NEW : Obama continues to put partisan concerns before national issues . Obama hosts a rural economic forum in Georgia . The state is his second in a three - state tour . GOP critics say the trip is a thinly disguised , well - funded political trip .
NEW : Obama says Republicans put partisan concerns before national needs . Obama attends a rural economic forum in Iowa . The state is his second in a three-state tour . GOP critics say the trip is a thinly disguised , taxpayer-funded political trip .