Too much religion

The Salt Lake Tribune has an article by Matt Canham about the latest religious figure to visit the President:

Mormon Church leaders presented President Barack Obama with a detailed family tree during a private meeting in the Oval Office. The thirty-minute sit-down was the first time Obama has met with Thomas Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Monson was escorted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the highest ranking Mormon in the government, and LDS Apostle Dallin Oaks, the chairman of the faith's genealogical committee.
LDS leaders have made a tradition of presenting presidents with genealogical breakdowns, giving similar reports to Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, but none have been as varied as Obama's, whose mother was from Kansas and whose father from Kenya. Previous ancestral examinations have uncovered Irish and German lineage as well.
In a brief statement, Obama said he enjoyed meeting the Mormon leaders and appreciated their gift. "I'm grateful for the genealogical records that they brought with them and am looking forward to reading through the materials with my daughters," he said. "It's something our family will treasure for years to come." The meeting, arranged by Reid, was closed to the press.
While it was the first time Obama met face-to-face with Monson, the two have talked on the phone at least once before. Obama called Monson in January 2008 to offer his condolences after then LDS President Gordon Hinckley died. At the time, Obama, then a candidate for president, was slated to visit Utah. He canceled out of respect for Hinckley's funeral. Monson succeeded Hinckley as the nearly 14-million member faith's president. Monson has had experience with American presidents before, spending nearly an hour with President George W. Bush at the LDS Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City. During the May 2008 meeting, they discussed U.S. foreign policy, Middle East peace, the economy and energy, according to Bush's press secretary Dana Perino. Monson and a few other top LDS officials also received a private tour of Air Force One during Bush's brief visit to Utah.
After Obama won the presidency, Monson dispatched two of his top lieutenants, apostles Dieter F. Uchtdorf and Russell Ballard, to attend the inauguration. They also participated in a prayer service with the president the next morning at the National Cathedral.

Rico says it's no worse than some Southern Baptists cruising the Oval Office, but he wonders if the President is aware of the thinking of the LDS on black folks...