How Carney can repeatedly look people in the eyes and say this isn’t related to his reelection campaign and therefore should be taxpayer funded proves he is devoid of a soul.
WASHINGTON (AP) — One trip, two money pitches. President Barack Obama wants more money in the pockets of U.S. workers — and in his campaign treasury.
With both goals in mind, the president was to travel Wednesday to swing-state Pennsylvania to press his case for a bigger temporary payroll tax cut that will boost paychecks. He then will descend on donor-rich New York City to raise money for his already flush re-election bid.
White House spokesman Jay Carney, while conceding that the re-election effort is under way, played down politics as a factor in Obama’s Scranton visit.
“It’s part of his responsibility, serving the American people, to get out and be among them and to speak with them about his agenda or her agenda,” he said.
In New York, Obama will attend three fundraisers: one at a private residence where tickets begin at $10,000; one at the Greenwich Village restaurant Gotham Bar and Grill at $35,800 per ticket; and a reception at the Sheraton Hotel, where tickets begin at $1,000. The money will be split between the Democratic National Committee and the Obama re-election campaign.