"Obamas denied early move request
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 the guest house for visiting dignitaries, where incoming presidents usually stay during the five days before Inauguration Day, is booked in early January, a spokesperson to the Obama transition said. They will be allowed in on Jan. 15, and Obama will be sworn in on Jan. 20.
That's a LAME EXCUSE, man!!
Are you telling me they couldn't find the president-elect a room?
C'mon! None one would give on up for him?
Sally McDonough, spokeswoman for first lady Laura Bush, would not say who is staying in Blair House in early January. "It's not a question of outranking the Obamas," she said. "There's nothing more to say other than that it's not available and won't be available until January 15. You're trying to make a story out of something that's not a story."
Obama has been staying in Chicago with his family since the election; the Obamas have decided to send their daughters, Malia and Sasha, to Sidwell Friends School in Washington. Obama transition officials said that the family is considering other housing options and are hopeful the girls will not miss the start of school.
--more--"So much for the SMOOTH TRANSITION, 'eh?
We are talking about KIDS here!
I still have faith in children because sometimes they rebel against there parents and tell them the real deal!
