President Obama has a new feel-good piece out in the next issue of More magazine titled, “How the Presidency Made Me a Better Father,” and although it’s not available in full until June 23rd, CBS’s Mark Knoller tweeted out a couple of excerpts this morning. Check it out:
In an essay in @MoreMag, Pres Obama discusses fatherhood in the WH and says “the highlight of my day” is having dinner with his family.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 21, 2015
“Those moments where I can just be Dad—even if it’s “Daaaaaaad”—well, there’s nothing better,” says @POTUS of time with his daughters.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 21, 2015
“I’ve even experienced what all dads dread,” writes the pres., “watching my daughter go to her first prom. In high heels.”
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 21, 2015
Pres Obama writes he’s “already dreading” the empty seat at the dinner table when Malia goes to college next year. http://t.co/3LXeGAFx5g
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 21, 2015
But Knoller missed this one:
When you’re the President of the United States, you’re surrounded at all times—by aides, by press, by Secret Service, by crowds. It’s a bubble that’s hard to escape.
That’s what makes the people with whom you surround yourself in those rare private moments all the more important.
It just so happens that I’m fortunate enough to be surrounded by women. They’re the most important people in my life. They’re the people who’ve shaped me the most. And in this job, they are my sanctuary.
His “sanctuary”? Really? Because President Obama is spending Father’s Day alone in Palm Springs on a little golfing vacation while his wife and kids travel back from Italy:
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Press pool reports Pres Obama up early in Palm Springs to work out at nearby country club gym.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 21, 2015
Pres Obama gets to play a Father's Day round of golf in Palm Springs before heading back to DC later in the day.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 21, 2015
Mrs Obama, daughters and mother ended their weeklong European visit, departing Venice this morning to return to DC later today.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 21, 2015
Maybe they have a Father’s Day dinner set for later tonight.
Of note, President Obama golfed by himself on Palm Sunday, too:
Palm Sunday services? Pfft! More golf today for the vacationer-in-chief http://t.co/1sz8Uyrw39
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 29, 2015
And on Valentine’s Day:
Obama off to Palm Springs for Valentine's Day weekend. Reminder: There's still a drought in CA, so no golf, right? http://t.co/s1xwB9CLt2
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 12, 2015
Maybe President Obama needs some help coordinating his vacation schedule with that of the rest of his family…
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