So it turns out there's a reason the president hasn't wrapped up health care or Iraq, figured out Afghanistan, closed Guantanamo, or found anybody a job. He's been out raising money.
He's been schmoozing, and golfing, and kissing ass.
The Wall Street Journal has outlined in quite excruciating detail just how the president has actually been spending a significant amount of his time and attention. In nine months he's done 26 fundraisers. Three a month.
George Bush, by this point in his presidency, had, according to the Journal, only done six. The Journal says Obama's hyper-fundraising is because of McCain-Feingold, which limits soft money contributions. Obama has got to do more to raise more. George Bush raised $48 million with his six fundraisers; Obama, so far, has only raised $21 million.
He's not just been on his belly, but on his belly for a relative pittance.
It's important to be clear on just exactly what this operation is: The president of the United States is slavishly stroking rich guys. He's listening to their dumbass (and dull) opinions, he's laughing at their lame jokes, he's cultivating their secret ambitions.
He's becoming their friend.
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