It IS petty and graceless.
Obama skipping Scalia’s funeral without any urgent excuse looks petty and graceless, even if there’s some reason he doesn’t want to say.
— Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo) February 17, 2016
And completely expected. After all, Barack Obama’s base is largely upset that Scalia didn’t take out Clarence Thomas with him.
… perhaps he didn’t have a handy crisis to waste on skipping this?
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Mew
I think the event will be better without him there, so I don’t have a problem with this.
The lamest of ducks.
We were promised Hope and Change and got Petty and Graceless.
The theme continues.
At this point, is anybody surprised?
He’d just fidget, tap on his wrist watch, sigh, and look off in random directions during the eulogies.
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Best he isn’t there.
I always thought the role of the executive is to be the adult in the room. We can never elect another guy like this. He is utterly horrible.
And yet, somehow a plurality of GOP primary voters support Trump (unless that WaPo/NBC poll from today isn’t the extreme outlier it sadly looks like).
Crazy and/or drunk uncle is an adult … compared to surly, petulant cousin who got a cool car/girl/videogame but is a jerk about the whole thing…
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Drunk and/or crazy uncle is a little scary, but kinda funny, in a way, and ….he’ll pribably take your side over petulant-cousin, or just tell you both to get out…
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Mew
I’m sure he can conference-call in from the twelfth tee.
“Petty and Graceless ” Yes , indeedy do , that’s Barry Boy .
Recall Nelson Mandela’s funeral (Denmark PM selfie)…respect isn’t something he’s learned in his life.
While decorum and good manners would mean his presence at Justice Scalia’s funeral, Obama’s absence is a more honest statement. For once, he doesn’t have to be a hypocrite, and Scalia’s funeral can honor a great American without the risk of a presidential selfie.
PS Why should the man break his track record now?
He has the personality of a street punk. So what else is new?