47 PM
I agree.
Net tax consumers should have no say.
Dave R. on August 23, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Who needs a filled cabinet when you got more czars than the USSR and their grandma can handle.
FontanaConservative on August 23, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Even the Soviets had a limit.
FontanaConservative on August 23, 2009 at 9:48 PM
I think Obama’s cronies can’t get security clearances. All those years of blowing up police officers and snorting coke are coming home to roost.
That and avoiding congressional oversight by creating his own positions by executive order and bypassing senate confirmation.
crosspatch on August 23, 2009 at 9:48 PM
The Perpetual NeverEnding Disaster that seems to
slam into iceberg after iceberg,with never checking
the charts,weather,radar,Satellite info,or any adcice!
As if,Team Obama,is suffering Bunker Mentality!!!!!!!
canopfor on August 23, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Sorry for the OT, but per Drudge:
Obama is after our wee wees!
I knew he meant it literally!
redshirt on August 23, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Should be advice,not adcice!oops.
canopfor on August 23, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Obama is trying to run the White House like Rumsfeld ran the war in Iraq, not enough people, small centralized command, and being stubborn to the point of destruction.
Obama is going to need a “Surge” strategy, & the country needs an exit strategy from Obama.
portlandon on August 23, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Don’t be fooled. By the time he leaves he will have had more czars than Russia (in all her history).
Schadenfreude on August 23, 2009 at 9:53 PM
Yeah, but he has managed to setup the White House Media Affairs Office, and a Secretary of Enemy Lists and Spam, and Organizing for America.
And he probably has a Secretary of Teleprompters, and an Assistant Secretary of Teleprompters, and a Secretary to the Assistant Secretary of Teleprompters, and a Secretary of Make Sure the Darn Thing Doesn’t Fall Down Again.
29Victor on August 23, 2009 at 9:54 PM
The next few weeks will be very interesting – how many people will risk working for an incompetent/corrupt administration ? yeah – only corrupt ones ?.. or maybe someone with blinders – we will know soon ..
wheels on August 23, 2009 at 9:54 PM
“But look…over there….It’s the EEEEEEEEEEvil Rush Limbaugh and CCCCCCCCCCCCCCrazy Sarah Palin!!!!”.
Baxter Greene on August 23, 2009 at 9:54 PM
I am sick of him traveling around the country constantly on my dime. Maybe he should stay home every once in a while and work.
TXMomof3 on August 23, 2009 at 9:54 PM
“It’s Bush’s fault!!”
Baxter Greene on August 23, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Seriously. We can’t impeach him. Want to hear something scarier? I’m serious here. SCARIER?
PRESIDENT BIDEN, Here is your morning briefing
alohapundit on August 23, 2009 at 9:55 PM
You think he looks inept right now? Wait until he has to deal with a republican-led congress.
Mord on August 23, 2009 at 9:55 PM
How about we follow the Heinlein method; only veterans get to vote. Ok ok, Harley owners too.
Bishop on August 23, 2009 at 9:55 PM
How about just property owners? It’s ridiculous in NJ…
andrewtf on August 23, 2009 at 9:56 PM
There are only so many tax cheats, crooks, socialists, Marxists, Communists, Black Liberations Theologists, Black Panthers, pay for players and campaign donators out there.
I hope he doesn’t add another person to his administration.
Star20 on August 23, 2009 at 9:56 PM
DerKrieger on August 23, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Can we add an IQ test to that too?
MissBean on August 23, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Meh – my wife’s not a vet but I trust her to vote the Right way.
DerKrieger on August 23, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Long story short, Obama is a not that bright! ZERO common sense! Heck, he still believes in Marxist ideals, that says it all.
Gatordoug on August 23, 2009 at 9:57 PM
You know, as much of a dufus as Biden is, I have no doubt that he loves his country, and would atleast defend us from terrorist and evil-doers both domestic & foreign. Barry,…..not so much.
portlandon on August 23, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Wow, almost didn’t make the cut.
Cindy Munford on August 23, 2009 at 9:58 PM
I haven’t factchecked this myself, but I have a really hard time believing this is true. It’s just BS they think they can get by with putting in ink, isn’t it?
cs89 on August 23, 2009 at 9:58 PM
Absolutely but the net taxes criteria may weed a lot of the ignorant out. How about a basic civics test? More people know who won American Idol than know who the Chief Justice is.
DerKrieger on August 23, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Most of Obama’s Top Appointees Are Not in Place
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Even though,its been seven months,and two days,maybe
Obama still hasn`t found that perfect combination of
the same political ambitions that Hopey has!!!
Finding the correct Socialists,Utopian Dreams,and Pol
itical savvy thuggery that Obama deems most important
is rare,and after all,the most sought after!!
Team Obama must still be on the hunt for these rare
Political gems,me thinks!!!!!!!!(snark).
canopfor on August 23, 2009 at 9:59 PM
You, know. I think that might hold true. Maybe Biden is not impeach insurance.
Exit question: Second look at Biden?
FontanaConservative on August 23, 2009 at 9:59 PM
She has to buy a Harley or join the military; sorry but it’s regulations.
Bishop on August 23, 2009 at 10:00 PM
He knows EXACTLY what he’s doing. Destruction of our republic ASAP.
marklmail on August 23, 2009 at 10:02 PM
NOT.READY.TO.LEAD.
SouthernGent on August 23, 2009 at 10:02 PM
No, no, no, no, no! Better yet, how about a skid-marks czar for when he, or his minions get all
wee-wee-dpoo-poo-d up?After all he is the emperor.* (*=footnote:The term emperor may, or may not–depending on connotation and the intent of the person referring to said leader–refer to someone actually wearing clothing and/or actually performing the duties of a “leader**.)”
Aw-nuts!This is one of those box-within-a-box thingys
!.
Chewy the Lab on August 23, 2009 at 10:02 PM
My buddy has actually done both. I’m not crazy enough to drive a motorcycle, though.
Rightwingguy on August 23, 2009 at 10:02 PM
The only thing Obama has ever run is his mouth, and that only when someone else was controlling what he said.
I hope the American people eventually wake up to that fact.
Dave R. on August 23, 2009 at 10:02 PM
President Biden,
Just as incompetent, but without the ambition.
He would do a lot less damage.
redshirt on August 23, 2009 at 10:03 PM
WEll, how many times did he say he wanted “Fundamental Change for America”?
Gatordoug on August 23, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Sorry for the OT, but per Drudge:
Obama is after our wee wees!
I knew he meant it literally!
redshirt on August 23, 2009 at 9:49 PM
redshirt: Thanks for the heads up,(no pun intended,haha).
I`m going to Hillarys website,and order up the
Deluxe Model Testicle Lock Box!
If Hopey is on a wee-wee hunt,I`m gonna be
protected!
Best,be safe,then sorry!!haha(Sarc).
canopfor on August 23, 2009 at 10:05 PM
True. Biden is Gaffe-tastic in a fun sort of way. On the other hand, between dodging “incoming fire”, and eating at restaurants that have been closed for 20 years I’m not sure I’m ready to give him the “football”.
Ah, what the hell, Stand up Joe let them see ya. Where ya at Joe? God love ya’.
alohapundit on August 23, 2009 at 10:05 PM
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And he is more fun too
Gatordoug on August 23, 2009 at 10:05 PM
“Hillary? Hillary? Oh Hillary…is that you, dear?”
Chewy the Lab on August 23, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Bah. Do not bore the man with the details. He is the one we have been waiting for. Can you not see global sea levels falling?
elduende on August 23, 2009 at 10:06 PM
The train wreck of the Obama presidency just continues to boggle the mind. And now, who the hell is going to want to work for this guy? I hate to use a cliche, but whomever he hires will simply be rearranging chairs on the Titanic. Something tells me that few of his next appointments will fall under the headings of “qualified” or “distinguished.”
Rational Thought on August 23, 2009 at 10:06 PM
I would take Biden over the America-hating, Indonesian marxist any day of the week, without hesitation. The fate of this nation hangs in the balance with The Precedent. You cannot underestimate the danger he poses.
progressoverpeace on August 23, 2009 at 10:06 PM
He may not have any of those important people, but he’s got JOE BIDEN, by God! And nobody messes with Joe! OMG, I just threw up a little in my mouth.
GoldenEagle4444 on August 23, 2009 at 10:07 PM
I guess, the real question is, would you want someone who might destroy the country on accident? Or one who want’s to destroy the country on purpose?
Of course you wouldn’t want anyone destroying the country. But these two are what we have now in power.
FontanaConservative on August 23, 2009 at 10:09 PM
You forgot the rustlers, cut throats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, a@@-kickers, chit-kickers and Methodists.
tessa on August 23, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Has anyone ever wondered why the Dems would have let Obama into their primaries, when Hillary has so much more face time? Why did the Dems let a freshman senator from Illinois, of all places, be a possible candidate?
I wonder–is it the soft racism of low expectations? Seriously–if Americans are racist as the Left claims over and over, then it follows that any black candidate on either side will be rejected when Obama fails and is voted from office.
Something just doesn’t feel quite right.
Liam on August 23, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Seriously… I never, ever want anything bad to happen to my President, but I would take a bullet for Pres. Obama if for nothing else to prevent a Pres. Biden.
Rightwingguy on August 23, 2009 at 10:10 PM
President Biden,
Just as incompetent, but without the ambition.
He would do a lot less damage.
redshirt on August 23, 2009 at 10:03 PM
redshirt: Unless he was visiting India,and made a crack,
oops,I mean a GaffeBiden,on how many Indian
stores and restaurants were on every corner,and
in his insults,then apologizing and making it
worse,accidently,starting a WAR with India,jus
sayin!!:)
canopfor on August 23, 2009 at 10:11 PM
+100. Pass the popcorn its going to be fun!
jbtripp on August 23, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Dude. I tremble at the possibility of a President Biden.
Rightwingguy on August 23, 2009 at 10:12 PM
He is a bought and paid for stooge.
tessa on August 23, 2009 at 10:12 PM
I almost feel sorry for the guy, being catapulted into a position he’s not capable of filling. It would be one thing if he were elected and there weren’t so many problems to address, but he’s got so much on his plate (and made so many campaign promises) I think he’s pretty much doomed. His biggest mistake, IMHO, is trusting this Congress to do anything competently. They certainly haven’t helped him. That said, I wonder if any president could do a job with this Congress in office.
scalleywag on August 23, 2009 at 10:12 PM
At this point, I would settle for only living people voting.
NCJeff on August 23, 2009 at 10:13 PM
+7%………
You two stole my thunder……….
……. There are only a few political hacks left from Chicago and Detroit that Obama can let in through the back door with only infractions, misdemeanors, and pending investigations to deal with.
Everyone else would have the light of day shun upon them, and they wouldn’t pass the smell test………
…….. And if Obama appointed a stand up, ethical, and moral person, they would join those who have said, “Thanks, but no thanks!” and Obama couldn’t have anymore of that THAT!
It’s like his personal agenda is more important than the safety and proper running of the Administration of the President of the United States or something…..
Good thing we have a ‘Free and Independent’ press to vent all this out before the ever so crucial votes are cast, along with an open minded education system that allows for dissenting conservative view points to be nurtured and allowed to flourish…………
………… for a moment there, I was starting to get concerned.
Seven Percent Solution on August 23, 2009 at 10:13 PM
I gots kettle corn if you want it?
FontanaConservative on August 23, 2009 at 10:13 PM
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