Going Golfing -- February 18, 2016; The Charade Of The Hillary-Bernie "Close Race"

For those not paying attention, when the president's schedule:

• is "free";
• has no scheduled events; and,
• his press secretary says he is unaware of any plans the president might have

... that is "Washington speak" for the president is going golfing.

When there is no photo op of the president over any given weekend, that is pretty much proof that he was golfing both Saturday and Sunday.

Keep that in mind when looking back on this article next Monday, posted in Politico today.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest revealed the president’s plans during the daily briefing, saying Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will go to the Supreme Court on Friday “to pay their respects to Justice Scalia” while the justice lies in repose in the Great Hall. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden, who share Scalia’s Catholic faith, will be at the services instead.

Earnest refused to be drawn out about why the president would not attend the funeral, saying he didn’t know what the president plans to do on Saturday, and Scalia’s son, Eugene, did not immediately respond to a question about whether the family requested that Obama not attend the funeral.

There are two other remote explanations why the president won't be attending the funeral. One explanation might be legitimate; the other explanation is beyond the pale, as they say in Ireland.

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The Charade of the Hillary-Bernie "Close Race"

Hillary leads Bernie in delegates: 481 - 55. George Pucker of The New Yorker actually believes the myth.