Obama To Travel To Savannah

President Obama to Visit Savannah, Georgia for Next Stop of the White House to Main Street Tour

Obama to discuss jobs and the economy with Georgia families and businesses on March 2

WASHINGTON, DC - The White House announced today that President Obama will travel to Savannah, Georgia on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 for the next stop on the White House to Main Street Tour.

During the visit, President Obama will meet with Georgia workers, small business owners, and local leaders to share ideas for continuing to grow the economy and to put Americans back to work. President Obama will spend the day in the Savannah area speaking to Georgians about the challenges they face and listening to their ideas for working together to turn the economy around.

I want extra SS on this trip.

:shrug:

Obama won that county 57% to 42.5%.

Savannah / Chatham County is one of the few blue bastions in a very red GA.

Considering all the other Food Network people who have gone, they better have something special for Paula Deen at some point or she's going to be one ticked off mama. I wouldn't want to mess with a mad Paula Deen.

gives the camera when she adds it. She and Michelle could have a really funny chit chat about "healthy" ingredients.

I don't think so, and went on a foody tour here, landing at her restaurant. It's your typical tourist trap, but I'm not a fan anyway.

I did eat a sweet 'tater smothered in something. :D

It'd be a lot easier to do here than where I lived previously. If you find anything out, pls. let me know!

As soon as I know, you know. If I were you, I'd contact your local Dems, unions, people like that. Maybe see who has gotten a big chunk of recovery money to create jobs. I imagine there will be rumors before the White House releases anything concrete.

Oh, and you're the reason I posted this anyway so I'm glad you saw it.

:rofl: Their site has been inactive for months, last I checked. There was a local (?) election in November when I got here; not one Dem was running. :(

Thanks, and I'll see what I can find out.:hug:

The first in thirty years.

being so stingy with info. :evilgrin:

Sorry about that. ;)

Obama to announce loan help for U.S. nuclear power

* Two nuclear reactors could be in service in 2016, 2017

* Obama asks Congress to triple nuclear loan guarantee fund

By Tom Doggett

WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Obama administration, advancing nuclear power use to help cut greenhouse gas emissions, will announce on Tuesday an $8.3 billion loan guarantee to help Southern Co (SO.N) build two reactors, a government official told Reuters.
The reactors are in line to be among the first nuclear generating facilities to win U.S. government approval in three decades.

The official said on Monday that President Barack Obama would announce the loan guarantee after he tours a jobs training center in Lanham, Maryland, where he will discuss new government investments to create energy jobs and develop a low carbon economy.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu will travel with the president when he makes the announcement, said the official, who was familiar with the loan guarantee deal for Southern, but did not want to be identified.

Obama, a Democrat, has tried to reach out to Republicans who are skeptical about aspects of his proposed energy proposals by emphasizing the role of nuclear power in the country's future energy production.
The $8.3 billion loan guarantee would commit the federal government to paying a portion of the private loans Southern would take out for the project in case the company defaulted on those loans.

A spokesman for Southern said the loan guarantee would cover up to 70 percent of the company's portion of the project's costs. He said the company would provide more details on Tuesday.
Southern applied to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in March 2008 to build two reactors at the company's Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia, which already has two reactors. The Vogtle plant is about 170 miles (273 km) east of Atlanta.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1513901820100216?type=marketsNews

Well, I guess he is going to announce them tomorrow in Maryland. Perhaps he will focus on the jobs part of it in Georgia.