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Democrats' New Motto: Never Let a Wildfire Go to Waste

jb80538 Wrote: Jun 29, 2012 9:24 AM
It's nothing more than a photo op for obama. When the Hayman fire was going 10 years ago, Bush asked Gov Owens if he should come. Gov said no because it would be a distraction. Bush respected that.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Did you know that President Obama has been incommunicado with Colorado's governor for more than two weeks as the nation's worst wildfires rage across the state? Maybe he thought we were all "doing fine." After an embarrassing Beltway press briefing revelation about our out-of-touch White House, the administration finally decided to divert the campaigner in chief from his nationwide fundraising frenzy for a quick look-see at our devastated city on Friday. It's "leadership from behind" you can count on.

On Wednesday, press secretary Jay Carney acknowledged that Obama hadn't talked to Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper...

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