Will Obama crack under the pressure at the debate tonight?

It has to be tough for President Obama. With the economy at a sluggish standstill, high unemployment, the national debt over $16 trillion, the Benghazi coverup, poor debate performances, and the presidential election only weeks away, President Obama must be under sever stress.

During the past few weeks, his primary focus has been solely on his re-election bid. But ignoring his elected duties as President of the United States places him in a precarious situation because he is wide open to dereliction of duty criticism.

For example, during the past week, he has received 3 daily briefings. Additionally, he met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The remainder of the time he was either campaigning or preparing for tonight's debate.

While Mr. Obama only attended 2 campaign fundraising events and treated winners of his campaign recent campaign contest to dinner, he has been holed up since Saturday preparing for the debate. But instead of remaining focused on this, he managed to sneak away to visit a campaign office on Sunday. Unfortunately, this is the same type of behavior that he exhibited prior to the first debate when he visited the Hoover Dam.

So, the pressure is on President Obama to perform tonight. But the question is: Will the stress of the pointed criticism that he might receive cause him to forget his talking points and lose his composure?

He must perform tonight, and he knows it. Otherwise, he will most certainly lose the election and be forced to leave the White House, forgoing all the perks, travel, and parties that go with it. The social stakes are high!

Below is a summary of the President Obama's activities during the week of Wednesday October 10 through Tuesday October 16 2012.


Today, Tuesday, October 16, 2012

• President Obama leaves Williamsburg VA and travels to New York where he will participate in the second presidential debate tonight at Hofstra University.
• Michelle Obama speaks at a campaign event in Chapel Hill, NC. She will then fly to NY and attend the debate.
• VP Biden attends the funeral service for Arlen Specter.

Monday, October 15, 2012

• President Obama O received a daily briefing at 10:10AM. Then, he spent the rest of the day preparing for the debate.
• Mrs. Obama attended 2 campaign events. The first was in Delaware OH, and the second in Cleveland OH.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

• President Obama continued his campaign preparation in Williamsburg VA, but also visited a local campaign office (above picture)

Saturday, October 13, 2012

• President Obama traveled to Williamsburg VA to begin debate preparation.

Friday, October 12, 2012

• President Obama had dinner with winners of his campaign contest at 6:30PM.
• VP Biden and his wife Jill traveled to La Crosse WI and where the VP spoke at a campaign event at the University of Wisconsin there.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

• Mister Obama started the day with a 9:45 AM daily briefing. He then flew to Miami FL where he attended 2 campaign events. He returned to DC that night.
• VP Biden participated in the only Vice Presidential Debate in Kentucky.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

• President Obama had a daily briefing at 10:45 AM. Later, he met with Secretary of State Clinton.
• Michelle Obama attended a campaign event with grassroots supporters in Fountain CO.

Obama's Celebrity Week with the 1%'ers - "Livin' La Vida Loca"

The past week was dedicated to supporting the LGBT community, partying at celebrity fundraisers in LA and NYC, greeting a women's men's soccer team, speaking at college commencements, hosting dinners, appearing on The View, hosting another concert at the White House, and attending 5 fundraising gala events.


Noticeably absent from the President's schedule was any attention or time dedicated to performing the job he was elected to do as President. He did meet with his senior advisers once, had 2 daily briefings, met with Geithner twice, and Panetta once. Other than that, Mr. Obama had no involvement in the leadership of this great country, which is rather sad.

Instead of trying to get this economy healthy or getting people back to work, the President continued to stubbornly avoid participating in any working relationship with Congress.

It appears his complete focus is on his re-election campaign. We understand the importance of this to Mr. Obama because the winning Presidency for a second term would allow him to continue his lavish lifestyle which is funded by the taxpayers of the United States.

Correction: we first published this article indicating that Mr. Obama met with a women's soccer team. Our apologies - this was a first class Men's Soccer Team.

Here is a summary of our Administrations activities during the past week.


Today, Tuesday, May 15, 2012

• Mr. Obama delivers remarks at the National Peace Officers Memorial Service. Afterward, he welcomes the Major League Soccer champions, the LA Galaxy, to the White House. Later in the day, he will meets with the Combatant Commanders and hosts dinner for them. VP Biden will also attend.
• Michelle Obama hosts a Let’s Move! soccer event with students

Monday, May 14, 2012

• President Obama flew to New York City and gave a commencement address at Barnard College. Next, he appeared on The View. Lastly, he attended a campaign event at the Rubin Museum of Art (hosted by Ricky Martin) and then appeared at another fundraiser at a private residence in New York City.
• Mrs. Obama attended a campaign event at the Hilton Lincoln Centre in Dallas TX.

Saturday, May 12, 2012

• President Obama honored the 2012 National Association of Police TOP COPS winners
• Mrs. Obama spoke at the North Carolina A&T University Commencement in Greensboro, NC

Friday, May 11, 2012

• Mr. Obama left Los Angeles CA and flew to Reno NV where he met with a local family and delivered remarks criticizing Congress.
• Michelle Obama spoke at the Virginia Tech Commencement
• VP Joe Biden met with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain at the White House.
• Jill Biden addressed graduates at Southwestern Community College.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

• President Obama left DC and flew to Seattle WA where he spoke at 2 campaign events, one at the Paramount Theater, and the second at a private residence. Then, he flew to Los Angeles and attended another fund raising campaign event at a George Cooney's private residence in Studio City..
• Michelle Obama & Jill Biden hosted a Joining Forces event at the White House, and then a second one at the Biden's residence
• VP Biden addressed students

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

• Mr. Obama met with NATO Secretary-General Rasmussen. He also sat for a prepared interview with ABC News and announced he supports marriage for gay couples. That evening, Mr. Obama and Michelle Obama hosted a concert honoring songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David as part of “In Performance at the White House” series.
• Mr. Biden hosted a dinner for Democratic House Freshmen at the Naval Observatory.
• Jill Biden presented remarks to members of Hadassah’s national leadership at the Hadassah Centennial Celebration.

The Vacation's Over

 Well, all good things must come to an end and so too does this wonderful vacation in the Florida Keys

Like the setting sun, we are closing this Fall getaway. Hopefully the dawn of a new vacation will be upon us soon and we will be returning to this beautiful paridise.

We are checking out of our hotel and driving back to Miami where we will board our flight back to the Northeast. Oh well.

Relaxing last day in the Florida Keys resort

This is the last full day we will spend in the Keys.  We decided that we will end our little vacation the same way as it began, by just hanging out at the resort. The pools are great and the service is fantastic. They have a educational dolphin center here, so we will watch them feed an train.

Then, we will take a stroll around the island later and just pass the day. This island is mostly residential, so we can't even shop. But, it is always fun just to look at the homes and see how the other side lives.

Tonight we are going to find a small outside bar and just hang out. Everyone had a great time and nobody wants to go home, especially after an enjoyable week of dining on sea food and laying in the sun!

A 60th Birthday Party at Little Palm Island

One of the major reasons for visiting Florida this year is to celebrate the 60th birthday of one of our best friends. He retired 7 years ago and has been living in Port St Lucie. Unfortunately, that has been too far away and we only get to see each other once every 2 years.

But, hey. Now its time to party. This is a big birthday for him and we all deserve to splurge. So, at his request, we are treating him and his wife to dinner at Little Palm Island. The resort is very expensive and exclusive. No children is one of their rules.

So, this is the highlight of the day!

A Day in Key West

Today we are going traveling. We are driving to Key West and will spend the day there. First, we will walk around a little bit and look at some of the historic homes. Then, it will be lunch at Sloppy Joe's. Then, more walking and shopping. For dinner, we are going to Louie's Backyard.  It's been over 15 years since we hung out in this town, so we are sure a few things have changed.

But, some things have stayed the same. And, we are glad that our favorite dining spots are still there.

Of course, the trip will not be complete until we watch the street performers and the sunset on Mallory Square.

Life in the Middle Keys: Doing nothing!

We arrived in our resort yesterday afternoon. It is in the Middle Keys, just south of Islamorada. We do not plan to to anything today, except eat, drink, and swim in the pool. As the commercial says: "The hardest thing we will have to do is to move our chairs to watch the sun".

Tonight's dinner is something I've been waiting for a long time. We are going to a great little restaurant and dining on fresh stone crab claws!

Some folks like them steamed, but I prefer them chilled on ice. After a bowl of conch chowder, these will hit the spot.

Vacationing in Florida

With all the traveling to Florida by the President and Vice President, we decided that it was our turn to spend a little time in that state as well.

Unfortunately, since we are not elected officials, it was necessary for us to buy our own tickets, fly on a commercial jet, and rent a car.

So, along with another couple, we flew on American Airlines to Miami on Saturday afternoon. We rented a van and drove up to Port St Lucie to visit our retired friends.  Although baseball is over for the season, this is the Spring training home of the Mets.

After spending two enjoyable days, we are now going to drive down to the Keys and spend 5 more days doing absolutely nothing!