How sad to read to this. President Bush was in bed early (etoh free) and up early to greet the sunrise. He valued and respected the leaders of others countries. If Obama thinks that he can do whatever he wants, he is sadly mistaken. You would think that someone on his staff would have listened to a crabby older secretary that must have muttered “You need to host a dinner and use the good china.” “Oh, and you should probably dress up and have a present ready to go...” sigh...
I agree. Obama will continue to do whatever he wants. We don’t know, but there could be people around him trying to give him good advice. He is too much of a narcissist to listen. In order to take advice and listen to others, one must have humility and personal insight. Unfortunately for America, Obama has neither.
There is no older secretary. They fired all the permanent staff and installed their inner circle and friends thereof.