September 11, 2012

A busy schedule

As much as Obama is touting his expertise on Foreign Policy, he is spending very little time participating. From Marc A. Thiessen writing at The Washington Post:
Why is Obama skipping more than half of his daily intelligence meetings?
President Obama is touting his foreign policy experience on the campaign trail, but startling new statistics suggest that national security has not necessarily been the personal priority the president makes it out to be. It turns out that more than half the time, the commander in chief does not attend his daily intelligence meeting.

The Government Accountability Institute, a new conservative investigative research organization, examined President Obama�s schedule from the day he took office until mid-June 2012, to see how often he attended his Presidential Daily Brief (PDB) � the meeting at which he is briefed on the most critical intelligence threats to the country. During his first 1,225 days in office, Obama attended his PDB just 536 times � or 43.8 percent of the time. During 2011 and the first half of 2012, his attendance became even less frequent � falling to just over 38 percent. By contrast, Obama�s predecessor, George W. Bush almost never missed his daily intelligence meeting.
An interesting website to check is the White House's Schedule for the President. Today is full with 9/11 memorials but most days, he is only spending an hour or two actually working. If this is not the case, he is flying off to a campaign or fundraiser. Bookmark the link and see for yourself. Posted by DaveH at September 11, 2012 3:36 PM
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