Is the president finally wrapping up his 2012 campaign and getting down to business? In a 40-minute interview conducted with the New York Times and published online today, a sometimes feisty President Obama said that he would not “sit around and twiddle [his] thumbs for the next 1,200 days” waiting for the GOP to get on board with his agenda.
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What @barackobama says in our interview he won't do: "Sit around and twiddle my thumbs for the next 1,200 days." http://t.co/R0LaZwiHyG
— Michael D. Shear (@shearm) July 27, 2013
What, then, is the president planning to do? In his weekly address, he assured the nation that his laser-like focus on jobs and the economy is for real this time, and he’ll spend every minute of every day doing everything he can to jump start the economy. With 1,200 days left, that’s nearly 2 million minutes dedicated to recovery.
Just to get it on the record one more time:
And as long as I have the privilege of holding this office, I will spend every minute of every day doing everything in my power to make this economy work for working Americans again; to build that better bargain for the middle class; to make sure that the American Dream is something that’s achievable for everybody – not just today, but for decades to come.
Obama: I spend every min every day doing all I can 2 make the economy work http://t.co/n0jodiwcYW #tcot Obamas speech about his other speech
— Andrew Malcolm (@AHMalcolm) July 27, 2013
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President Obama: "I spend every minute every day working on the Economy. And by 'the Economy' I mean 'my Golf game'. Playing 36 holes today"
— Lefty Bollocks (@LeftyBollocks) July 27, 2013
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Something tells us the weather might factor into the president’s commitment to work every minute of every day.
Starting pouring just as Pres Obama finished round of golf at Ft. Belvoir. Headed back to WH.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 27, 2013
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Editor’s note: This post has been amended to remove a tweet that was inadvertently included.
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