FEELINGS

Obama Bot? Not When It Comes To Being Daddy

By Elizabeth C.

HE MAY BE A Roomba when it comes to the BP oil spill, but President Obama's clearly feels the privilege of being a father.

In comments he made on Father's Day and earlier today in Washington, D.C. -- Obama convinces us that he's no robo daddy.

"Without hesitation, the most challenging, most fulfilling, most important job I will have during my time on this Earth is to be Sasha and Malia's father," Obama told reporters earlier today.

And yesterday, while announcing a new federal mentoring program for families, Obama said he regretted missing important moments in his daughters' lives for the sake of his his political career.

"I know I've missed out on moments in my daughters' lives that I'll never get back, and that's a loss that's hard to accept," he said during a Father's Day public appearance.

"I can't legislate fatherhood," he continued. "But what we can do is send a clear message to our fathers that there's no excuse for failing to meet their obligations. Our children don't need us to be superheroes. They don't need us to be perfect. They do need us to be present."

Obama was abandoned by his own father whom he met only once when he was 10 years old.