Louis Caldera is a direct Obama appointment. âLouis has served his country with distinction in uniform and in government, and his pedigree is second-to-none. I know heâll bring to the White House the same dedication and integrity that have earned him the highest praise in every post, from Secretary of the Army to university president,â said President-elect Obama." What the second-to-none pedigree and the resume leave out is that Louis Caldera was a director at IndyMac Bancorp and IndyMac Bank from May 13, 2002 until IndyMac failed and was taken over by the FDIC on July 11, 2008.
I'm sure the CEO's of AIG, LEH, MER, Indy Mac, Washington Mutual etc. had plenty of experience as well but I would not say that they were bright by any stretch. If Bush had done this I can't even imagine the uproar. Again, the teleprompter gets a pass.
I guess this is what you get when you elect a guy who has spent the better part of his career raising money for park swing sets and sandboxes. The only thing he is qualified to do is say.. "Would you like fries with that sir?"
I agree. You have two options. You can tell people or not tell people. What was the point of not telling people? The gov't didn't want to unnecessarily frighten people? The people on the ground might have interfered with the photo op? Frankly our gov't hasn't exhibited a sense of humor in the past, perhaps this is "change". Actually, this brings to mind the question, what next?
Your post is stupidity. You can bet that the White House wished it didn't have egg on its face, and to think otherwise is absurd. They immediately apologized and, admittedly, look foolish for what they have done. "PLANNED OP with an agenda?"" Get a clue. Personally, I doubt that Obama himself knew about this in advance. It's not like he doesn't have enough on his plate to keep him occupied. Regardless, everyone agrees it was a bad idea, and the WH immediately took responsibility and apologized. "PLANNED OP with an agenda?" Would you like a clue with that prefrontal cortex?
You are SOOOOOO far behind the power curve as to the realities of our world, I really don't want to waste my time with your type. :eek: NEXT!
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So your problem is with Louis Caldera, the Director of the White House Military Office who made the "photo-op" decision, right?