Obama And Biden Eat Lunch At Virginia Burger Joint

May 5, 2009 · Filed Under Barack Obama, U.S. News

I’m the last person in the world who’s interested in tracking the president’s whereabouts minute by minute like the fawning press, but this is just odd.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden took a short—but wholly noticeable—motorcade ride from the White House to Virginia and pulled into a small, independent burger joint called Ray’s Hell Burger.

The two leaders went right up to the counter where the meat was being grilled and ordered.

Each fetched cash from his pocket and paid, and then the pair stood like the rest and waited for their number to be called before going to a table.

Not only is it unusual for the president and vice president to be together in public unnecessarily (for obvious reasons), but logistically it’s nuts.

I would imagine about 100 people and about 15+ vehicles accompanied Biden and Obama on this little field trip.

I suspect The White House makes a pretty mean burger, so what’s the real reason for this stunt? Any ideas?

-Chris Jones