What does Obama do all day?

What does Obama do all day? Obama’s decision-making method as described in a New Yorker piece seems to consist mainly of checking boxes on memos his aides have written for him. Sounds like he makes “decisions” the way folks order food at the fast-food drive thru, except the clown mouth is his own. “Hey, no pickles or oil pipelines with that!”

This post was last modified on February 2, 2012

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  • My guess is he wants to stay busy enough to keep Michelle away from him. Even Barack needs a break from her, which might explain so many 5 hr rounds of golf.

  • He can't write in English, only Asian & Kenyan so they give him a check off sheet. Better known as the jerkoff sheet. And he doesn't even go over what's on it. That's the reason the nation has went to hell. With questions like 'Should Holder bullshit the commitee again today?'-YES. Does %&*#$# Solar Corp. get the $5B loan today?-YES. Can Mooch-EL charge up $50K on shoes & hats today?-YES. This is as far as he got in college. I bet his graduation finals consisted of a box of crayolas and a coloring book.