This past week since the President returned from Europe, he has maintained a low profile, mostly having internal meeting with his staff and the Democratic Caucus.
However, yesterday, June 3rd, Mr Obama flew on Air Force One to Toledo Ohio. There, he ate hot dogs & chili at a local diner, toured the Chrysler facilities, and gave a speech indicating that we still have to be patient with jobs. Although he's been in office almost 2 1/2 years, he stressed these things take time. At 5PM, the President began his journey back to Washington without any open fundraisers.
To get away from the depressing economic jobs report released yesterday morning, the President and First Lady are hosting a reception late this afternoon and tonight at Ford's Theatre. We know that Joe and Jill Biden will attend and the the V.P. will deliver remarks after the performance. At this time, we do not know what this affair is, who is attending, or who is paying for it. But, we can assume, that this is one reason that the President wants to raise the U.S. Debt Ceiling.
Of course he wants the Debt Ceiling raised. It's one thing to tell the ones paying for everything to tighten their belts but quite another to do it yourself. Maybe this is more of that nuance Obama is famous for!
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