A picture is worth a thousand words
After the empty chair joke blew up in Obama's face I'd like to point out something.
I was looking through old stock photos of previous presidents. Some of them very famous. One thing that became apparent was how cluttered the other presidents' desks appeared.
Not Obama's.
The only thing I see usually is a phone, a notepad, and not much else.
One could get the impression that his desk in the Oval Office is merely a prop for Obama. He uses it to give speeches from or photo-ops from showing him talking on the phone to somebody important. (Oprah, Jay-Z, or Beyonce most likely)
Here's some of the photos:
First let's look at other presidents.........
Now let's look at Obama at work......
It almost always look like he just showed up and doesn't really have a job.
I worked for a brokerage like that. My desk was empty most of the time. I was out looking for work instead of working at my desk because I wasn't even allowed to answer the phone there.
That job only lasted a couple of months.
My guess is this one won't last that long.....