Some more quotes... >>> 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. and >>> 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. On Mar 9, 2:46 pm, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: > It seems Obama can not do this... Either Domestic Policy or Foreign > Policy, but not both at the same time... This was the message the WH > told the British Press... This is neither "smart policy" nor > "excusable" --- it is what happens when an unready rookie takes the > helm... The 3AM ads seems to have been right after all... Now > explain why it was racist to ask that question of Obama again??? > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobam... > > >>> 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. > > [snip] > > >>> 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. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
