President Obamas Memorial Day Schedule in Chicago..

[Peacetrain]

Obama will use Memorial weekend for a trip home to Chicago

By Anne E. Kornblut
With the long Memorial Day weekend on the horizon, President Obama is finally addressing one of the great broken promises of his administration: his early pledge to return home to Chicago every six weeks or so.

In 16 months at the White House, the Obamas have been back home just once - in February of 2009. But they plan to make the trip over Memorial Day weekend, an official said. After arriving on Thursday night, they will visit with friends and participate in private events.

On Monday, Obama will make remarks at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, south of Chicago - missing the usual tradition of presidents speaking at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day.

Vice President Biden and his wife will appear in Obama's place, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, as well as holding a breakfast for Gold Star families -- families whose loved ones died in military service -- at the White House earlier that day.

[lamp_shade]

1. HOLD THE PHONE MARGIE. HE'S WHAT???? HE'S.... OH.MY.GOD.

[Blue-Jay]

2. And at 4:00, he's scheduled to

go to a random granny's house, break her finest china, shit on the rug, kick one of her 47 cats, and say "How do you like me now, ya old bitty?" before leaving.

[TheOther95Percent]

3. I recommended this post for two reasons:

The topic and your reply. I'm howling at the "How do you like me now, ya old bitty?"

:rofl:

[whathehell]

4. I understand that Presidents Regan and Bush (2) did the same thing...

how interesting that this wasn't related:eyes:

[Peacetrain]

5. Isn't it.. soooo conveniently overlooked..along with the fact that Pres Obama

will be participating in Memorial Day ceremonies in Chicago..

[whathehell]

7. Yes...Our right-slanted media conveniently overlooked that. n/t

[saracat]

6. Whoopie.

[jillan]

8. Flame me - but if Bush took a mini vacation during a naitional crisis - would you really have been

okay with that?

Throw whatever you want at me - i.d.k. That's just how I feel. This does not look good....it just makes Friday look like a photo op.

[Peacetrain]

10. Doesn't look like a vacation to me.. He will be going to ceremonies in Chicago..

Now if he starts to cut down trees in the back 40 of this back yard.. well then you might have something

[cherokeeprogressive]

9. "finally addressing one of the great broken promises of his administration"

:rofl: