COMMENTARY | According to a report by Associated Press , even though President Barack Obama was only in the country for four hours, it was more than long enough to anger the legislators of Puerto Rico's pro-statehood ruling party so much that one of them is heading to the United States to unleash her fury upon the ears of American Hispanic voters.
Last week, Pajamas Media reported of the anxious and expensive preparations taking place in Puerto Rico in anticipation of Obama's visit. The airport was renovated, painted and landscaped and the usual traffic jams were exacerbated while the main highway linking the airport to Old San Juan was completely repaved.
" When the people of Puerto Rico make a clear decision , my administration will stand by you," Obama told a cheering crowd at an airport hanger ceremony according to Reuters. "We're giving Puerto Ricans the tools they need to build their own future."
Afterward, Obama toured the governor's mansion, where current Gov. Luis Fortuno resides. Fortuno is a Republican who was elected with an overwhelming majority. Unlike the destructive big government, big spending economic policies of Barack Obama that are wreaking havoc on the financial stability of mainland America, due to Fortuno's stern financial programs and aggressive measures to reduce the size of government, Puerto Rico's economy is beginning to recover.
The purpose of Obama's visit was to score points with American Hispanics by drawing attention to the $7 billion in stimulus money and talk about his efforts on immigration reform. Oh, and he went to raise money for his re-election campaign.
All was going so well on the president's visit. That is, until Obama decided to squeeze in a little unscheduled lunch with opposition gubernatorial candidate Alejandro Garcia. Then there was the picture and the glowing story of their meeting he had posted on his official White House website .
So, after spouting a few campaign platitudes, cavorting with the opposition and conning cash-strapped Puerto Ricans out of about $1 million, in his similar continental U.S. fundraising fashion, Obama left without offering any of those future building "tools" he mentioned or even discussing any solutions to their soaring crime rate and staggering unemployment levels.
Sen. Melinda Romero, a delegate of the island's chapter of the Democratic Party, is livid.
"The President did not bring anything to the table," Romero said in a statement issued late Friday. "His visit only served to take away dollars, just like they take away our young people to war."
In fact, Sen. Romero is so infuriated with being played for a fool by the president she has demanded an apology from Obama. She will also be heading to the U.S. to meet with Puerto Rican leaders in key states like Florida and New York with full intention of derailing his already weakening support among American Hispanic voters. While residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens they cannot vote in presidential general elections. However, the 4.6 million Puerto Ricans who live in the United States can.
Romero is also demanding that Obama return the $1 million in Hope and Change he took for nothing in return.
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Last week, Pajamas Media reported of the anxious and expensive preparations taking place in Puerto Rico in anticipation of Obama's visit. The airport was renovated, painted and landscaped and the usual traffic jams were exacerbated while the main highway linking the airport to Old San Juan was completely repaved.
" When the people of Puerto Rico make a clear decision , my administration will stand by you," Obama told a cheering crowd at an airport hanger ceremony according to Reuters. "We're giving Puerto Ricans the tools they need to build their own future."
Afterward, Obama toured the governor's mansion, where current Gov. Luis Fortuno resides. Fortuno is a Republican who was elected with an overwhelming majority. Unlike the destructive big government, big spending economic policies of Barack Obama that are wreaking havoc on the financial stability of mainland America, due to Fortuno's stern financial programs and aggressive measures to reduce the size of government, Puerto Rico's economy is beginning to recover.
The purpose of Obama's visit was to score points with American Hispanics by drawing attention to the $7 billion in stimulus money and talk about his efforts on immigration reform. Oh, and he went to raise money for his re-election campaign.
All was going so well on the president's visit. That is, until Obama decided to squeeze in a little unscheduled lunch with opposition gubernatorial candidate Alejandro Garcia. Then there was the picture and the glowing story of their meeting he had posted on his official White House website .
So, after spouting a few campaign platitudes, cavorting with the opposition and conning cash-strapped Puerto Ricans out of about $1 million, in his similar continental U.S. fundraising fashion, Obama left without offering any of those future building "tools" he mentioned or even discussing any solutions to their soaring crime rate and staggering unemployment levels.
Sen. Melinda Romero, a delegate of the island's chapter of the Democratic Party, is livid.
"The President did not bring anything to the table," Romero said in a statement issued late Friday. "His visit only served to take away dollars, just like they take away our young people to war."
In fact, Sen. Romero is so infuriated with being played for a fool by the president she has demanded an apology from Obama. She will also be heading to the U.S. to meet with Puerto Rican leaders in key states like Florida and New York with full intention of derailing his already weakening support among American Hispanic voters. While residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens they cannot vote in presidential general elections. However, the 4.6 million Puerto Ricans who live in the United States can.
Romero is also demanding that Obama return the $1 million in Hope and Change he took for nothing in return.
Origin
Source: Yahoo News
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