Sorry, We’re Booked, White House Tells Obamas

[Christa]

The White House has turned down a request from the family of President-elect Barack Obama to move into Blair House in early January so that his daughters can start school on Jan. 5.

The Obamas were told that Blair House, where incoming presidents usually stay in the five days before Inauguration Day, is booked in early January, a spokesperson to the Obama transition said. “We explored the idea so that the girls could start school on schedule,’ the spokesperson said. “But, there were previously scheduled events and guests that couldn’t be displaced.”

It remained unclear who on Bushes guest list outranked the incoming President.

“It’s not a public schedule,” said Sally McDonough, spokeswoman for First Lady Laura Bush, in refusing to disclose who was staying at Blair House. “It’s not a question of outranking the Obamas. Blair House will be available to them on January 15.”

A State Department official said he didn’t know of any foreign dignitaries staying at Blair House in early January.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/12/sorry-were-booked-white-house-tells-obamas/

[AndyTiedye]

1. Bush is probably going to let Abramoff stay there, To Celebrate His PARDON

[skeewee08]

2. Like husband like wife. Laura Bush is an IDIOT!!!!

[ShortnFiery]

3. If they wouldn't mind commuting from Northern Virginia to D.C., like we do, the Obamas are more

than welcome to stay with us. :blush:

No joke! I'd bet good money there are several families who would not hesitate to help them out. ;)

[Amerigo Vespucci]

4. Pickles' spokeswoman, Sally McDonough...the moral compass of the news media.

Ms. McDonough said “there’s nothing more to say other than that it’s not available and won’t be available until January 15.” She added that “you’re trying to make a story out of something that’s not a story.”

:eyes:

[Kber]

5. Laura is staying there

and she's not moving back home to George until she absolutely has to.

Can you blame her, really?

[Uzybone]

6. Stay classy George and Laura

If Obama happened to be a Saudi prince the Blair house would have been more than available.

[Hieronymus]

7. Bush is trying to prove what a dick we all know he is.....

He's trying to make it impossible for Obama to close Gitmo too.

[mwei924]

8. What a bunch of bitches. The girls need to start school..

Yeah, some people actually value education.