Guess who won’t be coming to lunch with Obama?
Updated on Monday: Although a staffer said he didn’t plan to show, U.S. Rep. John Lewis was present for President Barack Obama’s visit to Atlanta, we’re told.
President Barack Obama’s second visit to Georgia this year may be one of those parties best remembered for the guests who failed to show.
The president will spend the better part of Monday in Atlanta — first speaking to a convention of disabled veterans. Then the president will be the featured guest at a Democratic National Committee luncheon and fundraiser.
President Barack Obama last week addressed the National Urban League. Associated Press
Many Democrats will flock to the downtown events. Michael Thurmond, the labor commissioner and U.S. Senate candidate, will be there. U.S. Rep. David Scott of Atlanta will greet Obama as he steps off Air Force One, as will Gov. Sonny Perdue — a Republican.
Mayor Kasim Reed will give the first African-American president an effusive introduction at the DNC fundraiser. A spokesman for Sanford Bishop said the Democratic congressman from southwest Georgia will be in the audience for both events.
But the list of Democrats who won’t be there is long and conspicuous.
Roy Barnes, the former governor and his party’s July choice to retake the office, has received the most attention for his decision to give priority to a Monday schedule that will take him through Middle and South Georgia. But there are others:
– Ken Hodges, the nominee for attorney general, will be in Albany for a case he’s working on for his law firm;
– U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall of Macon, who faces yet another Republican challenger, has plans to help his daughter move;
– U.S. Rep. John Barrow of Savannah will remain in Washington for “a minor medical procedure.” And, yes, he’ll have Republican opposition in November.
– A staffer for John Lewis said the Atlanta congressman simply has other plans;
– And U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson of Decatur will remain in Washington to prepare for the September impeachment of a federal judge. He’s one of the impeachment managers.
Clearly, some of the excuses are legitimate. The congressional summer recess began only last Friday. Monday, then, is the first real day of vacation for U.S. House members.
Given their large African-American constituencies, neither Lewis nor Johnson has anything to fear from being photographed at Obama’s side. Barrow didn’t hesitate to appear with the president in Savannah this winter.
But it is simply a fact that many other Democrats can’t afford to be seen with a president awarded a 37 percent approval rating by Georgia voters just last month.
Republicans are sure to chortle at the snubbing of Obama as something rare and, thus, significant. But in fact, Democrats are simply re-embracing a long-standing Southern tradition.
As a governor and U.S. senator, Herman Talmadge would schedule fishing trips that coincided with the quadrennial meetings of the Democratic National Convention.
Sam Nunn, concerned with winning his first term in the U.S. Senate in 1972, stayed as far away as he could from Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern.
Steve Anthony is the former chief of staff for the late House Speaker Tom Murphy and now his biographer. “Witness to History: A Memoir” (McGraw-Hill, $19.95) just hit the bookshelves.
One passage in the book dwells on Murphy’s reluctance to back Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis in 1988 — who was nominated at that year’s convention in Atlanta. The House speaker was at the apex of his power, but he had opposition at home that year.
“A reporter asked the speaker if he was going to vote for [Dukakis]. And the speaker deferred. It created a little bit of a firestorm with the liberal wing of the party at the time,” Anthony said.
“It wasn’t that they didn’t want to be engaged in national or presidential politics,” said Anthony, who now teaches political science at Georgia State University. “It’s that they knew what the voters of Georgia would tolerate. And when a candidate presented himself that fit that definition, they were for him.”
Murphy, for instance, was a reliable supporter of Al Gore. In the 2008 presidential contest, as the fight between Obama and Hillary Clinton reached fever pitch, Barnes was safely tucked behind the candidacy of fellow lawyer John Edwards of North Carolina.
But even safe decisions aren’t always safe. This week, the Georgia GOP sent out an e-mail with a photograph of Barnes standing next to the fallen, philandering Edwards.
Nor is the tradition of shunning national party figures restricted to Democrats. In 2005, Perdue — a year away from re-election — ducked an appearance with the not-so-popular Dick Cheney, then vice president.
But the fact that Obama is a sitting president has posed an unfamiliar problem for Georgia Democrats. Appearing with Jimmy Carter was a matter of state loyalty. Bill Clinton, too, was a familiar Southerner — sponsored and encouraged by then Gov. Zell Miller.
And the situation is made more discomfiting by the possibilities that 2010 has dangled in front of Democrats.
“My question is, when I first heard [Obama] was coming was, why did they do it? Who are the brains in Washington that thought, let’s do something in Georgia — and that it would benefit the candidates in Georgia?” Anthony asked.
“Here you’ve got a decent situation for a Democrat to win the governor’s race. Their move here could endanger that,” he added.
For the record, the state Democratic Party referred all inquiries about the Obama visit to the DNC in Washington.
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Maycomb
August 1st, 2010
1:21 pm
Roy is a’runnin’ cause Obama’sa’ commin’
The president is massively unpopular in Georgia and Roy is already too closely associated with liberal causes to want to have pics on the evening news standing next to Obama. Or any of the others.
He was glad to have endorsements from the black community in his primary battle but does not want to get too closely associated with them in public. Remember, Ol’ Roy was a John Edawards supporter. You know, one of his trial lawyer buddies.
GeorgeW
August 1st, 2010
1:22 pm
I am amazed how so many people are pointing fingers at each other. The truth of the matter is when the democrats are in office the right side point out the flaws and when the republicans are in office the left side point out their flaws. We are all Americans and we all suffer when either side makes a bad decision and believe me every president makes good and bad decisions that is part of being a leader. To all that is making this a race issue and are making derogatory comments are truly not advocates of democracy. What needs to happen for America to get better is we agree to disagree but be respectful. America has issues but with all of us working together these issues can be resolved. The comments on this blog sound as if we are in 1960. If you do not agree with the president that is okay, but be very careful with your words because some of you are committing treason. Please read your constitution. And that goes with any president. I encourage all you to read and read multiple publications and gain an understanding rather than being mislead. God Bless America.
Glen
August 1st, 2010
1:24 pm
I voted for Barnes in the primary, but now I’ll be staying home in November. I’ll take my chances with another Republican Governor rather than voting for a Democrat without the balls to show respect to his party’s leader. This to me is an indication of what he’ll do if elected and faced with an tough decision.
Meka
August 1st, 2010
1:30 pm
JUST MAYBE, we will STOP OUTSOURCING the MANUFACTURING OF THE AMERICAN FLAG—–VETERAN’S NEED THOSE JOBS!!!
kate
August 1st, 2010
1:33 pm
GIVE ME A BREAK AS MUCH AS YA’LL COMPLAIN ABOUT OBAMA, WHY THE HELL DIDN’T YA’LL COMPALIN ABOUT BUSH WHO BROUGHT US TO WHERE WE ARE?
Please give the Predisent a Break, he can only do so much , after all your complains are due to the fact that ya’ll never thought you will see a black man as a president. GET OVER IT.
Mike
August 1st, 2010
1:36 pm
I was on the fence in the congressional race between Jim Marshall & Austin Scott. Mr. Marshall’s refusal to attend Czar Obama’s Atlanta visit has convinced me that he is the candidate I will vote for.
Family in GA since 1784
August 1st, 2010
1:37 pm
“U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall of Macon, who faces yet another Republican challenger, has plans to help his daughter move”…..When a person would rather help someone else move furniture, rather than have lunch with the President of the The United States of America, that is not an endorsement of the President.
UGA Mom
August 1st, 2010
1:40 pm
While I am delighted that the President is FINALLY honoring disabled vets – there is a not a more worthy group in the country-I think the White House is reading the polls and watching the Democrats slide into oblivion. I don’t support this President, nor ANY of his attempts to hijack the economy via the takeover of Wall Street, GM and/or the healthcare plan.
I think the President is an avowed Socialist and is a clear and present danger to our economic system and American liberties. And NO this is not a black or white thing -this is a GREEN thing. There are currently nearly 15 million people either out of work or under employed. Getting our economy back on track and producing jobs needs to be JOB ONE! Small business folks need to be able to hire people.
How many jobs are going to be produced when they are staring at the Bush tax cuts expiring, healthcare costs for employees going through the roof, and getting access to capital (as in loans to purchase new inventory or buy that new truck for the company) is nearly impossible. Nobody in their right minds are going to hire facing those challenges.
The White House doesn’t get it. Nobody in this administration has EVER worked in small business (the source of nearly 85% of all new job growth). Roy Barnes is no dummy and neither are the people of this state. Nobody wants to be associated with this guy and/or his programs.Georgia democrats are walking a very difficult line distancing themselves from the President and his agenda, and I predict this state will probably post record Republican gains come November. I’ll be dleighted and so will my unemployed freinds and family.
Billy Joe Poteet
August 1st, 2010
1:41 pm
@kate
That’s right: blame Bush. That is right out of the dummycrat playbook. God forbid that Obama take responsibility for his own actions, or inactions. Bush is history and Obama “be your main man” now. He’s “talked the talk” but he ain’t “walking the walk”. You know what I mean?
Billy Joe Poteet
August 1st, 2010
1:51 pm
@UGA Mom
“The White House doesn’t get it. Nobody in this administration has EVER worked in small business (the source of nearly 85% of all new job growth).”
I don’t think they care. Their purpose is to install a new system of government. The only way that is possible is to collapse the existing system. After they achieve that, they will begin the move to a Marxist/Socialist system wherein we shall all be equally destitute. Thus will come the “change you can believe in” with no “hope” in heaven of a future for our children and grandchildren.
Dr. Warren
August 1st, 2010
2:08 pm
I’m a native Georgian, born in the 60’s, and I am white. I know racism when I see it. Not showing up to support a president from your own party, for fear of losing votes, just seems like the same ‘ole same ‘ole to me.
DAN DEACON
August 1st, 2010
2:09 pm
kate…..just like a little child!! You just can’t accept responsiblity for your lame dumb”a” vote for obama and the fact that he can’t handle the job. He’s just a puppet getting ready to fall due to his inability to get the job done. Not what you claim – blamed because he’s black. Take your little toys and go home and cry in private in the bedroom. No real American wants to hear how blacks can’t do the job because they’re just being blamed by whites. Again, the fact is obama is incapable of doing the job and is less than a real man for lying to the American citizens that he could and would.
IMPEACH OBAMA 2010!! LOOK FOR THE TEA PARTY. THEY’RE COMIN AND HELL’S COMIN WITH EM! ALL IN THE NAME OF TAKING BACK AMERICA AND PUTTING BACK ON TRACK THROUGH REAL LEADERS WHO CAN LEAD.
Alex
August 1st, 2010
2:35 pm
@ Billy Joe Poteet , DUDE, Dubya mucking up the country is not an opinion it is a fact and blaming opinion for ruining this country in friggin 18 months is ludicrous and str8ght out of the Rethuglican, crackpot, nutjobs playbook. Unbelieveable, the people in this world and state just say you don’t like the black guy running the country and stop lying to yourself!!!!!
Richmond County ex
August 1st, 2010
2:35 pm
After reading all of these right-wing comments and insults to the President, I’m even more glad I left Georgia 30+ years ago. To this day, I’m ashamed of the state of my birth. Don’t bother insulting me because of this post, ’cause I won’t revisit this blog. By the way, in case you haven’t realized it, I’m a registered Democrat and proud of what President Obama is trying to accomplish.
askip32
August 1st, 2010
2:36 pm
Obama told me to learn FRENCH, so thaz wen I stoppped larning English, besides with all the mexicans I should be laringing toco bell? But I do agree width Georgia Peat!
Alex
August 1st, 2010
2:38 pm
@ Dan Deacon, Just say you hate the black guy running the country and stop fooling yourself and making damn excuses. I never knew how many friggin Nazis still existed. Not even worth getting into a long debate, it’s like talking to a brick!!!
Alex
August 1st, 2010
2:40 pm
@ askip32, learning Taco Bell?…..not racist though, I bet, huh. You people’s hatred for everything not anglo-saxon is sickening. Too bad that you’re about to be a minority, so you probally should Spanish, Jerk!!!!
uno
August 1st, 2010
2:55 pm
Repent sinners.
PLEASE TAKE US BACK 2 DA 1950'S GUD OLE BOY DAYS
August 1st, 2010
3:08 pm
PLEASE TEA PARTY AND REPUBLICANS TAKE US BACK PASS THE 1950′S SO WE CAN STAY THE DUMBEST STATE IN THE NATION,OOPS I FORGOT THAT GEORGIA IS THE DUMBEST STATE IN THE UNION AND REDNECKS THANK YOU FOR SHOWING THE WORLD HOW SUPER STUPID YOU HICKS ARE!
on looker
August 1st, 2010
3:11 pm
i can’t say anything that already hasn’t been said…i am a soldier, i for one like to see how thing are going to end reather then make asumpions….he is the commander an Chief and i respect that. We may not agree on all thing and that ok, but this country and our future depend on all of us…i serve with both black, white, and every kind of ethic back ground you and think of. When you are in a fire fight that is the last thing on your mind.( i will die for him and he will die for me)on team on fight. I do know this as long as we can be seperated by race gender or and other catogory them want be able to win any fight. and time in our history every war ever social issue the mass had to come together despite out differance and fight as one to win. The Patiort act took away your rights as citizen and other law like that. have any notice that anytime some need to be pass it always base on race or protecting your from some unknown evil force. I think at this point in History we are our on worse enemy. wheather you are a racist or not this our house and at the end of the day we have to clean it up and shape the future for our children because i don’t think any one or race is going any where. Some you used God in statement to justifie what you were saying how crazy can we get. God allows us the right to chose our on path and thing that we do we have to pay the price at judgement time. If God will turst us with that responsibility why does man have a problem with it. we are in tuff time and everyone want to blame some for there problems all i as is just look at the whole picture and not be so close minded and get your new resource for differant place. most of the people on this site that are writting these replys are not rich or were born rich…we are just citizen that what the best for our families….some days i wish is could close my eyes and judge people by the way they treat me. I guess that will never happen because T.V may sure that race alway play part in what ever is going on…..right, wrong or indefferant a nation divided against it’s self will not stand……what is color but a shade…one our down fall in the future will be the color issue if we don’t resolve soon….Obama i suport you and you have done some good thing and you have mad some bad decisions that is to be expected of any leader… You have the will to except those bad one and learn that is the mark of a good….on behalf of the soldier i know we welcome you to Georgia…Have a blessed day..forgive the misspell word i was in a rush will do better next time. i just hope you get the meaning behind what i am tring to say. God bless.
Billy Joe Poteet
August 1st, 2010
3:14 pm
@Alex
“DUDE”? I thought that word went out with the 70’s. You just don’t get it! It isn’t about race at all.
But then, you will never get it – and they can’t transplant brains yet, or in your specific case, implant one where none existed before.
Richard Williams
August 1st, 2010
3:14 pm
I, hope the Georgia Republicn Party gets photos of those Democrats that attend the fundraiser and uses against them in Nov
Billy Joe Poteet
August 1st, 2010
3:17 pm
@on looker
May God bless and protect you. Thank you for your service to our country. It is deeply and sincerely appreciated.
halle
August 1st, 2010
3:18 pm
I wonder why Jim consistently eludes to President Obama being the first African-American president when in fact he’s biracial. It’s such a shame we as Americans can’t get pass color and focus on the important issues to better the country. I wouldn’t be so quick to infer because you consider President Obama to be black that all black people will vote for him or others associated with him. That’s such a small minded and closed statement. If I applied Jim’s theory to the governor’s race, it would suggest that Karen Handel who is a white female will garner all of the white female votes in the state of Georgia.
Billy Joe Poteet
August 1st, 2010
3:20 pm
@Richmond County ex
Good to see you go! Now, y’all stay away, you hear?
Billy Joe Poteet
August 1st, 2010
3:26 pm
@halle
“all black people will vote for him”. All black people did NOT vote for Obama. I believe the statistic was above 95%, but it may have been a little more. I guess it’s close to “all” to make such a statement.
MsWoman
August 1st, 2010
3:42 pm
PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO:
8/28/2006-Peter Schiff Predicts The US Economic Collapse With Unbelievable Accuracy
Obama is not a sorry President. I think he’s done a wonderful job so far and I will vote for him again. I see where a lot of you are coming from though – I am disappointed your judgment isn’t better.
ATL
August 1st, 2010
3:44 pm
I voted for Roy in the Primaries, now that he have shown his true color, I will not vote for Roy in the General. PRESIDENT OBAMA IN 2012. F**K ROY IN 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
halle
August 1st, 2010
3:50 pm
Billy Joe Poteet it’s a sin to hate and furthermore stats can be manipulated.
Millicent
August 1st, 2010
3:57 pm
For the very first time in my life…I will not vote in a major election. Mr. Barnes, I’m ashamed of you. I’m from South Georgia and your reason for not appearing with the President of the United States at a Democratic fundraiser is very clear. You will not have this black vote!
ATL
August 1st, 2010
3:57 pm
The President have a 32% approval rating in Georgia is a lie, nobody poll me!
Billy Joe Poteet
August 1st, 2010
4:16 pm
@halle
The only thing I hate is the way America is being destroyed from within by the Marxist/Socialist Obama and his cohorts. I do not want America to be forced into poverty by these people. I want the best for my children and grandchildren and not what is in the offing. I want the best for your family, too. Unfortunately, unless Obama and the progressive liberals are removed, neither your family nor mine will know the freedom, security and relative prosperity that we have enjoyed. Even the poorest among us enjoy a higher standard of living than most of the rest of the world. Capitalism is what has made that possible.
Billy Joe Poteet
August 1st, 2010
4:19 pm
@ATL
“The President have a 32% approval rating in Georgia is a lie, nobody poll me!”
That’s OK” they “poll” me and I told them you didn’t approve of Obama either!
Meredith Paulson
August 1st, 2010
4:37 pm
Has it crossed anyone’s mind, that maybe these people just have other scheduled meetings that take precedence over smudging and rubbing elbows with our President. Two are campaigning (IN AN ELECTION YEAR), one is helping his daughter move to college (Sorry, but my kid’s the most important thing to me too), and one is in Washington (DOING HIS JOB!). So, maybe I’m the lost one in this story….I don’t know. But, it just seems like these people that will be absent HAVE A LIFE! Jim, you should try to get one too (and one that doesn’t involve dreaming up conspiracy and drama where there is none) *shrugs*
Meredith Paulson
August 1st, 2010
4:44 pm
@on looker. You said it best! My husband has 12 years in. People like you and him, AND our President make me proud to be an American. God speed soldier,
ObamaisaLair
August 1st, 2010
4:49 pm
I voted for this Mistake one time and will not make that mistake again.How blind do you have to be to see that truth about this LAIR.I never thought I would live in a US where the president hates the people. Women the View is that this man is a con man who depends on fooling people because he is A LAIR that can’t sale his BS.
Dirty Dawg
August 1st, 2010
4:49 pm
Coupla facts facing us…Georgia needs Roy Barnes if we are to have any hope of getting out of the mess that ‘The Goober’ has managed to get us in, along with his buddy Geedubya and the rest of the Repugs. But Roy understands that if he’s to win he’s got to navigate a very fine line. The ‘base’ of the Repugs will never vote for a Democrat so he’s got to win a good majority of whoever’s left that, objectively, can pass as an Independent, and he’s got to make sure that all Democrats realize the reality of a Democrat winning in this state in these times is a tough chore.
I’m not all that happy with much of what Obama has done, even though I really believe that much of his ‘failings’ have been due to an intransigent, vile Republican Party that would rather see the country fail if it meant they get to regain power and the keys to the Treasury. Sure Obama has held onto too many of Bush/Cheney’s policies…and much of my disappointment has been that most of the Bush/Cheney administration isn’t in jail by now…and, finally, the DNC has all but abandoned Howard Dean’s ‘50 State Strategy’ that breathed life into an otherwise moribund Democratic Party in Georgia because the jerk Rahm Emanuel said so…but I still know what’s at stake.
So Roy, you do what you have to do cause in the end, ‘real Democrats’ along with those that actually give a s**t about this state and know that Republicans will be the death of everything this Country should stand for if we don’t keep them in the minority from now on, will be with you.
Billy Joe Poteet
August 1st, 2010
4:56 pm
@Meredith Paulson
It probably has not crossed their minds. To some, unless the expected homage is paid to Obama, it makes them suspect. I have moved a daughter into college and realize what an important day that was for both of us. Although, I do not vote in his district, I would not be one of his supporters anyway. I do, however, fully understand his electing to put family first in this situation. The candidates have scheduled appearances long before they even knew The Great One would be here, and are obligated to make those appearances. Life does not cease merely because Obama decides to bless us with his presense.
Meredith Paulson
August 1st, 2010
5:01 pm
Ok, so we agree that this was an idiotic article….the end.
obamaisafool
August 1st, 2010
5:25 pm
Rep. blocked obama and that is what has hurt him. Talk about clueless. Which one of these areas do you fall under? Poor and love the hand out , blind just a dumb dem or 3 poor and foolish. Which one is it?
Mr. Independant
August 1st, 2010
5:33 pm
I did not vote for Mr O’Bama.However I respect the office. I don’t hate the man and will not spew hate. Let me share something I found out about the healthcare bill. Not knowing ANYTHING about this bill I asked my doctor. He was not positive regarding the healthcare bill. In his opinion this bill will cause alot of doctors to retire early. He says his operating cost are going up constantly. With salaries, rent, utilities, and the expensive equipment he must have to treat his patients. The cost of this bill will take money from medicare and decrease the fees doctors charge. Alot of doctors will refuse to see patients with this type coverage. As a result of this the few doctors that will accept patents, waiting rooms will be packed and waiting times will be long. Also the majority of us are going to be paying for healthcare for those who will NOT work. But thats liberal politics for you!
t_height
August 1st, 2010
5:35 pm
What have the President made worse in this country that wasn’t on the verge of failing before he became president? How can some of you people call Obama the worst president of all time when everything he is trying to improve, “which most things have improved slightly in just over a year”, was because of the Conservative government from the past 8 years. I think the low ratings was mistaken from our last president!
Grandma Poteet
August 1st, 2010
5:35 pm
Spud- I see where the bank foreclosed on your mobile home. You can move back in with me & PaPa. Your daddy, Billy Joe Sr., never sent you some money?
Son of a disabled vet
August 1st, 2010
5:35 pm
We are both Republicans and will be there. Glad the President is coming. I didn’t vote for him, but I admire anyone that deals with this country. Some of you need to GROW UP!
t_height
August 1st, 2010
5:45 pm
YOU MORONS WHO DON’T KNOW ENGLISH….GET THIS. tHERE IS NO SUCH WORD AS DISRESPECTED. YOU DON’T DISRESPECT SOME ONE. YOU SHOW DISRESPECT. YOU SHOW YOUR IDIOCY WHEN YOU SAY “THEY DISREXPECTED HIM” WHEN YOU SHOULD BE SAYING THEY SHOWED HIM DISRESPECT. ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO SAY THAT. AND N O, NOT A RACIST. JUST TIRED OF PEOPLE TRYING TO ACT INTELLIGENT BUT CAN’T SEEM TO GRASP SIMPLE PROPER ENGLISH USAGE. IDIOTS!
Well to you Georgia Pete, just to bring you up to the new society, most americans can write stuff and 99% of the time we understand where that writer is coming from. I don’t think majority of us are on here trying to be english professors, just normal americans. When someone say you disrespected me, thats just is short for saying showing lack or respect. Welcome to new age america! You also say that you are not being racist, well what make you think that most of the time its from people of color? Are you saying that Non-colored people always speak correct english?
Dollie Mollie
August 1st, 2010
5:57 pm
JIM MARSHALL, I,m a black democrat. But, you won,t get my vote. I didn’t like the idea that you didn’t vote for the “health care bill,” and I definitely don’t like the idea that you won’t respect the president by being there at the airport upon his arrival. You ran unopposed during the mid-term, but I didn’t cast that vote for you because I remembered where your loyality was doing the health debate. And in November, I won’t cast that vote for you neither. I will never vote republican, under no circumstance. So, for U.S.Congressman from my district, I won’t vote at all. Instead, I will be remembering where my true loyality lie, by voting, “TRUE DEMOCRAT.”
Billy Joe Poteet
August 1st, 2010
6:07 pm
@t_height
I have read your post several times and think I finally have the gist of it. Maybe you can post again and tell us exactly “which most things have improved slightly in just over a year”. The economy, unemployment, real estate market, auto sales, home foreclosures, etc. is not better. The one thing that is better is the personal debt owed by individuals: it is significantly less. The reason that it is less is because responsible people are paying off their debts and not incurring new debt. The less responsible are not being extended credit. This is not something that Obama made better intentionally, but rather because no one trusts the economy or these idiots in D.C.
MiddleMan
August 1st, 2010
6:09 pm
Doesn’t this guy have a job in Washington?
Billy Joe Poteet
August 1st, 2010
6:11 pm
@Dollie Mollie
Spoken like a true plantation democrat.
Mr. Independant
August 1st, 2010
6:25 pm
Dollie Mollie, boy have they got you brainwashed! Do you know what party Abe Lincoln was? The 1st president to abolish slavery. (Republican.) Do you realize back in the 50’s when I was a kid the biggest obstacle to racial equailty was the Herman Talmadge democrats? If you’ve any common sense you will go INDEPENDANT. To think any party would go against racial equality these days is insane. It would be polical suicide. WISE UP!