http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3688441.stmOne of the doyens of the White House press corps - a radio reporter with a face that fits his chosen medium, and a girth much bolstered by free White House food - spoke for the whole pack. "Why is the schedule so aggressive?" he wailed. "We have six months to go."
I love these trips. It's a chance to see America without buying a ticket, without checking your baggage, without buying a meal or finding a hotel or knowing what the time is or - unless your journalism is of the most fastidious variety - knowing where you are.
Life in the bubble is a blur, a soft cosy moving cocoon. The main challenge is to try to limit your eating. Food is provided everywhere. One of the joys of White House travel is that if you stay with the official group, you don't have to be checked over and over again, so there was no way back from a trip to the loo.
As for the bus trip side of this presidential swing, again I have no complaints. As we were inside the security cordon we travelled inside the presidential motorcade. The roads had been cleared in advance by the local police. This is a really good idea for speedy travel. I thoroughly recommend it as a way of improving your morning commute.
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