Obama's Golfing Necessary to 'Clear His Mind'

necessary also to have two vacations, two gala events, and light daily schedule. And golf every week, if not twice a week. To clear his mind. On taxpayers' expense.

(But no way Tony Hayward should relax and clear his mind on a yacht that he bought with his own money, not even once in 60 days or so.)

Someone in the article's comment section asked, "Clear his mind? From what?"

White House dismisses critics, defends Obama's golf outings (6/21/2010 The Hill)

The White House is dismissing criticism that President Barack Obama shouldn’t play golf during the Gulf oil spill.

White House spokesman Bill Burton on Monday said the president deserves some time to relax, and he doesn't “think that there's a person in this country that doesn't think that their president ought to have a little time to clear his mind.”

During the weekend, Obama played the 39th round of golf of his presidency, according to reports.

White House reporters joke among themselves about who might get stuck with weekend pool duty, which seems more likely than not to include a few hours sitting at the food court near either Andrews Air Force Base or Fort Belvoir while Obama hits the links." [The article continues.]

The article also reminds us at the end that Obama's predecessor was also fond of golf, but gave up while in office:

"Former President George W. Bush publicly gave up the game of golf while in office, saying he didn’t think it was appropriate that he keep playing while troops were fighting in Iraq."

He plays the super-fast golf though, not the 4 plus-hour affair while the White House press pool languish in the food court...

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