Why speak to mere cabinet members when you have czars out the wazoo?
John Heilemann of New York magazine tells Andrea Mitchell that his investigation uncovered the truly remarkable fact that President Obama never spoke to six members of his cabinet during his first two years in office. Not once.
Not a single “Hey, how are the wife and kids.” Not one “How ’bout those wacky Iranians.” Nary a “Hey, got any ideas on the economy?”
If we had to make a wild guess, we’d say Secretary of Defense was one of the cabinet members Obama hasn’t spoken to.
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Wasn't it a Mel Brooke's movie that stated --- " Its good to be the King !!!! "
He's the smartest president we ever had. He don't need no stinking advice from an inferior cabinet member.
He also knows what is best for all of his subjects. Ya know .... like obamacare.
I know you are being a wise ass, & I'm with you. But don't kid yourself, Obama does think he knows what best for his "subjects". Oh yes he does.
and the man has to have time to golf people! He can't be talking to important people on his cabinet. When he gonna find time to work on his swing if he do that?
Pathetic.
I find this absolutely Pathetic with a capital P. This is not normal.
"...I find this absolutely Pathetic with a capital P..."
And that rhymes with T and that stands for Trouble!
I couldn't resist a Music Man reference. ;D
It's "normal" if you're a community agitator--DOH! I mean organizer!
Really America? Was this the best we have? God help us.
My guess is, his economic advisor is on this list.
That reminds me ... QUOTE: "Unemployment insurance and other social assistance programs increase [the] reservation wage, causing an unemployed person to remain unemployed longer." -- Lawrence H. Summers, before he became an Obama economic advisor, in Concise Encyclopedia of Economics (1999)
Given his background I'm not sure he knew he had to actually communicate with his cabinet members, I mean, O being so extremely intelligent, they would have been able to know his thoughts and do exactly what he expected them to do just by walking by him on their way out the door.
Unbelievable. There are only 15 members of the cabinet, so our numbskull president is apparently uninterested in 40% of his job as chief executive.
Wouldn't you think that the MSM would be all over this asshole? Seriously-this is so outlandish it is actually funny.
There is no one at the helm in Washington, D.C.-NO ONE!
We are more than at risk with this clown in the WH-and we are going to find out just how dangerous that is very shortly.
Hey Matthew,do you think it is just a coincidence that the Mayan calender ends during his last week in office? Just saying...
Scared my wife again! Just saying ...
YOU BETCHA!
My sister's boyfriend's buddy (kind of a long chain, but I know my sister and her boy friend VERY well) works in the White House as a medic, and he says that Barry is much less friendly than Bush was. Much more closed off.
Stating that Bush wasn't as friendly as Clinton or that Bush was friendly but Obama is not in comparison to him?
If he was as "open" as Clinton everyone would be able to see what a dimbulb he really is and he can't have that. The Obummer does not know how to do anything, does not know how lead our country, does not know shit from shinola. And that is a flat out fact, no political rhetoric needed.