Is he trying to show that he cares about American??? Puhleeze!!Voter's memories are not so short that they will not remember how Zippy went on campaigning in 2008 during the financial meltdown, while McCain to his own peril suspended his and ran to DC.

Thank you Charles!!

~~It is a little odd that he shows up in the briefing room, where he hasn’t shown up in the briefing room for about, what — a month and a half on Libya, or for everything else for that matter?~~

Perfect points by the good doctor.

Charles Krauthammer. Succinct, and to the point. Always a joy.

Remember how Obama forgot about all those people in the midwest when there was the ice storm just after he was elected. They were ignored will just try to use this for a few votes.

I hate that I have become such a cynical person, but I look at everything The One does anymore in the viewpoint of politics and how it will look for him. He is such an insecure person, that even being president can't be enough.

I look at how he has used every advantage of the office ~ the plane, the countless trips, the Hollywood suck-ups, the golf, the parties...all while forgetting that he actually had a JOB to do! Im truly sick of him.

Well, Chris Christie is all over the airwaves and gave a press conference praising O for the fantastic job he is doing. They talked 4 times into the night last night and again this morning and Christie said O is on top of every part of the storm situation and doing a great job. Romney won't like this nor will Krauthammer.

Chris Christie had to talk to Obama in order to get his ''disaster declaration.''

yes, Christie had to talk to Obama, but his praise of Obama today is way more than that. Christie can be thankful for the Federal help and say so, but this was personal praise for O and I have already heard him say all this several times today not prompted by any questions he had to answer.

....goes to show the difference between Republicans and democrats. One isn't afraid to give thanks or praise when it is due. Dems do not know how to take the politics out of anything.

"I'm a politician, which means I'm a liar and a cheat. When I'm not kissing babies, I'm stealing their lollipops. But it also means I keep my options open."
~~ Richard Jordan ["Jeffrey Pelt"], "The Hunt for Red October"

#6: There's a big difference between "being cynical" and being wary about people sneaking around behind you after you've had to stitch-up a bunch of knife-wounds. "Stay cynical, my friend," as the commercial might say.

#7, #9: Per #8, yes, Christie had to play supplicant so as not to risk Federal aid to New Jersey. However, effusive praise for Stinky may mean one or more of some rather negative possibilities: a. he's [Christie] too much an opportunist; b. he's too willing to lie down with the dogs; c. he's not smart enough to be properly wary of Obama [a worse sin than a or b, IMHO]; d. something else, even worse?

Actually the "great" job he is doing for a storm that is not what government is supposed to be doing just plays up his indifference on Benghazi. He just picks and chooses when he does his job. Hang the Constitution. A disgrace unparalleled in American history.

Play acting indeed...it's all he ever does.