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Barack Obama

liberal N proud

(60,334 posts) Thu Dec 22, 2011, 01:17 PM Dec 2011

What other recent President would have risked missing spending Christmas with family? [View all]

None.

In the past Presidents drop everything and run off to a holiday vacation. Obama is busy trying to get Congress to do something.

I congratulate him on putting his duty before vacation.

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What other recent President would have risked missing spending Christmas with family? [View all] liberal N proud Dec 2011 OP

Obama hates Christmas, so that's not really a fair question. JoePhilly Dec 2011 #1

Now THAT'S funny zipplewrath Dec 2011 #2

LOL. Actually ... I was trying to channel Fox and Friends. JoePhilly Dec 2011 #3

Colbert does it better. zipplewrath Dec 2011 #4

As someone that has missed many holidays with family to do my duty NavyDem Dec 2011 #5

FDR! Matt Damon! treestar Dec 2011 #6