Jun 21 2008
Bush Visits Raleigh; Raleigh Approval Ratings Drop 15%
RALEIGH - Other than the traffic snarls caused as local roads were blocked to make way for the presidential motorcade, President Bush’s brief visit to the Triangle late Friday to raise funds for Republican gubernatorial nominee Pat McCrory was a low-profile affair.
Little more than two hours after it arrived, Air Force One left RDU at 6:56 p.m.
Y’know… it’s not enough that Pres. Bush has been a total wuss on illegal immigration. Nor is it enough that he stuck with a doomed Iraqi War policy long after he should have shown Donald Rumsfeld the door. Nor is it enough that he’s presided over the biggest expansion of government since Lyndon Johnson. Nor is it enough that he, more than anyone else, has soiled the conservative brand in this country… despite not actually being a conservative.
No. He had to go and top it off yesterday… by making me sit in traffic on I-440, miss the closing time at my bank, and prevent me from depositing my paycheck. Oh, and that “traffic snarl” the article mentioned? If by “snarl” you mean “back-up over a mile long”, then yes, it was definitely a snarl.
Look, I get that the president has to travel with tight security, but gee whiz. How many taxpayer dollars went into a two hour visit that literally stopped traffic on I-440? I know he’s the leader of the free world, but does he have to inconvenience thousands of people who were just trying to get home from work and enjoy the weekend?
Pat McCrory may have picked up a big chunk ‘o change, but I don’t think he won many votes in Raleigh yesterday.
You really need to get direct deposit.