I wanted to take a cheap shot here and say this shows Obama is just an empty suit but I don’t think that’s the bottom line here. Rather, Obama is cautious.<\/p>\n
So far I believe his presidency is a disaster.<\/p>\n
From the New York Times<\/a>:<\/p>\n WASHINGTON — As he introduced his new choice for secretary of health and human services in the East Room this week, President Obama<\/a> turned his head from right to left, but he wasn’t looking at the audience. He was reading from two teleprompters, strategically set up outside the tight television camera shot.<\/p>\n When he was done, the teleprompters quietly began retracting down to the floor. As she stepped forward to make her own remarks, his nominee, Kathleen Sebelius<\/a>, seemed momentarily surprised.<\/p>\n “Don’t mind the little—— “ Mr. Obama said with a smile.<\/p>\n “It’s disappearing!” she joked.<\/p>\n Presidents have been using teleprompters for more than half a century, but none relied on them as extensively as Mr. Obama has so far. While presidents typically have used them for their most important speeches to the nation — an inauguration, a State of the Union or an Oval Office address — Mr. Obama uses them for everyday routine announcements, and even for the opening statement at his news conference.<\/p>\n He used them during a visit to a Caterpillar plant in Peoria, Ill. He used them to make brief remarks at the opening of his “fiscal responsibility summit.” He used them during a visit to the Interior Department<\/a> to discuss endangered species, even as he recalled a visit to some national parks as an 11-year-old. “That was an experience I will never forget,” he said, reading from the teleprompter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I wanted to take a cheap shot here and say this shows Obama is just an empty suit but I don’t think that’s the bottom line here. Rather, Obama is cautious. So far I believe his presidency is a disaster. … Continue reading