Man, Obama looks like hell.

[RandySF]

I know the president still has the energy of 10 people but you can see, on his face, the toll his job is taking on him. He and Michelle counting down to January, 2017.

[redstateblues]

1. He was up late writing his speech-probably didn't sleep much.

I admire him greatly.

[applegrove]

2. + 100 Plus he was just back from Europe and I doubt gets to sleep

at odd hours to get over the jetlag. Plus the country was in crisis. Plus he actually had to craft a new way to look at the issues of race to really get things to change in a way they have not in the pastm Plus there is an election going on and Donald Trump could conceivably win it. I'm exhausted too.

[former9thward]

3. No he doesn't write his speeches.

The White House has probably 20 speech writers on staff.

[Jane Austin]

5. He wrote that one.

He said yesterday he was going to write it himself, and you can tell he did It was very personal.

[Tarheel_Dem]

8. He often writes his own speeches. n/t

[phleshdef]

12. Obama writes his own speeches. His "speech writers" are more like editors who make suggestions.

[KMOD]

4. I think he was frustrated, considering the circumstances

but I thought he still looked great.

[MFM008]

6. how many times can you beat your head

against a wall, especially on gun violence.......

[Rex]

7. I could never do his job, after X numbers of times going on TV to beg people to

do something about all the violence. I could handle some things, but not that. He is amazing and his speeches are something I wish every American listened to.

[Javaman]

9. He's thinking about a multi-month vacation in Hawaii starting in January.

rightly deserved.

regardless of whom the president is, the weight of that office is unbelievable.

even for george, what me worry? w. moron*

[RandySF]

10. Hawaii?

I'd never return.

[Javaman]

11. ?

it's his home.

[RandySF]

13. Yes

I personally would never return to the mainland.