Who Does this Asshat Think He's Fooling?

Obama is whining that he doesn't have enough time to meet with European leaders because he's just too damn busy.

President Barack Obama is hitting back at "very wild" rumors that key US allies like France and Germany feel they are getting short shrift from the breakneck pace of his global travel.

Twice in as many days, Obama had to address whispers in the European press that all was not rosy in his relationships with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

On Saturday, a reporter asked the president whether Europe was low on his priority list, following newspaper reports he turned down a private dinner with the French president after 65th anniversary D-Day commemorations.

"I have a very tough schedule and I would love nothing more than to have a leisurely week in Paris, stroll down the Seine, take my wife out to a nice meal, have a picnic in Luxembourg Gardens," Obama said, pointing out that he was caught up in dealing with the pressing financial crisis at home.

"Those days are over for the moment," Obama said, but promised to spend more time in France when he is an ex-president.

And just when did he become so busy? Just last week, Obama spent thousands of taxpayer dollars taking Chaka out on a date in New York City. He sure had time for that. And he had time to apologize to Muslims. But meeting with old allies? Nah.