Whatever he does should be seen as working at the Presidency and if he goes to Colorado for Christmas it should be for a minimum amount of time the family tradition and family get-together aspect emphasized and it be seen as a working vacation.
The President's political travel is going to get blamed (and probably...
Windows are as essential to office prestige as Christmas is to retailing.
Allowing children to show their guilt show their grief show their anger takes the sting out of the situation.
