McConnell knocks Obama's speech this morning as "flowery"

[Jennicut]

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday called President Obama’s national security address “a big flowery campaign speech” that lacked specifics and put politics over security.

Speaking to a Senate press conference, McConnell (Ky.) suggested Obama was ignoring the Bush administration’s success in preventing a repeat of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and was dangerously close to putting his overseas popularity over America’s security.

“With all due respect to the president, what we need is not a speech but a plan,” McConnell said. “The plan is what was clearly missing from the speech today. What is driving this issue, in my view, is a quest for popularity in Europe more than continuing policies that have demonstrably made America safe since 9/11. Clearly these policies and practices worked.”

McConnell, more than any other Republican, led the charge that resulted in Wednesday’s 90-6 Senate vote against giving the administration funds to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The minority leader spoke out on the issue nearly 20 times over the past two months, leading a coordinated GOP strategy that eventually forced Democrats to backpedal over the issue of the funds.http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/mcconnell-rips-obamas-flowery-national-security-speech-2009-05-21.html

Once again, 9/11, 9/11, 9/11. Tell me McConnell, why did Cheney and co NOT prevent 9/11 in the first place? And he seems jealous that Obama can deliver a great speech.

[EFerrari]

1. Looks like denial to me.

lol

Did you all catch how now the Republicans are saying Obama is trying to get popular in EUROPE?

I guess they needed something bigger than France to hang their sad hat on. :)

[Jennicut]

3. That is hilarious. They cannot handle the truth.

[Cha]

7. It's like trying to deal

with "Mean Girls".

[EFerrari]

8. And without the pretty.

lol

[Cha]

2. Yeah, he's a jealous ol coot

with nothing of substance..just the party of NO.

[Arkana]

5. He's just grumpy cause Jim Bunning pissed in his cornflakes.

[firedupdem]

4. They can't stand that this man stands up and tells it like it is...

each and every time. They hate it. I'm sure it keeps em up at night!

[EFerrari]

12. They can't stand that fact that he can speak good English

and can use a teleprompter. lol

[alsame]

6. Fail. n/t

[rurallib]

9. As opposed to that big steaming stinky pile that Cheney begat

at the ever so badly named American Enterprise Institute

[Ian David]

10. People who actually have a chin can speak well. n/t

[Jennicut]

11. Hee hee. I guess McChinless forgot about that fact.