Obama's Ambitious Trip

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http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/obamas-ambitious-trip.html

Obama's Ambitious Trip

By Craig Crawford | March 30, 2009 6:00 AM


Despite the royal comforts of Air Force One, a fleet of helicopters, a $300,000 limousine and more than 500 aides (plus 200+ Secret Service agents) to attend to every need, it is still tough to envy President Barack Obama's jam-packed first official trip abroad this week.

This is no backpacking-across-Europe trek to find yourself. This looks like hard work. Consider the President's to-do list:

* Solve global economic crisis in London with leaders of 20 major and developing nations.

* Also in London, knock heads with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.

* Go to France and give a speech on the U.S.-Atlantic alliance (in other words, tell the French how important they are - probably the easiest job of his trip).

* Stop over in Germany to persuade reluctant NATO officials that outsiders really can subdue the hostiles in Afghanistan.

* In the Czech Republic, give a speech to persuade developing nations that nuclear proliferation is totally a bad thing.

* Court Muslims in Turkey and start convincing their counterparts around the globe to like Americans, starting with an old fashioned campaign-style roundtable with students.

After a trip like that, Obama could use a week at Camp David before getting back to the drudgery of bailing out U.S. banks and putting unemployed Americans back to work.

[BobRossi]

1. Acid? nt

[Cha]

2. What the fuck does that

mean? Is that venom or some inside joke?

[Whalestoe]

4. To Trip = to do Acid. It was a joke I assume.

[Cha]

3. It's tough work when you're trying

to get to World Peace after 8 long years of cheney-bushit nightmare.

[FrenchieCat]

5. Especially while all of the "outraged" ankle bitters are stomping their feet,

and yelling in unison, "What have you done for me lately?"