Someone get Lawrence Summers a NoDoz.
From the official pool report of President Obama’s meeting today with credit card industry officials by Keith Koffler, the White House reporter for Roll Call:
One thing to note is that [Director of the National Economic Council Lawrence] Summers appeared to be nodding off near the beginning of Obama’s remarks. And then he DID nod off, doing the head-on-the-hand and then head-falling-off-the-hand thing. Photogs seemed to be having a field day. All other officials in the room appeared fully awake.
Give the man a break guys. He’s been working for 100 days straight. Working that level of government is a perpetual of story of “the last 72 hours was the most intense single day of my life”. Lobsters squealing in a pressure cooker. Nap when you can. The next apocalypse isn’t scheduled for another 30 minutes.