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Post by avordvet on Aug 19, 2016 4:53:16 GMT -5
Obama’s refusal to interrupt vacation amid Louisiana flooding stirs angerBy Valerie Richardson, The Washington Times, Thursday, August 18, 2016 President Obama is stirring resentment over his refusal to interrupt his Martha’s Vineyard vacation to survey the Louisiana flood — the worst U.S. natural disaster since 2012 — while drawing comparisons to President George W. Bush’s hotly criticized response to Hurricane Katrina in the same state. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson defended Mr. Obama at a press conference Thursday, insisting that the president is “closely monitoring” the situation but that he will not cut short his two-week breather in the tony Massachusetts resort. “The president can’t be everywhere,” Mr. Johnson told reporters in Denham Springs, Louisiana. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, backed him up, saying at the press conference that he is “not complaining in any way about our federal partnership.” www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/18/obamas-golf-vacation-amid-louisiana-flooding-stirs/
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