Obama Extends Vacation

Back in DC, Obama plans some more off time this week:

"The president will continue his vacation through the end of the week,'' the White House press secretary announced this evening -- with a note that the media will be informed "if any public events are added to the schedule.''

The White House already had said toward the end of the Obama family's week of vacation that they would head to Camp David in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland later this week and spend some of the Labor Day weekend there -- Thursday through Sunday at camp. But a spokesman had said some events in Washington were planned Wednesday. Swamp

Gibbs Press Briefing May 22

The Obamas head off to Camp David tomorrow and Obama will come back on Monday for a ceremony celebrating Memorial Day.
Tues: Obama will leave to Las Vegas for Harry Reid's fundraiser at Caesars Palace.
Wed: Obama will hold an event in Las Vegas and then head to a DNC event in LA.
Thurs: Departs Los Angeles, meets Palestinian president at White House.
On this Saturday and Sunday, between 6:30 -10:30 pm there will be some practice landings for Marine One.

Biden Pokes Fun at Gridiron Dinner for Media Elite

Obama declined the Gridiron dinner and political roast invitation to be with his family, spending the weekend at Camp David. It doesn't seem Obama needs any roasting, even if it's in jest. Spending time with his family is the better move.

AP: With President Barack Obama absent, Vice President Joe Biden poked fun at his boss' do-no-wrong reputation during an annual white-tie gathering of journalists and government officials.
Obama was the first president in decades not to attend the Gridiron Club dinner during his first year in office. He spent the weekend at Camp David with his family, skipping the Saturday night event because he was busy preparing for Easter, Biden said.
"He thinks it's about him," Biden said of the holiday.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Republican speaker at the dinner, had another explanation for the media and politicians assembled at a downtown Washington ballroom for the festivities.
"He's just not that into you," Schwarzenegger said, referring to the book and movie with that title.
The club's 124th dinner was an opportunity for reporters to make fun of public figures and political themes of the day. It also allowed prominent politicians to needle each other.
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, the Democratic speaker, said former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the Republican governor of Alaska, really set back the cause of "hot governors."
"You know where I'm coming from, Ed Rendell," she said, referring to Pennsylvania's Democratic governor.

Read more about the dinner here.
Perhaps this is the reason Obama didn't think the dinner worthy of his time--Bush's dinner last year: