Dear Dear eternal, i predict Obama has the "Force" with him and you are still hording Y2K rations in your basement. Chris
-- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltabl...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal <L.Shaddai@> wrote: > > > > A Jyotish friend of mine cast Obama's chart and tells me he's in grave> > > danger. Details in a few days. > > He must have carefully calculated through Jyotish, that Obama is the > President of the United States. The US government has made similar careful > calculations and it lead them to create a Secret Service organization for his > protection. I'm not sure how many planets you need to figure out that it is > a dangerous job with a lot of enemies. > > I take some comfort in the fact that Bush lived out two terms. Considering > his enemy list I think the SS must be doing a pretty good job. > > Of course if this is the time to weigh in with a vague prediction I will call > it that Obama will face a medical condition during his presidency. I can't > wait to post an "I told ya so" when it comes true! > > > > > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/4953523/Barack-Obama-too-tired-to-give-proper-welcome-to-Gordon-Brown.html > > > > http://tinyurl.com/adh8jv > > > > > > Barack Obama 'too tired' to give proper welcome to Gordon Brown > > Barack Obama's offhand approach to Gordon Brown's Washington visit > > last week came about because the president was facing exhaustion over > > America's economic crisis and is unable to focus on foreign affairs, > > the Sunday Telegraph has been told. > > > > > > By Tim Shipman in Washington > > Last Updated: 10:03PM GMT 07 Mar 2009 > > > > Sources close to the White House say Mr Obama and his staff have been > > "overwhelmed" by the economic meltdown and have voiced concerns that > > the new president is not getting enough rest. > > > > British officials, meanwhile, admit that the White House and US State > > Department staff were utterly bemused by complaints that the Prime > > Minister should have been granted full-blown press conference and a > > formal dinner, as has been customary. They concede that Obama aides > > seemed unfamiliar with the expectations that surround a major visit by > > a British prime minister. > > > > But Washington figures with access to Mr Obama's inner circle > > explained the slight by saying that those high up in the > > administration have had little time to deal with international > > matters, let alone the diplomatic niceties of the special > > relationship. > > > > Allies of Mr Obama say his weary appearance in the Oval Office with Mr > > Brown illustrates the strain he is now under, and the president's > > surprise at the sheer volume of business that crosses his desk. > > > > A well-connected Washington figure, who is close to members of Mr > > Obama's inner circle, expressed concern that Mr Obama had failed so > > far to "even fake an interest in foreign policy". > > > > A British official conceded that the furore surrounding the apparent > > snub to Mr Brown had come as a shock to the White House. "I think it's > > right to say that their focus is elsewhere, on domestic affairs. A > > number of our US interlocutors said they couldn't quite understand the > > British concerns and didn't get what that was all about." > > > > The American source said: "Obama is overwhelmed. There is a zero sum > > tension between his ability to attend to the economic issues and his > > ability to be a proactive sculptor of the national security agenda. > > > > "That was the gamble these guys made at the front end of this > > presidency and I think they're finding it a hard thing to do > > everything." > > > > British diplomats insist the visit was a success, with officials > > getting the chance to develop closer links with Mr Obama's aides. They > > point out that the president has agreed to meet the prime minister for > > further one-to-one talks in London later this month, ahead of the G20 > > summit on April 2. > > > > But they concede that the mood music of the event was at times > > strained. Mr Brown handed over carefully selected gifts, including a > > pen holder made from the wood of a warship that helped stamp out the > > slave trade - a sister ship of the vessel from which timbers were > > taken to build Mr Obama's Oval Office desk. Mr Obama's gift in return, > > a collection of Hollywood film DVDs that could have been bought from > > any high street store, looked like the kind of thing the White House > > might hand out to the visiting head of a minor African state. > > > > Mr Obama rang Mr Brown as he flew home, in what many suspected was an > > attempt to make amends. > > > > The real views of many in Obama administration were laid bare by a > > State Department official involved in planning the Brown visit, who > > reacted with fury when questioned by The Sunday Telegraph about why > > the event was so low-key. > > > > The official dismissed any notion of the special relationship, saying: > > "There's nothing special about Britain. You're just the same as the > > other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn't expect special > > treatment." The apparent lack of attention to detail by the Obama > > administration is indicative of what many believe to be Mr Obama's > > determination to do too much too quickly. > > > > In addition to passing the largest stimulus package and the largest > > budget in US history, Mr Obama is battling a plummeting stock market, > > the possible bankruptcy of General Motors, and rising unemployment. He > > has also begun historic efforts to achieve universal healthcare, > > overhaul education and begin a green energy revolution all in his > > first 50 days in office. > > > > The Sunday Telegraph understands that one of Mr Obama's most prominent > > African American backers, whose endorsement he spent two years > > cultivating, has told friends that he detects a weakness in Mr Obama's > > character. > > > > "The one real serious flaw I see in Barack Obama is that he thinks he > > can manage all this," the well-known figure told a Washington > > official, who spoke to this newspaper. "He's underestimating the flood > > of things that will hit his desk." A Democratic strategist, who is > > friends with several senior White House aides, revealed that the > > president has regularly appeared worn out and drawn during evening > > work sessions with senior staff in the West Wing and has been forced > > to make decisions more quickly than he is comfortable. > > > > He said that on several occasions the president has had to hurry back > > from eating dinner with his family in the residence and then tucking > > his daughters in to bed, to conduct urgent government business. > > Matters are not helped by the pledge to give up smoking. > > > > "People say he looks tired more often than they're used to," the > > strategist said. "He's still calm, but there have been flashes of > > irritation when he thinks he's being pushed to make a decision sooner > > than he wants to make it. He looks like he needs a cigarette." > > > > Mr Obama was teased by the New York Times on Thursday in a front page > > story which claimed to have detected a greater prevalence of grey > > hairs since he entered the White House. > > > > The Democratic strategist stressed that Mr Obama's plight was nothing > > new. "He knew it was going to be tough; he said as much throughout the > > campaign. But there's a difference between knowing it is going to be > > tough and facing the sheer relentless pressure of it all." > > >