Good one! That’s very telling! He listens, Axelrod, Emanuel and Jarrett do the work.
a lot of these empty desk photos look like photos taken when he first came to the white house. Trying out chairs, no family pics, rooms need painting...
Looking at your picture again, I noticed there are no photos on the table. I think this may have been his first night there, maybe checking out which chair he wanted to use.
Your top picture.
It reminded me of an episode of Cheers.
The Bar Owner, a former professional baseball player was hired by a CEO of a major corporation. The only reason he was hired was to play on the corporate team. The bar owner really liked the corner office and such. But, he was only there for his baseball prowess.
Obama is only there for his teleprompter speaking prowess. He is a figure head.
I wish MO would stay home long enough to choose a new rug. It makes me ill that he walks/stands on the beautiful carpet Laura chose for President Bush.