Obama Had Time To Campaign in Berlin: Couldn't Make Time To Attend Anniversary of Berlin Wall Coming Down

Obama takes heat for skipping Berlin Wall anniversary reports that President Obama - who managed to go over to Berlin in the summer of 2008 while campaigning - and could wing over for the Olympics bid - was too busy to make it to the Berlin Wall anniversary remembrances.  It is also a large omission, given that Chancellor Angela Merkel grew up in East Germany and is the first East German and woman to become chancellor - and who is a person of real achievements.

But Obama's decision to miss the event appeared to spark derision from Der Spiegel, one of Germany's major newsweeklies, which declared on its Web site "Barack's too busy," and noted the president has not visited the historic city since taking office.
The move has also led to criticisms from conservative commentators who, like Gingrich, say the president's move amounts to a snub of all that the Berlin Wall's demise represented.
"Obama's failure to go to Berlin is the most telling nonevent of his presidency," wrote Rich Lowry of the National Review. "It's hard to imagine any other American president eschewing the occasion."