"There are five boxes to use in the defense of Liberty: The Soap Box, the Mail Box, the Ballot Box, the Jury Box, and the Ammunition Box. Please use them in that order."

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.”


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2 Responses to “Voting “present””

  1. pepatt Says:

    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.

  2. Weekend Reader 2-19-2009, News & Commentary Says:

    [...] raising taxes on households making less than $250,000. Which is to say, he’s “voting present” again: if the House and Senate pass a bill that raises taxes on middle America, [...]

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