His Senate Majority Leader is already flailing in his re-election bid, so President Genius decides it’s the perfect time to declare that spending money is Las Vegas is a waste. Las Vegas being the economic engine of Nevada. Nevada being the home state of aforementioned Senate Majority Leader.

Political. Genius.

President Barack Obama took another dig at Las Vegas at his New Hampshire town hall Tuesday after similar remarks got him into hot water last year.

Obama said that people should now “blow a bunch of cash in Vegas” during a tough recession. Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman called for Obama to apologize after he made comparable comments last February.

“When times are tough, you tighten your belts,” he said at the forum.” You don’t go buying a boat when you can barely pay your mortgage. You don’t blow a bunch of cash in Vegas when you’re trying to save for college.”

Did I mention that Las Vegas is the economic engine of Nevada? And that its economy relies on people “blowing a bunch of cash”? Or, as you might say, spending money you’ve earned the way you see fit?

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