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Obama in Arcadia, FL AP Photo/Steve Nesius
Apparently Congressman Connie Mack (R-FL) wasn't part of the welcoming committee when President Obama visited Florida Tuesday. In fact, during a press conference call, Rep. Mack suggested the Commander in Chief needed to spend more time in Washington.
Mack called the President's recent trips around the country a "PR swing to try to boost up his popularity to help move legislation and policy that frankly the American people don't want and don't need..."
Obama was in the Sunshine State to highlight how stimulus funds have been used for the Solar Energy Center in Arcadia and to speak to servicemen and women at the Naval Station in Jacksonville. Congressman Mack said the tour was nothing more than "a sales pitch" by the President. Yet even Florida Governor and Republican Senate candidate Charlie Crist has been an ardent supporter of the solar energy project.
The GOP posted the press conference call on its website but interestingly failed to mention a couple of important details. The call lasted just over five minutes and only two questions were asked by a very "friendly" crowd. One of the participants wasn't even from Florida, but rather a conservative talk show host in Chicago.
Certainly Rep. Mack is not the only one decrying Obama's recent forays around the country. However, there are two large gubernatorial elections next week in Virginia and New Jersey for which the President has been helping to campaign for and we're coming into an important election year with every seat up in the House. Obama also pledged during his campaign to keep the American people informed on what's going on in their government and to seek their input regarding public policy. It's typical for the President in power to campaign for those in his party running for office. Former President George W. Bush did it...when the candidates wanted him to.
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