[bgill]

What can he do in the Oval Office that he can’t do in Missouri? Nothing. Sure, it’s good for the ops and will hold down some of the TDS but unless he’s going to stand in front of the winds and play Moses, where he is or what he’s doing (aside from hiding out in the WH basement toking or shooting up like Obamy was) will not have any effect.

[Vigilanteman]

Unfortunately, in today's world where a goodly part of the population thinks the president needs a good bedside manner, he can't avoid the optics.

Remember that G.W. Bush was vacationing at his ranch in the days before Katrina and had given them a photo of him playing the guitar there? While there was absolutely NO CONNECTION, the enemedia published that picture with headlines to suggest Nero was fiddling while Rome was burning.

[hanamizu]

What can he do in the Oval Office that he can’t do in Missouri?

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Nothing, of course. But he is President of the United States (I really like writing that) as well as leader of the Republican Party, but being President takes priority over politics. As important as getting ride of Claire McCaskill is, making sure FEMA is on the job is more important, all “optics” aside, IMHO. I had tickets to the rally at Cape Girardeau and was disappointed, but I understood.