Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) – As Hurricane Irene strikes and spooks large parts of the U.S., Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry is not yet ready to praise President Barack Obama's handling of the storm.
The Texas governor appeared at a county GOP picnic in Des Moines on Saturday. During an exchange with reporters, Perry was asked if the president has been an effective leader during a week that saw two menacing natural disasters: an earthquake and currently the hurricane.
Though Perry would not cast judgment, he did cast his answer in overtly political terms.
"He has been an absolute disaster as a president from the standpoint of our economy. That's what people are really focused on," Perry said. "Taking a snapshot of whether or not he's appropriately dealt with the hurricane - I don't know yet. I'll tell you when the hurricane's over."
5 comments:
Go ahead Gov. Perry. Give credit where credit is due. Be a bigger man than the others. It takes a man to give credit to someone you consistently disagree with.
did obama do anything?
i know he cut his vacation short, but well his tee time was cancelled because irene would be there
so he had no reason to stay
If these guys won't even say "great job getting Bin Laden", why would they congratulate the hurricane response?
If these guys won't even say "great job getting Bin Laden", why would they congratulate the hurricane response?
August 29, 2011 12:50 PM
He just happened to be in the oval office when we got ladel. What role did obammy have in it?
He had nothing to do with the hurricane response. But g'ahead, give him another peace prize.
Post a Comment