Monday, May 30, 2011

Comment from the blogosphere: Downside? Obama gives downside a whole new meaning. It’s Memorial Day for crying out loud. How about visiting some wounded warriors at Bethesda? Invite the Gold Star Mothers to a White House BBQ? Maybe do something nice for kids orphaned by war? I could go on, but it would be useless.

Obama Goes Golfing on Memorial Day

by Keith Koffler on May 30, 2011
The business of memorializing our war dead done, President Obama headed out to the Fort Belvoir golf course today, finding his way onto the links for the ninth weekend in a row.
Obama earlier today laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and met with families of those killed in battle. But he emerged from the day’s solemnity to go golfing for the 12th time this year and the 70th time of his presidency.

The decision to golf on Memorial Day invites comparison with President George W. Bush, who gave up the game early in his presidency and said he did it out of respect for the families of those killed in Iraq.
Obama is out with the three younger aides he typically has in tow on his golf excursions, junior White House staffer Ben Finkenbinder, White House Trip Director Marvin Nicholson, and Energy Department staffer David Katz.
In a sign of his determination to play no matter what, Obama is golfing even though it is currently 95 degrees at Fort Belvoir and it “feels like” it’s 98 degrees, according to The Weather Channel.

1 comment:

  1. Could it be possible that the golf game is actually a cover for something else? He does have a cell phone that he keeps all the time. Maybe the 'golf game' gives him privacy to talk to someone 'special'. Nah, I'm just paranoid!!

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