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    Lindsey Graham Says Obama Is 'AWOL' on Stimulus Debate

    Graham Says Obama Is 'AWOL' on Stimulus Debate
    Sen Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., says the president has not been providing leadership and criticizes him for giving TV interviews and writing an editorial touting the package rather than addressing the complaints of lawmakers.

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    Thursday, February 05, 2009


    President Obama has been "AWOL" in negotiations over the economic stimulus package, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday in a scathing rebuke of the new president.

    The South Carolina Republican told FOX News that Obama has not been providing leadership, and he criticized the president for giving TV interviews and writing an editorial touting the package, rather than addressing the complaints of lawmakers.

    "This process stinks," Graham told FOX News, before repeating a lot of his criticisms on the Senate floor. "We're making this up as we go and it is a waste of money. It is a broken process, and the president, as far as I'm concerned, has been AWOL on providing leadership on something as important as this."

    Republican senators and congressmen have been reluctant to direct any criticism at the president since his inauguration. They mostly have fired shots at Democratic leaders in the House and Senate, saying they have obstructed the bipartisan process Obama sought.

    But Graham broke that practice after Obama granted a round of interviews defending his plan Tuesday and wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post Thursday in which he warned of disastrous consequences if Congress does not pass the stimulus bill.

    "Scaring people is not leadership. Writing an editorial that if you don't pass this bad bill we're going to have disaster -- we've had enough presidents trying to scare people to make bad decisions," Graham said.

    "I like President Obama, but he is not leading. Having lunch is not leading ... and doing TV interviews is not leading."

    Obama renewed his plea for the bill at the Energy Department Thursday, shortly after Graham spoke.

    "The time for talk is over. The time for action is now," Obama said.

    Obama, in his op-ed, wrote that inaction could lead the economy into an irreversible decline.

    "Because each day we wait to begin the work of turning our economy around, more people lose their jobs, their savings and their homes," he wrote. "And if nothing is done, this recession might linger for years. Our economy will lose 5 million more jobs. Unemployment will approach double digits. Our nation will sink deeper into a crisis that, at some point, we may not be able to reverse."

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    I will have to say even though I have more respect for a pile of sh!@ then I do this shredder of our Constitution who tried to sellout our sovereignty for cheap labor for his corporate masters and stood before the reconquista La Racist Al Qaeda organization calling us bigots I do agree with him about the complete lack of bipartisanship. So much for another broken promise of openness, transparency, honesty and responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars espoused by the Wicked Wench of the West Pelosi who knows she can perpetually peddle this garbage with impunity because of thousands of empty headed naive liberals and illegal aliens in her district who keep returning this pile of refuse to office.
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    Double talking LG, I cannot believe he even shows his face.
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    Quote Originally Posted by vmonkey56
    Double talking LG, I cannot believe he even shows his face.
    I can't believe WE ALLOW him and others JUST LIKE HIM to remain in office!!!!!!!!!! They literally make me sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Please help save America for our children and grandchildren... they are counting on us. THEY DESERVE the goodness of AMERICA not to be given to those who are stealing our children's future! ... and a congress who works for THEM!
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    Obama is showing his inexperience and inability to actually lead.

    We all knew he was not capable, yet so many were duped into voting for him. Wonder if the shine has worn off for those voters?
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    Quote Originally Posted by AE
    Obama is showing his inexperience and inability to actually lead.

    We all knew he was not capable, yet so many were duped into voting for him. Wonder if the shine has worn off for those voters?
    I wonder the same. Obama's gone AWOL on alot of things.
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    He seems to be acting just like bush... "The sky is falling, we must get this through quickly!"

    Hurry and act... so the "crap" is voted on in spite of his lies about transparency, accountablity and the rule of law. Hogwash...is what his words are... just another dirty corrupt politican!!!!!!

    When are we going to rid ourselves of these traitors????!!!!!!!
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    I don't think he's going to be able to hack the pressure of the job.

    Just a guess. We shall all see in the next couple of months.
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    Graham was on Greta tonight. It was the first time I have EVER been able to watch and listen to the girly man and not cuss.

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