No work and no negotiations, President Obama decides

With the government shutdown having lasted a full week so far, President Obama has voluntarily reduced his workload to the minimum as well. During the past week, he has received 5 daily briefings, lunched with VP Biden, and met with Secretaries Hagel and Lew. Additionally, he has delivered 2 statements, one of which was in Maryland.

Following along the with shutdown, the President decided not to go golfing last weekend, and he also cancelled his trip to Asia. Instead, he sent Secretary of State John Kerry to fill in for him. 

Secretary of State Kerry in Bali ( from breitbart.com )

Weekly Air Force One and Helicopter flying time:

• No Presidential travel reported.

Below is a summary of President Obama's official schedule during the week of Wednesday October 2 through Tuesday October 8 2013.

Today, Tuesday, October 8, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 11:00 Am. At 2 PM, he will deliver a statement and answer questions. Lastly, he will end the day with a 4:30 PM meeting with Secretary of Defense Hagel.

Monday, October 7, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10:15 AM.

Friday, October 4, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 11:15 AM.

Mr. Obama gets lunch on October 4 2013

Thursday, October 3, 2013

• President Obama delivered remarks at M. Luis Construction Company in Rockville MD at 10:40 AM. That was followed by a 12 noon presidential briefing.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10:30 AM. At 12:05, he met with members of thte Financial Services Forum. He then had lunch with VP Biden at 12:30 PM. Lastly, he met with Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew at 4:30 PM.

Another White House Concert and trips to 3 states keep Mr. Obama busy while the Biden's visit South America

As the scandals continue to unfold, the President avoids the controversies by separating himself from his governing duties.

During the past week, Mr. Obama received two daily briefings, and met once with his senior advisers, Secretary of Treasury Lew, and Secretary of Defense Hagel once.

The remainder of his time was spent traveling to Oklahoma, Maryland, and New Jersey. He also delivered a couple of speeches, hosted a breakfast, and participated in a Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony.

Carole King honored at White House

The highlight of his week was hosting another concert at the White House.

In order to prevent Vice President Biden from making any embarrassing statements, he and his wife are being treated to a week long getaway trip to Columbia, Trinidad, and Brazil.

Weekly Air Force One and Helicopter flying time (25 hours total):

• President Obama: White House to Asbury Park NJ (round trip)  : 3 hours
• President Obama: White House to Annapolis, MD (round trip)  : 1 hours
• President Obama: White House to Oklahoma City OK (round trip)  : 6 hours
• Vice President Biden & Wife: DC to Bogota Columbia to Trinidad : 5.5 + 2.5 = 8 hours
• Vice President Biden & Wife: Haiti and flew to Rio De Janeiro Brazil : 7 hours

Below is a summary of President Obama's official schedule during the week of Wednesday May 22 through Tuesday May 28 2013.

Today, Tuesday, May 28, 2013

• President Obama left the White House at 10:05 AM and flew to Asbury Park, NJ. There, he tours the rebuilding progress and delivers remarks at 1:30 PM. He will then fly back to DC and meet with Secretary of Defense Hagel at 4:30 PM. Then, at 5:30 PM, he will make a speech from the East Room.
• Mr. & Mrs. Biden left Haiti and flew to RioDe Janeiro Brazil.

Monday, May 27, 2013

• President Obama, and his wife Michelle, hosted a 9:30 AM breakfast in honor of Gold Star Families. At 11:00 AM, he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and delivered remarks at Arlington National Cemetery afterward.
• VP Biden met with Colombian President Juan Miguel Santos in Bogota. That night, the family flew to Trinidad and met with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.

Sunday, May 26, 2013

• Mr. Obama left DC at 9:45 AM and flew to Oklahoma City and toured the tornado damage and met with victims and first responders. He returned to the White House at 7:30 PM.
• VP Biden and his wife Jill began a 6 day tour of South America and the Caribbean islands to discuss economic growth. On Sunday, they flew to Columbia.

Friday, May 24, 2013

• President Obama left the White House at 9:20 AM and traveled to Annapolis MD, where he delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy. He arrived back in DC at 1:10 PM, and signed a bill at 2:15 PM.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10:15 AM, and then met with his senior advisers at 11 AM. He ate lunch with VP Biden at 12:30 PM, and then made a speech on counter-terrorism at 2:00 PM.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 9:45 AM. Then at 4:15 PM, he with Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew. In the evening, he and his wife hosted the Gershwin Prize Concert at the White House.

Four scandals, 4 commencement address, and 4 for golf round out Obama's week

This was a tough week for President Obama. During this time, 3 new scandals emerged and Benghazi fueled up again. But through it all, the President found the time to attend a DNC fundraiser in Atlanta, spend a day in Baltimore, and play a round of golf.

He did, however, receive 3 daily briefings, met with his senior advisers twice, and spent some time trying to advance undocumented immigrants.

In addition to his flying around, both his wife Michelle, and Jill Biden used our Air Force One planes to deliver commencement addresses in Tennessee and New Mexico.

Weekly Air Force One and Helicopter flying time:

• President Obama: White House to Atlanta Georgia (round trip)  : 4 hours
• President Obama: White House to Baltimore Maryland (round trip)  : 1 hours
• Michelle Obama: White House to Nashville Tennessee (round trip)  : 4 hours
• Michelle Obama: White House to Bowie Maryland (round trip)  : 1 hours
• Jill Biden: Washington DC to Crownpoint New Mexico (round trip)  : 8 hours

Below is a summary of President Obama's official schedule during the week of Wednesday May 15 through Tuesday May 21 2013.


Today, Tuesday, May 21, 2013

• President Obama received a briefing about Oklahoma tornado response and severe weather at 9:30 AM. Then, at 10 AM, he delivered a statement to the country regarding the devastating twister.  This was followed by a daily briefing 15 minutes later. Next, he met with DREAMers who have received Deferred Action and U.S. citizen family members of undocumented immigrants at 11 AM. The President is then free until 4:30 PM when he will meet with Secretary of Defense Hagel.
• VP Biden delivers remarks at a reception hosted by the DNC in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month at 5:30 PM.

Monday, May 20, 2013

• Mr. Obama received a daily briefing at 10:45 AM. He then met with his senior advisers at 11:30 AM. Lastly, he held a bilateral meeting with His Excellency President Thein Sein of Myanmar at 2:10 PM.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

• President Obama traveled to Atlanta Georgia where he delivered the commencement address to the graduating class at Morehouse College, and then attended a DNC Event.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

• President Obama played golf at Andrews Air Force Base with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, and Let’s Move! and nutrition policy advisor Sam Kass.
• Michelle Obama flew to Nashville TN and spoke to the a high school graduating class.

Friday, May 17, 2013

• Mr. Obama began the day at 10 AM with a daily briefing. At 11 AM, he left the White House and traveled to Baltimore MD. There, he visited an Elementary School, toured Ellicott Dredges and a community center, and delivered brief remarks. Mr. Obama left Baltimore at 3 PM and was back in the White House by 3:25 PM.
• Michelle Obama delivered a speech at the Bowie State University commencement in Bowie Maryland.
• Jill Biden flew to Crownpoint New Mexico and addressed the graduating class of Navajo Technical College.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

• President Obama held a  bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey at 9:50 AM, and later the two held a joint press conference at noon. In mid afternoon, (3:45 PM), he met with Secretary of Defense and others to discuss sexual assault in the military. Next, the President met with his senior advisers at 4:30 PM. He ended the day by hosting a working dinner with PM Erdogan.
• B - Mr. & Mrs. Biden, along with John Kerry, hosted a lunch for Prime Minister Erdogan.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 9:45 AM. He then delivered remarks at the National Peace Officers Memorial Service at 11 AM. Mr. Obama then had lunch with VP Biden at 12:30 PM. He met with Senator John McCain at 4 PM to discuss immigration reform. And, finally, he ended the day meeting with Senior Treasury Officials to discuss the IRS scandals.

Obama goes to Maryland & Virginia, Biden to PA, and Michelle to Chicago

This past week was centered on President Obama's of posturing of the Democratic agenda. The first two days started with his attending both the House and Senate Democratic Issues Conferences. In line with this, he also met with Magic Johnson and presented the Medal of Honor to a heroic soldier. But, Mr. Obama also attended to a few presidential duties as well. He received 3 daily briefings, ate lunch with Vice President Biden, attended the National Prayer Breakfast, hosted a farewell ceremony for Leon Panetta, and nominated a new Secretary of Interior.

Traveling was delegated to his wife and vice president. Mrs. Obama flew to Chicago to attend a funeral and Mr. Biden few to Philadelphia to speak about gun control. Interestingly enough, none of the three attended the service in Arlington TX for slain SEAL Chris Kyle.

Below is a summary of the President's agenda during the week of Wednesday February 7 through Tuesday February 12 2013.

Today, Lincoln's Birthday, Tuesday, February 12, 2013

• President Obama receives a daily briefing at 10:15 AM. The day is free until 9:00 PM when the President delivers the State of the Union Address. Afterward, he is scheduled to participate in his own Organizing for Action campaign style conference call lobbying event.

Monday, February 11, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10:10 AM. The only other thing he did was to present the Medal of Honor to Army hero Sgt. Clinton Romesha.
• VP Biden held a roundtable discussion with law enforcement and Members of Congress at Girard College in Philadelphia.

Saturday, February 9, 2013

• First Lady Michelle Obama flew to Chicago IL and attended the funeral for Hadiya Pendleton, the 15 year old that was innocently killed as a result of gang violence in that city.

Friday, February 8, 2013

• Mister Obama had a daily briefing at 10:30 AM. Then at 1PM, he ate lunch with VP Biden. Lastly, he held a Farewell Tribute ceremony for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta at 3:55 PM..
• VP Biden held a meeting in his office with actor Bradley Cooper and director David Russell of the movie "Silver Linings Playbook".

Thursday, February 7, 2013

• President Obama, along with his wife and VP Biden, attended the National Prayer Breakfast at 8:05 AM. He then flew to Leesburg VA and spoke at the House Democratic Issues Conference. When that was over, he returned back to DC and was in the White House by 2:20 PM. Presumably after he returned, President Obama attended a meeting with Cabinet members about immigration reform. He also met with "Magic" Johnson and the two spoke about the impacts of HIV on the African American community.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

• President Obama left the White house at 9:50 and went to Annapolis MD where he attended the Senate Democratic Issues Conference. He returned to the White House at 12:45 PM and made a personnel announcement at 2 PM announcing the appointment of Sally Jewell as Secretary of Interior.
• VP Biden administered the oath of office to new Secretary of State John Kerry at 4 PM.  That evening, he spoke at the House Democratic Issues Conference.

Four dead Americans are only bumps on the campaign trail

Two weeks after the Benghazi massacre, the only visible change to President Obama's weekly campaign schedule is the inclusion of 4 daily briefings.  Yet, in the past 7 days, the Obama campaign team attended 14 different campaign/fundraising events. However, the President was obligated to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton once in order to make sure that they continue to apologize to the Muslim world and pretend that a the murders of our citizens were carried out in response to an offensive video.

Obama's and Clinton's behavior are indicative to children trying to appease a schoolyard bully.

Besides apologizing and campaigning, Mr. Obama relaxed in the friendly environment of The View. He did speak at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, but could not find the time to meet with other dignitaries.

The economy is still in shambles and unemployment continues to soar. Yet the President has ignored these issues.

Mr. Obama described the deaths of our Ambassador and security personnel as merely bumps on the road. And, he brushed off the concerns of Israel as only noise, an unwanted distraction.

One must ask: Why would any right minded American re-elect this politician who has boldly ignored his sworn obligation to serve and protect this country but has favored the revolting terrorists in the North African and Arab regions instead?

Below is a summary of President Obama's schedule during the week of Wednesday September 19 through Tuesday September 25 2012.

Today, Tuesday, September 25, 2012

• President Obama delivered remarks to the UN General Assembly at 10:10 AM. He skipped individual meetings but is attending the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting at 12:10 PM (also in NYC). He will then leave NYC and return to DC by 2:35 PM.
• Vice President Biden delivers remarks at the Chesterfield Fairgrounds in Chesterfield, VA.

Monday, September 24, 2012

• Mr. Obama received a daily briefing at 10:45 AM, then ate lunch with VP Biden. At 1:05 PM, he left the White House and flew to New York City where he and his wife Michelle taped an appearance on "The View".  In the evening, the First Family attended a reception for visiting Heads of State and Government.
• Michelle Obama left DC on a separate plane in order to attend a 12:30 PM fundraising event in New York City.

Sunday, September 23, 2012

• Michelle Obama spoke at a campaign event at a private residence in Princeton NJ.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

• Mr. Obama left the White House at 12:10 PM and flew to Milwaukee, WI where he attended 2 fundraisers. The first was at the Milwaukee Theater and the second at Henry Maier Festival Park. He was done for the day and on the way back to DC by 7:40 PM.
• Michelle Obama was the keynote speaker at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington DC.

Friday, September 21, 2012

• President Obama had a daily briefing at 9:45 AM (this was special because the it was photographed, just to prove it happened). Then, Mr. Obama traveled to Woodbridge VA. where, he delivered remarks via satellite to the AARP Life@50+ National Event & Expo (in New Orleans) at 11:30 AM. Next, he spoke at a campaign event at G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, Va. He arrived back at the White House at 2:30 PM.
• Michelle Obama spoke at a campaign event at Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD. Then, she delivered remarks at another private campaign event in Phoenix, MD.
• Both VP Biden and wife Jill traveled to Hanover NH and attended a campaign event at Dartmouth College. Then, they went to Concord NH and delivered remarks at a campaign event at the New Hampshire State House.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 9:30 AM. Then he flew to Miami FL and attended a town hall meeting. When that was over, he flew to Tampa FL and delivered remarks at a campaign event. He flew back to Washington that night.
• Joe Biden met with Steve Beecroft, the United States Chargé d’Affaires in Baghdad and the Administration’s nominee to be Ambassador to Iraq.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

• Mr. Obama attended a daily briefing at 10:30 AM. When that was over, he and VP Biden met with Hillary Clinton at 11:30 AM. One half hour later, he participated in an Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony, and lunched with Mr. Biden at 12:30. His afternoon was free until 5:00 PM when he had a meeting with Burmese Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
• Michelle Obama spoke at a grassroots campaign event in Durham NC at 1:40 PM, then traveled to Greenville NC and attended a second fundraising event.
• VP Biden, along with his wife, hosted a reception for emerging young leaders of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.