“he is finding that it can be hard to focus on any one issue when so many demand attention”
That cannot be true.
When McCain (foolishly) suspended his presidential campaign to rush back to DC to deal with the financial crisis, Obama bragged that he didn’t need to because he could multi-task.
What happened that he can no longer multi-task?
He’s as handicapped as his golf game.
Witness his attempt to combine Judo with Golf as he demonstrates the hip throw of his Crackberry while golfin(or taking strokes):
3.51 minutes of stunning excellence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CIHkRT3brg