CEOs of Goldman, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley weren't at White House meeting with the President. They called in.

There's been an enormous amount of attention focused on Obama's meeting with top "fat cat" bankers. So, how did the leaders of three of the biggest -- and most controversial -- banks manage to miss the meeting with the President? Fog, we're told:

Three top bankers invited to the White House on Monday will not be able to attend in person because their flight was delayed due to bad weather but will participate by phone, the White House said.

The three are: Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs (GS.N); John Mack, chairman and CEO, Morgan Stanley (MS.N); and Dick Parsons, chairman, Citigroup (C.N).

A source familiar with the situation said all three were on the same plane and the flight was delayed due to fog.

It's quite amazing, actually. They could have taken the Bolt bus, for Christ sakes. It's not like they needed to get to D.C. from Siberia.

This line from the WSJ blog is pretty much spot on:

This appears to be the downside of not having a private plane to fly in, or not traveling to Washington the night before the meeting or not thinking to take the train.

John adds: Or not fearing the President.