Obama Meets With Steelers While Tardy Kindergartners Cry

The Pittsburgh Steelers -- minus linebacker James Harrison -- paid the customary Super Bowl champions' visit to the White House on Thursday, and that has angered the parents of some kindergartners who think the White House should have hosted them instead.

NBC Washington has the story of the busloads of kindergartners who showed up late to their scheduled visit to the White House because they got stuck in traffic. By the time the kids got there, they were saddened to learn that they couldn't come in because President Obama had moved on to other things -- namely, his luncheon with the Steelers:

"The person who headed this White House trip up came out and said, 'I'm sorry, the White House tour's off.' There were a lot of crying kids," parent Barbara Stine said. ...

"Here we have President Obama and his administration saying here we are for the common, middle class people, and here he is not letting 150 5- and 6-year-olds into the White House because he's throwing a lunch for a bunch of grown millionaires."

I get why the parents are upset that the kindergartners missed their visit, but I'm not totally sure why a parent would expect the president of the United States to rearrange the White House schedule and shove the Pittsburgh Steelers aside because the buses didn't make it on time. I hope these kids will get the chance to visit the White House in the future. Maybe on their next trip they'll allow more time for traffic.