Is Barack Obama a serious man? The Obamas started a regular music series at the White House so they and their friends and family can enjoy some tunes; Barack Obama flies off to Copenhagen to push the global warming story; flies off to promote Chicago as an Olympic site; flies up to New York City to take in a Broadway show; plays golf with an avidity that eclipses that of Dwight Eisenhower; reward Democratic donors with perks at the White House (including a birthday visit to the Oval Office, a bowling party, a movie in the basement of the Presidential mansion); chats up sports on national television; and, most recently, makes the all important situation room a backdrop for celebrities to have photos snapped sitting in the chairs that would normally seat our most important security officials.