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December 6, 2009 By Fausta

Obama heading to Copenhagen on conference’s last day

Copenhagen, Hope ‘n hagen,
In last-minute stunner, Obama changes plans to attend final day of Copenhagen talks

On Friday, the Obama administration announced a startling shift in plans: rather than stop by the Copenhagen climate talks on Dec. 9, Obama will be going on the 18th, the final day of the meeting—a notable increase in commitment (and political exposure) from the administration.

The first week of every COP meeting consists of posturing, speeches, protests, and NGO reports. Everything of significance to the treaty is announced late in the meetings, often on the last day, after a flurry of last-minute negotiations. Coming to Copenhagen at the climax of the talks, specifically to push negotiations “over the top,” as the White House statement says, is a risky move for Obama. He’s got skin in the game now; he’ll look foolish if he rides in at the last minute and fails to broker an agreement.

If he’s willing to stick his neck out like this, Obama must be pretty confident that he can get a deal.

Weren’t they saying that when Obama went to Copenhagen to get the Olympics for Chicago? How did that work out?

UPDATE
Dan points out,

The fierce urgency of now is much more fierce than it was regarding the troops in Afghanistan, after all.

It’s all a matter of priorities, isn’t it?

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  1. Americaneocon says

    December 6, 2009 at 12:31 pm

    American Power tracked-back with, ‘Global Warming Fraud an Attack on Humanity’.

  2. Fausta says

    December 6, 2009 at 5:37 pm

    Thanks Americaneocon!

  3. Btok says

    December 8, 2009 at 2:54 am

    http://www.infowars.com/globalist-hypocrites-arrive-in-copenhagen-for-summit/
    While readying speeches about how the middle class will be forced to lower their living standards, pay higher taxes on all forms of travel, and make personal sacrifices in order to save the planet from the alleged menace of CO2 Copenhagen globalists will be relaxing on the 140 extra private jets that are being forced to drop off attendees in Copenhagen and then fly back to other airports and even other countries just to park due to the lack of spaces.
    Elitists will scoff scallops foie gras and sculpted caviar wedges while lecturing the general public about how eating meat is harming the earth.
    And while the climate crooks wag their finger at you for having the audacity to own an SUV, they will be running up a bill of over $200 million dollars, and guess who is going to be picking up the tab?
    “According to an analysis by the Taxpayer’s Alliance a conservative cost of Copenhagen is £130million.
    It includes £6.3million on flights, £20million on hotels and £3.3million on food,reports the Daily Mail.
    “The figure also includes the salaries for delegates and the contribution from the Danish government of £37 million. Most of the money will come from taxpayers.” Summits of this size are routinely accompanied by a huge spike in the sex trade in whatever city they happen to be taking place. While servants of the global elite and their masters lecture us about our moral imperatives half of them are out committing adultery on a nightly basis during the same global conferences at which they habitually pose with righteous indignation. Make sure you have plenty of vomit bags on standby the thugs couldn’t care less about the environment they want to tax you out of existence for breathing! http://www.infowars.com/globalist-hypocrites-arrive-in-copenhagen-for-summit/
    Check out what Government is doing behind your back at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VebOTc-7shU
    Email Prime Minister Harper of Canada and request he not sign the Copenhagen Treaty causing Canadians to lose our Sovereignty at: pm@pm.gc.ca
    Protest he inaccurate Climate Change measurements that are being used to Proclaim the Copenhagen
    Treaty: http://www.gopetition.com/online/32485.html

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