As president of the United States, Obama has so much on his plate right now.
The economy is an absolute disaster.
There are no jobs.
He's waging wars overseas, putting American military men and women in harm's way.
And of course, he's busy waging class warfare at home.
Obama is facing plummeting approval ratings. Even his base is deserting him.
He has a dismal record as president and is swimming in a slew of broken promises.
Obama also has to deal with the Solyndra scandal.
In short, Obama is so bogged down with issues demanding his attention that he should be devoting every waking hour to address them. He should focus on getting the country out of the mess he's made.
Instead, Obama is on a three-day fundraising tour to the West Coast.
From FOX News:
As he kicked off a three-day swing through the West aimed in part at firing up his liberal base and raking in millions of dollars for his 2012 re-election campaign, President Obama claimed his first term has been a success even as he urged supporters for the second straight day to "shake off" their frustrations in order to help give him a second term in office.
"I need you guys to shake off any doldrums," Obama said Sunday at the second of two fundraisers in Seattle before jetting here to San Jose for two more fundraisers. "I need you to decide right here and right now, talk to your friends and neighbors and co-workers and tell them, ‘You know what? We're not finished yet.'"
Obama struck a similar tone in rallying liberal supporters on Saturday night in Washington, DC, when he spoke at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Phoenix Awards dinner before heading out West on Sunday.
"I expect all of you to march with me and press on," Obama said to applause. "Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. We are going to press on."
In Seattle on Sunday, Obama was just as aggressive in asserting his first term has been successful as he claimed that he has accomplished the vast majority of what he wanted to get done.
"We’re just starting off here, we’ve got 14 months," Obama said about his first term in office, urging supporters to help spread the message that it’s not a failure he’s only gotten 80 percent of what he wants done so far.
"That’s a success,” Obama said, adding that it should be an inspiration to get the other 20 percent of his agenda done. He was speaking at a brunch at the home of a former Microsoft executive closed to television cameras that raked in $35,800 per couple.
At the second fundraiser in Seattle, Obama pressed Republicans to help pass his latest economic plan, saying it's a choice between his approach or the nation going back to the "same ideas the other side is peddling -- old, worn-out ideas from last decade" that gave the upper hand to the wealthiest corporations and individuals.
Obama was speaking at the famed Paramount Theatre in Seattle to a packed fundraiser of roughly 1,700 people, including basketball legend Bill Russell. Donors paid a minimum of $100 a ticket for the event but some paid up to $7,500 for special privileges such as getting a photo with the president.
Good grief.
Obama has been a miserable failure as president. Saying he's been successful doesn't make it so.
In just three days, Obama will raise millions of dollars to help him win reelection.
He won't be solving the nation's problems. He won't be helping you. It's all about him. Obama wants to hold on to power. That's the purpose of this 3-day trip.
What a waste!
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