What's Up With Las Vegas

By Semperpapa
also published on www.davidbellavia.com

Once again President Obama made a statement seemingly describing he has a personal issue with Las Vegas.

Just about a year ago, Obama made the following statement:

"You can't get corporate jets. You can't go take that trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayers' dime,"

On Tuesday Obama took on the Nevada city again with this statement made at a town hall in New Hampshire:

"When times are tough, you tighten your belts, you don’t go buying a boat when you can barely pay your mortgage. You don’t blow a bunch of cash in Vegas when you’re trying to save for college."

Ok, so the part regarding the boat is fairly a non-starter. Of course one would not go buy a boat when barely able to pay the mortgage. No, one abuses the system until the Government buys you one.
But it appears that for Obama, Las Vegas represents the essence of what must be avoided. For those who are against gambling, the agreement may be quick and heartfelt, but the fact remains that gambling is legal in Nevada and Las Vegas is a city whose economy is based principally on such activity.
So for as long as people can gamble in Las Vegas without breaking any law and without impacting the rest of the population, I believe that Obama singling out the city as he has done, is mingling in the affairs of people which is not very well received by, you guessed it, the people. Not to mention that when it comes to irresponsible spending Mr. Obama should not give advices.

I am not a gambler, because I do not gain any satisfaction from depositing the little extra money I occasionally have on some casino table or in some slot machine. But that is my own personal choice and I do not subscribe to the notion, so prevalent among Liberals, that what it is not good for me SHOULD NOT be good for anyone else. That is the type of elitist attitude that turns my stomach every time I listen to Obama and his type of people.

After the latest Obama attack on Vegas, Sen. Harry Reid came out of his coma long enough to state that Obama should lay off the city.
Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman stated that…

”when he comes I’ll do everything I can to give him the boot back to Washington and to visit his failures back there”

Obviously Mr. Goodman was not amused by Obama comment nor impressed by the back pedaling the White House is doing.
And Nevada Governor Gibbons was also quick in condemning the President’s remarks by stating that…

“Doesn’t President Obama know that thousands of families in Las Vegas are suffering because of his failed economic policies?”

alluding to the devastating impact Obama’s policies have had on the economic welfare of thousands of people in the city and across the state.

So what is Obama’s problem with Las Vegas? Is it the gambling? The Show Girls? Too many non-echo friendly lights? He doesn’t like the desert?
I do not have the answer, although Islam opposition to two of the above may be influencing Obama’s judgment and actions, and we want to keep them happy.
One thing I do know is that there are many folks in Las Vegas who do not like Obama, but they DO know why.

And these are my thoughts!