In the seventh paragraph of an article on page A7, the Washington Post acknowledges that a bit of administration spin is particularly unconvincing: “Aides said Obama is focused on governing, not campaigning, but he has held five fundraisers this week alone.”
Obama held 69 fundraisers between January 1 and December 1 of 2011, an average of one every five days.
Then again, perhaps Obama sees fundraising as a form of governing.