Bush balancing agenda with storm response ("I can do more than one thing")

[sabra]

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/12630944.htm

Bush balancing agenda with storm response

Associated Press

WASHINGTON - President Bush is balancing a harried schedule of diplomatic duties - from Iraq to China and the United Nations - while working to stay on top of hurricane recovery efforts that most Americans say should be his No. 1 priority.

"I can do more than one thing at one time," the president assured Monday on the first of two planned visits this week to the Gulf Coast. He's fitting those in between meetings with world leaders who came to the United States for a gathering of the United Nations in New York, where he planned to publicly thank world leaders for their contributions to storm relief.

Before leaving Tuesday afternoon for the United Nations, Bush was hosting Iraqi President Jalal Talabani for a closed-door meeting in the Oval Office, followed by a joint news conference in the East Room.

The meeting comes as the Bush administration's top envoy in Iraq is warning that the U.S. is running out of patience with Syrian interference across the border and refusing to rule out military strikes or punishment from the United Nations in retaliation.

[ladylibertee]

1. ("I can do more than one thing")....Says the man who can't .....

eat a pretzel or ride a bike or balance the budget, reform social security, provide a better heath care plan, respond to natural disaster.....I'm tired

[aquart]

2. What's scary is he felt he had to say it.

Subject never came up with Bill Clinton. (Same way no one ever felt the need to ask Bill if he'd read a book lately.)

[ladylibertee]

3. LOL....

True True

[ShockediSay]

4. * CAN do a lot at once ... and screw them up wicked

Question is, what's he going to do when Karl Rove has to start preparing his own legal defense for Valerie Plame et seq

[Judi Lynn]

6. He must suspect what we've all been thinking from the first. n/t

[jmatthan]

5. But he did not know that his FEMA Director had resigned!!

eom

[JusticeForAll]

18. Yeah really....

Yesterday when asked about "Brownie" resigning * snapped, "No I haven't heard about it...I've been working!"

If I recall right...isn't managing people part of how the self-proclaimed CEO of our country is supposed to be working?

He's not just an asshole anymore but becoming a very publicly visible crabby one at that.

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

7. Why, yep indeedy...

I can make a political speech,
While a storm comes to town,
I can strum a git-tar,
While Americans drown,
Cause I'm the PREZZY,
Dubya, m-o-r-o-n

Let's say it again.

[Up2Late]

8. "I can do more than one thing at one time..." Can Not!

Can Not!Can Not! Can Not!Can Not!Can Not!

[ismnotwasm]

9. What in HELL is the matter with him?

I should hope to shout he can do more than one thing at a time--he's the FUCKING PRESIDENT even if he DID steal it. In fact, my DOG can scratch and sniff at the same time. God what a dumbass. Even if that comment was taken out of context--he's still a dumbass for saying it. Brings all kinds of things to mind.

[killbotfactory]

10. It's true.

He can swagger and chew bubblegum at the same time.

[Spinzonner]

11. He can't even do zero things at a time

All his results are negative.

[Mend]

12. Can photo-op more than once a day....

smile for that-there kkkamera.

[Nostradamus]

13. there is a precedent - gerald "dummy" ford

"He is so dumb he can't fart and chew gum at the same time" Lyndon Johnson

"He's a nice guy, but he played too much football with his helmet off"

Johnson again talking about Ford

[belle]

14. Ahahaha! Like what, watch TV AND eat pretzels? Oh, wait.

[texpatriot2004]

15. FLIP-FLOP I heard him say yesterday while "touring" that he

can only focus on one thing at a time.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4753746&mesg_id=4753746

You can watch it for yourself...it's on tape.

[DrDan]

16. I hate to agree with him

but - he did:
screw up the economy
screw up the environment
invade a sovereign nation
piss off the entire world
and a bunch of other things

at the same time

[devinsgram]

17. Of course, as long as it not more than photo ops.

It doesn't take a genius to do those, oh excuse me I forgot who I was talking about. Anyone can fly in and make an appearance, say a few words, ask a few questions and then fly home.

Meetings with world leaders, yeah right. I hope they have good translaters, cause baby talk is hard to translate I'm sure.