Posted on 08/19/2014 10:58:25 AM PDT by Red Steel
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama returned to Washington just after midnight Monday for a two-day break from a summer vacation, during which airstrikes in Iraq and violent clashes in a St. Louis suburb intruded on his golf and beach plans.
The exact reason for Obama's return remained unclear, though it appeared aimed in part at countering criticism that Obama was spending two weeks on the Massachusetts resort island of Martha's Vineyard in the midst of multiple crises. ...
Obama had meetings on both matters scheduled for Monday. The president was scheduled to return to Martha's Vineyard Tuesday night.
The president spent a leisurely Sunday on the island before his late-night departure. He played a round of golf — his most frequent vacation activity — then attended a jazz concert and dinner with first lady Michelle Obama.
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Just as Obama was arriving on Martha's Vineyard, an interview with the former secretary of state was published in which she levied some of her sharpest criticism of Obama's foreign policy.
Clinton later promised she and Obama would "hug it out" when they saw each other at Jordan's party.
(Excerpt) Read more at pressofatlanticcity.com ...
Yes, we wouldn’t want to interrupt his vacation.
Is he going to president for a few days?
obama back in Washington on rare vacation break.
That is one truthful headline.
There is only one reason possible for this return to Washington: There is some evil thing that could not be accomplished from Martha’s Vineyard.
Can’t blame him for taking a break from Moochelle.
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