Sunday, April 14, 2013

Does Obama at Play Keep the Government Away?

Saw this on The Weekly Standard blog:  "Obama Golfs--Third Weekend in a Row."

I used to indulge in the standard conservative critique that it was bad, unseemly even, that President Obama golfs so much, but because of the influence of Jay Nordlinger, my mind has been changed on the subject.  There is no mistaking that the president likes the game of golf and spends a lot of time on the links.  However, I seem to remember when President Bush golfed, the press made a big deal about it (Bush actually stopped golfing in 2003 because the Iraq War, etc.).  With Obama, naturally, this not a big deal to them.  I think President Bush showed prudence when he stopped playing.  With President Obama, it means that he is spending less time doing damage to the country (although, considering existence of the administrative state, this point may be moot).

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