WestVirginiaRebel Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Reuters:(Reuters) - President Barack Obama will cut short his vacation and head back to the White House on Friday, before Hurricane Irene hits the U.S. East Coast, the White House said."In the mind of the president, he felt it was prudent for him to be at the White House this evening," said White House spokesman Josh Earnest. Obama had been scheduled to end his nine-day family vacation on Saturday morning.The president warned earlier on Friday that Irene threatened to be a hurricane of "historic" proportions and urged Americans to obey orders to evacuate from the path of what was likely to be an extremely dangerous storm.He made no mention of his decision to leave Martha's Vineyard early during those remarks, and the news was announced shortly afterward during a briefing for reporters traveling with him.Fifty-five million people are potentially in Irene's path, from the Carolinas to Cape Cod on the East Coast, and hundreds of thousands are evacuating coastal communities as cities including New York brace for the powerful storm to hit.Irene is not projected to scour its way as far north as the Massachusetts coast -- where Martha's Vineyard is located -- until well after the president's original departure time of Saturday morning.But Obama, who had already been criticized for taking a holiday on this upscale island while U.S. unemployment remains above 9 percent, decided getting back to the White House early was wise.________The hurricane messed up his golf game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyle58 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 He's returning a whole 12 hours early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 He's returning a whole 12 hours early. Leaving behind his wife and 2 kids and the entourage, so they can take tax payer funded planes back when the masseuse is dismissed. What a guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Probably won't even be a Hurricane at this rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Probably won't even be a Hurricane at this rate. Obama is heading back to the White House. The hurricane of destruction is still going. God, save us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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