Be vewy, vewy quiet. Michelle thinks I'm working!
From Mark Knoller’s twitter feed comes the fun fact that in 9 months Obama has played golf 24 times; it took Booooooosh! more than 2 years to reach that same total. Some might be tempted to remark about him enjoying fun times while others enjoy funemployment, or that he putted while Afghanistan burned. But the facts are that the President is faster in all things than his predecessor I. I mean, consider that in a little less than 4 years he’ll double the amount that Boooooosh! added to the national debt. Can’t we get a mulligan on that, or the last presidential election for that matter..?
I don’t personally begrudge the President a little relaxation, you know, the golf outings, date nights to NYC and Chicago, junkets to Europe etc; but there are those that do. Can you believe that there are people who are so petty as to complain about the President playing a little golf? Keith Olbermann could not be reached for comment…
I don’t begrudge him some relaxation time – really, I don’t. The POTUS is a tough job, regardless of how well you do it. I also think Bush’s “sacrifice” of giving up golf for the troops was a hallow gesture – it seemed stupid to me.
The only issue I have is when their down time activities causes an impact (or extra significant cost) to the public. Wasn’t it Clinton that held a plane on the LA Airport tarmac for a haircut? Screwed up lots of peoples’ flights.
And finally, in a humorous vein: what has he got in his pockets? Does the POTUS need to carry his wallet and cell phone on the course?
Seems like there are others around that could do that – or at least stick them in his golf bag. Maybe its a pack of smokes and a lighter?
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