While Washington D.C. and Americans nationwide remembered Justice Antonin Scalia this weekend, our POTUS seems to think enough time has passed to slap around the humor:

Barack Obama was at National Governors Association speech, offering lighthearted banter regarding how much he needs to get done during his final days in office, including “appointing judges”:

“Some of you may be in the final year of your term, working as hard as you can to get as much done as possible for the folks you represent, fixing roads, educating our children, helping people retrain, appointing judges, the usual stuff.”

The usual stuff. Such a drag. Like making obligatory two-minute appearances.

When word got out that Obama would not be in attendance at Scalia’s funeral this past Saturday, our President decided to cover his tracks and make sure a camera followed him as he carried a binder to let the American people know that he was “hard at work” finding Scalia’s replacement: