When Barack Obama made the shameful decision to skip the Berlin Wall commemoration, he claimed it was because he was really busy.

His spokesman said “Obviously, we have a lot to work on here and we have commitments for an upcoming Asia trip.”

So what was Obama busy doing? Jim Geraghty examines the President’s schedule for the day:

He had a 10 a.m. daily briefing from the intelligence community, a 10:30 a.m. economic daily briefing, an 11 a.m. meeting with senior advisers . . . and then, right after that, at 6:45 in the evening, he had to sign an executive order about hiring veterans, and at 7 p.m. he had a meeting with Israeli prime minister Netanyahu (with preconditions).

In the interim, it’s not like he was just sitting around the Rose Garden and enjoying the weather. Take a look at the White House web site, where you’ll see he was . . . oh. He was sitting in the Rose Garden enjoying the weather.

Click the link to see the White House Photo of the Day.  It’s priceless.

In a related story, we now know what Obama was doing while the evil George Bush was visiting the troops at Fort Hood:  He was at Camp David having a relaxing weekend.

Actions speak louder than words, Mr. President.  And yours are very, very, clear.