Analyzing the Obama & TOTUS press conference

Last night's press conference was about what I expected. While there were no major gaffes on the part of our Uhhhmander in Chief, I lost track of the times he passed the buck, saying he "inherited" this mess or "it's not just me" or "that's not just my opinion." (full transcript here)

I must admit that I smiled a few times when the press actually asked him some real questions that made him visibly irritated and uncomfortable. I wonder if the media realizes that since they've been in the tank for Obama so long that they've lost credibility, or if they're simply waking up to what they've unleashed on America and are having some "buyer's remorse" over their foolish choice. In either case, it's good to see the number of softballs decreasing, despite the fact that President Obama chose to take questions from Ebony Magazine, Univision, and Agence France-Presse rather than the The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal when discussing the American economy.

One thing that really stuck out to me was when President Obama said, "The last 64 days has been dominated by me trying to figure out how we're going to fix the economy."

He's still trying to figure this out? Then why has he squandered trillions of dollars in his first 50 days? Throwing taxpayer dollars at a problem does not solve it! And he certainly shouldn't go off half-cocked with the American people's money.


This clip was too good not to post. In it, President Obama gets snippy when CNN's Ed Henry asked why it took several days for him to publicly express outrage over the $165 million in bonuses given to employees of AIG. His excuse was, "It took us a couple of days because I like to know what I'm talking about before I speak." Is he kidding? Obama has no trouble moving "boldly and swiftly" when it comes to spending our money. But even after waiting several days to respond, he still got it wrong. Tim Geithner discussed the bonuses with Congress on March 3rd. And Geithner explicitly directed Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D) to make changes which enabled the bonuses. Sorry, Mr. President. You can't have it both ways.

“The American people are judging me just as I should be judged,” said Mr. Obama.

Exactly. You're doing a heckuva job, Barry!