Obama Ohio trip cost ‘between $500K and $1 million’; Spoke for 10 minutes
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Trumpeting the 10,000th road project funded by his Recovery Act, President Obama borrowed two of three words made famous in March by Vice President Biden.
This is a “big….deal,” said Mr. Obama, pausing for effect between the two words between which Biden had inserted an expletive in an overheard whisper three months ago.
“Today I return to Columbus to mark a milestone on the road to recovery,” the president said. “That’s worth a big round of applause.”
The White House staged the event here in the political battleground of Ohio, where Democrats face tough congressional races this fall, including a fight to win the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Republican George Voinovich.
Flanked by construction workers in helmets and yellow safety vests, Mr. Obama tried to score political points via the many jobs programs funded by the Recovery Act.
“More than 100,000 Ohioans are at work today as a result of these steps,” he said.
But even before Air Force One landed here, Republicans were trying to put their own spin on the president’s visit.
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