President Obama goes to Walter Reed, postpones Capitol Hill stop

[bigtree]

November 6, 2009 10:01 AM

President Obama's schedule puts him squarely in the middle of the two biggest stories in Washington.

One stop on his itinerary, the White House insists, had been previously scheduled, though it is quite appropriate. This afternoon, he makes his first visit as commander-in-chief to Walter Reed Army Medical Center to talk to the war wounded -- a day after an Army psychologist reportedly upset about being deployed to the war zone killed 13 and injured 30 at Fort Hood in Texas.

The Walter Reed visit follows by a week his middle-of-the-night trip to Dover Air Force Base to honor 18 Americans killed in Afghanistan in one of the bloodiest days for US forces in that eight-year conflict.

Obama had also been scheduled to sweep onto Capitol Hill today to buck up his House allies on the eve of a major vote Saturday on the health care overhaul.

But the White House announced late Thursday night that he has postponed his trip until Saturday --

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2009/11/obama_goes_to_w.html

[47of74]

1. Did Shrub ever visit Walter Reed?

I can't seem to recall Shrub visiting Walter Reed, and certainly not putting off anything else he was doing to go to a military hospital.

[elleng]

2. I think so.

I remember because I used to live nearby, and was NOT HAPPY that he was hanging in my neighborhood!

[Captain Hilts]

3. Yes, he did. And hosted Fisher House residents at the White House. nt