For the record, I haven't really ever mentioned before anything regarding President Obama playing golf. It is understandable for the guy to get out on the links from time to time and play a round- it is a great to unwind, get some exercise, discuss issues and policy outside of the office or simply make a better connection with someone, and if it is his hobby I really can't fault him for enjoying it so much.
But this last weekend President Barack Obama played his 73rd round of golf since taking office almost 3 years ago. That's a lot of golf- let's round it a bit and call it 25 rounds of golf a year, or a round a golf every other week on average. Although it isn't really fair to compare his amount of golf to President Bush because they are different people and had different hobbies, it is surprising to compare President Bush's 24 rounds in 8 years against Obama's 73 rounds in 3 years- that's a lot of golf.
It's not just the cost to taxpayers for Obama playing golf- green fees, a cart, security, balls, clubs, etc- and it isn't the amount of time that he is spending golf- several hours at a time, maybe 4 or 5 hours if he plays 18 holes and stops for a nice lunch- but it is that he has the gall to lecture the nation daily on 'the rich' and 'living within our means' and that our nation's problems are the result of 'extravagence' and 'corporate greed.' Watering golf courses and hiring lawn mowers to keep them trimmed nicely isn't environmentally friendly, I imagine, and chasing a little white ball over a fake wilderness might be fun, but he does this without his family- leaving his wife and kids at home- and doesn't appear to golf with a usual group of friends so I worry that the guy is lonely.
73 rounds of golf is too much, Mr. Obama. If I could be so bold, perhaps you should spend more time with your friends, your family, and on your job.
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