President Obama visits Praire Lights bookstore in Iowa City.
After mentioning the bookstore in his speech, Obama made a quick trip to the shop to meet a few locals and bought 11-year-old Malia and 8 year-old Sasha two books, along with one for White House Press secretary Robert Gibbs’ son.
“Starting today, small business owners can sit down at the end of the week, look at their expenses, and begin calculating how much money they’re going to save,” Obama said, noting that small business owners could qualify for a tax credit that covers up to 35% of their employees health insurance.
Obama pulled out $37 cash and paid for the books and praised the quaint little shop.
“You have a wonderful bookstore. Hopefully it’ll be a little easier to make sure everybody has health care,” he said.
I really enjoyed one commenter's remark: "It's been several years since we've had a president literate enough to actually visit a book store. Great example Mr. President!"
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