Cass Ballenger: “it seems that our President has his priorities a little bit confused. What are we to make of the fact that we have a…”

“it seems that our President has his priorities a little bit confused. What are we to make of the fact that we have a part-time President, but a full-time fund-raiser? The Fund-raiser in Chief just completed his 100th fund-raiser this year, this one in New York City. One hundred fund-raisers, but only two Cabinet meetings. Just in case anyone heard that wrong, I will say it again. One hundred fund-raisers, but only two Cabinet meetings. Ironically, the business conducted at the Cabinet meetings were both related, one to say ``I did not'' and the other one to say ``I did.'' That is what I call a commitment to, as he says, ``Doing the job the American people sent me here to do.'' Of course, in between those two Cabinet meetings we had India and Pakistan test nuclear devices; we had a total failure to develop a National Missile Defense system, even though the U.S. Navy already has technology on Aegis cruisers; and, we heard that Saddam Hussein thumbed his nose at the U.N. and U.S. weapons inspectors time and time again. Mr. Speaker, we do not need a part-time President or a full-time fund-raiser. We need some attention to the Nation's business.”