President Obama tours the Port of Tampa in Florida - pics

[Kadie]

President Barack Obama talks with workers as he tours the Port of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. , Friday, April 13, 2012.
















Workers look down from a crane as US President Barack Obama tours the Port of Tampa prior to speaking on trade policies with Latin America in Tampa, Florida, April 13, 2012. Later today, Obama travels to the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia.





President Barack Obama arrives to speak at the Port of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. , ,Friday, April 13, 2012, about trade with Latin America before heading to Colombia for the Summit of the Americas.



















President Barack Obama is greeted after speaking at the Port of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. , Friday, April 13, 2012.






TAMPA, FL - APRIL 13: U.S. President Barack Obama signs a shirt as he greets people during a visit to the Port of Tampa on April 13, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. The President, on his way to the Summit of the Americas in Colombia, used the visit to emphasis small business trade with countries in Latin America.

















TAMPA, FL - APRIL 13: U.S. President Barack Obama (blue shirt) surrounded by Secret Service agents walks away after a visit to the Port of Tampa on April 13, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. The President, on his way to the Summit of the Americas in Colombia, used the visit to emphasis small business trade with countries in Latin America.


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[onethatcares]

1. remember when

the shrub did all that?

Neither do I.

edited to add: Why are those people smiling so much if the country is going to hell in a shipping container?

[amuse bouche]

4. I was thinking the same thing

Remember when Dumbya was so intellectually curious, just like this president?

[bamacrat]

2. The sincerity in his face when he embraces the people is awesome.

Reminds me of Clinton a bit in these pics. Bush never looked this comfortable with the public. Nor does Mitt. Either way, I love this guy but he needs to grow a little more balls in his second term.

[xtraxritical]

3. The President does not lack for cajones just give him a Democratic congress.

VOTE A STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC BALLOT get rid of filibustering, obstructionist cartoon Congressmen like McConnell, Ryan, Blunt et. al. You will never see RepubliCON politicians in public settings other than "townhall" staged events. Bush/Cheney can not even leave the country for fear of arrest and trial under Geneva Conventions. Real tough guys ( ).

[Moostache]

8. Mittens looks like you are handing him something soiled when he greets the public!

You'd be forgiven for thinking someone was trying to shake his hand with an unclean hand by his usual facial expressions!

[amuse bouche]

5. I just love

how connected and engaged he is in every moment. That takes a special kind of person

[freshwest]

6. Oh, that little baby (okay, toddler)! And the Secret Service men... All wearing sunglasses!

I'll bet it's hot down there. Ports are usually hot, with all that concrete and steel.

And just curious... are the longshoremen or port workers in the union down there?

[Stellar]

7. I love it...

Love it, love it, love it, love it!!!!