Obama tells voters to watch Republicans, but he's not

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/us-usa-campaign-obama-idUSBRE87R18Q20120829

This article discusses how Obama puts his people first (Hurricane Isaac) instead of monitoring the Republican national convention. I thought this was interesting because people can interpret it as being honest or not. Does this only make him look good and better his own campaign?