President Barack Hussein Obama’s (mm mmm mmmm) campaign stop at 9/11’s Ground Zero in New York City yesterday was strangely understated for a politician who is always ready to toot his own horn.  To quote the great Jim Treacher of The Daily Caller, the event was building up to have all the class of a victory lap in a clown car.  Of course, that was before his two predecessors, Presidents Clinton and Bush 43, backed out of attending yesterday’s photo op, forcing Obama to cancel his plans for a self-congratulatory speech.

While in New York City, Obama met with the firefighters serving at Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9, a station that lost 15 firefighter during the collapse of the Twin Towers. While there, he posed for the cameras and said:

This is a symbolic site of the extraordinary sacrifice that was made on that terrible day.

He later met with police before visiting the site of the most horrific Islamic Terrorist attack ever on U.S. Soil, a site which he has not taken the time to visit since 2008.

While at the site where 3,000 innocent people were murdered, he said that  the American pursuit of the bin Laden

…sent a message around the world but also sent a message here back home that when we say we will never forget, we mean what we say, that our commitment to making sure that justice is done is something that transcended politics, transcended party.

Making sure the cameras were on, Obama closed his eyes and clasped his hands where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once were a signature edifice in the Manhattan skyline.

Today, a 60 stories high contested memorial of fountains and reflecting pools note the place where the towers fell and Americans jumped to their deaths or were crushed under the weight of concrete and steel.

While at Ground Zero, Obama spoke with 50 administration-selected representatives of families who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001. Per freerepublic.com:

The administration apparently sent out form-letter invites to 50 hand-picked relatives of 9/11 victims, which began “Dear 9/11 family member.” At least one family has turned down the request, saying that they felt the letter was impersonal.

“If this form letter was the invitation, it was kinda lame,” said John Vigiano, who lost two heroic sons – one a firefighter and the other a police officer – in the attack. “I’m honored the president of the United States is coming to New York,” he said. “[But] to me it’s just going to be a photo op.”

While making his brief comments, Obama called for a new spirit of national unity. He spoke of the raid on bin Laden’s compound, saying that he hoped that bin Laden’s death showed the world that:

…we did what we said we were going to do, and that Americans, even in the midst of tragedy, will come together, across the years, across politics, across party, across administrations, to make sure that justice is done.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, dubbed by the press and his own PR people America’s Mayor, because of his leadership after the attack, appeared with Obama yesterday.

Some of those directed impacted by 9/11 did not think very highly of President Obama’s day-long photo op.

David Beamer, father of 9/11 hero Todd Beamer, told FOX News:

I feel some chagrin now, though, about how the rest of it has been handled. And frankly it started May Day, 2011 when the president announced what had happened. The excessive use of the personal pronoun that he used in his remarks, I really felt that was the beginning of the Commander-in-Chief putting too much spotlight on himself, taking too much credit for what the remarkable Americans had done. And of course it’s only now accelerated to a greater degree in the media.

He’s not the only one who was not impressed. Debra Burlingame, the sister of Charles “Chic” Burlingame (pilot of the plane that crashed into the Pentagon) , tried to bend Obama’s sizable ear yesterday. According to Burlingame, she confronted Obama about Attorney General Eric Holder prosecuting the men who interrogated KSM, which may have been responsible for intelligence leading us to bin Laden.

Burlingame recounts her conversation with The President of the United States:

As a former attorney I know you can’t tell the Attorney General what to do, he said, ‘No, I can’t.’ But I said ‘we — that shouldn’t stop you from giving your opinion. We wouldn’t be here today if they hadn’t done their jobs. Can’t you at least give them your opinion.’ And he said ‘no I won’t,’ and he turned around and walked away.

Sorry, Debra.  He’s can’t be bothered helping a bunch of Federal Government Employees.  He has to go congratulate a bunch of them….Huh?

Obama’s excellent campaign adventure continues today.

Per the Associated Press:

A White House official says President Barack Obama will meet with some of those involved in the military assault that killed Osama bin Laden when he visits Fort Campbell, Ky., on Friday.

A team of Navy SEALs raided a compound in Pakistan, killing the terrorist mastermind. Bin Laden was later buried at sea. Fort Campbell is home to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, which participated in the raid against bin Laden.

The aide requested anonymity to speak before the official announcement of Obama’s meeting.

And, finally, lest we all forget whose decision it was to kill bin Laden:

Per weeklystandard.com:

Obama’s not one to “spike the football” after a victory (or after killing Osama bin Laden), but it seems his campaign team (or some of his ardent supporters) doesn’t feel the same way. Check out http://www.gutsycall.com — it redirects users to Obama’s campaign website, http://www.barackobama.com. Could it be that his reelection campaign made this call? Or is it just a couple of his most steadfast supporters?

According to this domain lookup website, the website was purchased yesterday, May 4. The purchaser, though, remains anonymous.

Unbelievably presidential, huh?  Man, I miss George W.  Bush.  Heck, at this point, I may even miss Jimmy Carter….Naw…that’s who we have now…on steroids.