Apparently the president-elect is still using the same playbook as when he was a senator:
Asked by a reporter what he thought about the auto industry, he responded with a smile: “I got the corned beef.”
Will someone please tell the president-elect that as President, you can’t just vote “present” and that you have to, at some point, make a decision. Can you imagine this exchange?
Staffer: “Mr. President, a dirty bomb was just detonated in New York City. Iran in claiming responsibility. What do we do?”
Obama: “I had pastrami. Pastrami on rye.”
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:36 pm
This is the man who wants to sit down with the leaders of Iran with no pre-conditions – and he’s armed with deli meat.
Genius.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
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