Byron York: Obama's 'messianism' makes economy a secondary concern

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Byron York: Obama's 'messianism' makes economy a secondary concern

 

December 31, 2012 | 4:30 pm

Byron York

 

Chief Political Correspondent

 

The Washington Examiner

Many Republicans have accused Barack Obama of ignoring the economy. That's not true. The problem with Obama is not that he has ignored the economy, but that it was never his top priority in his first term as president, even as millions of Americans suffered the consequences of a devastating economic downturn.

Now, with many still struggling, we know the economy won't be Obama's top concern in his second term, either. On "Meet the Press" on Sunday, when the president was asked to name his top priority for the next four years, he first listed immigration reform. "That's something we should get done," Obama said.

The economy came after that, as the president continued: "The second thing that we've got to do is to stabilize the economy and make sure it's growing."

Obama's third priority for his new term is to manage the explosion in