When Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen and the Government Accountability Institute reported that President Obama has attended less than half of his Presidential Daily Briefs (PDBs) on intelligence, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney called the findings "hilarious." The next day, U.S. Libyan Ambassador Chris Stevens and three American staff members were murdered.
According to Mr. Carney, Mr. Obama doesn't need in-person briefings because the president gets the written version on his iPad:
TONY DIGIROLAMO
THIS PRESIDENT HAS NEVER BEEN ENGAGED IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY. NEVER!
