White House: We're Not in the 'Immediate Gratification Business'
ABC News' Jake Tapper and Yunji de Nies report:
President Obama has spent a week in Asia, with high level meetings across four countries. But critics argue all that time and jet fuel has not been well-spent. The President leaves South Korea today with arguably little show for it.
After Obama's joint press conference with President Lee Myung-Bak, White House senior advisor David Axelrod defended the visit to reporters in the hall of the Blue House.
"This not an immediate gratification business. I understand that Washington's in the immediate gratification business," Axelrod said, "We made solid progress on climate change that's been reported. We've helped him clarify understanding on security issues and obviously on economics. But nobody came expecting that all of these things would be resolved on this trip, this is part of laying the foundation."
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proud_american
"We the People" say, "quit stroking us and tell the truth!" Our gratification begins in 2010 when we start paring the elected supporters of liars, cheats and subversives that permeate this administration!
Loyal72
I think they mean "they are not in the IMMEDIATE public gratification"! The BOwipe seems to be into "immediate gratification" when it comes to his healthcare bill! He wanted that passed yesterday! Nothing logical comes out of "Troll City", that was once known as the white house!
Janet in Florida
Isn't it more like that they are in the 'instsnt gratification' business of doing what they perceive what they want is for the good of we ignorant masses ?? Is it that their eyes are in the back of their heads instead of their brains and that they have no ears to listen ??
red dot in a blue state
Yes we were expecting all to be resolved on this trip why wouldn't we expect it. You all kept telling us everything wrong in the world was because we elected Bush. All would be well and right in the world if only Obama were KING. Now you're saying that isn't enough? Make up your minds.
I have the theory that all the troubles with third world and second world are self inflected. Not wounds suffered under our hand. Like the currant mess we are in they have bad leadership. We have been hearing this "it is all America's fault " since your Hippy Commie days and it turns out you were WRONG THEN you are WRONG NOW. Educated idiots.
cajunmobster
really??????......sure seems like they gratifying themselves with this BULL-CHIT health-care reform
rainynights
We already know they're not in the gratification business.That's glaringly apparent. We just want to know exactly what business they ARE in?
soonan TX
How do these guys keep up with which face they are wearing?
Billy Ed
Forget about immediate, I would settle for "delayed" gratification.
proud_american
As it pertains to the headline, "They want to do it to "Us" slow! Liars, cheats and subversives have no place in my country! Vote them out...
joeyblueyes
BARNEY IS
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MITT ROMNEY SLAMS OBAMA in article on Politico 11/19/09
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GRuss
Right! I bet they mess their shorts evey time they screw the Working Taxpayer!
Jim in JAX
Really? Then why is this administration trying to cram health care down our throats??? Why are you bringing terrorists to NYC? Why won't you give the senate time to vet your czars???
Mad-MO
The foundation should have been built on top of Obama and Axelrod, that's the chi-town mobsters way. Anybody seen Jimmy Hoffa lately, check the cement...
Florinana
How many of these multi-million dollar trips overseas has produced ANYTHING beneficial to the American people? We are footing his entire world tour, and believe me, he spares NO expenses. Nothing is too good for him. It's not HIS money so he never gives it a thought. I heard he's getting out OUR checkbook to write a very large check to N. Korea to try to bribe them to behave themselves. Not HIS checkbook. Nope, OURs. How much of OUR money has he given to Brazil to help them produce all that oil that will go entirely to China? What benefit did we get from that deal? Nada. But you can bet Soros is getting billions of dollars (or whatever currency with the greatest value he chooses). Obama is really good to his cronies and benefactors and labor groups, but we taxpayers just get screwed. This HAS to stop!
pseudoscience
I think David protests too much. If grossly increased entitlement and porkulus political payback programs on the taxpayer's tab isn't immediate gratification, what is?
THE TOMB
Axerod, how do we exploit this deficit crisis or do you just ignore like you have been doing. $1.4 Trillion this year and another projection of $1.4+ Trillion next year. Who do you blame you inept bunch of crooks!
NotsoSilent
Obama is into nothing but instant gratification since he thinks, "Its all about me"......
joeyblueyes
THATS RIGHT THEIR IN THE FASCIST BUSINESS, WITH THE BLACK MUSLIM OBITLA LEADING THE WAY
Jim in JAX
Spin, spin, spin. All you got out of China was them tell you that your socialist president was spending too much, devaluing the dollar, and risking China's investment in the US. When a communist country stands you up on your spending - that's pretty shameful.
Carolina Blues Billy-Bob
Pretty expensive foundation - for one that seems to lacks substance and appears to be floating on quicksand....
Captain Obvious
Good Grief. They have an excuse for everything