Barack Obama Golf Trips ALREADY Outnumber Bush's

The Daily Beast:

News flash: President Obama hasn't held a formal press conference in almost a year (274 days and counting) yet has golfed 32 times since he was elected--eight more times than President George W. Bush did during his entire presidency.

Read the whole story: The Daily Beast

Comments

[DemCentrist]

07:54 PM on 06/03/2010

It looks like Obama is finally going to get ehe SAME (doubt it) scrutiny that Bush did from the MSM.......

But it does finally look like this guy is about to get a lot of critical reporting in the future.......

That's good.......pols NEED to have their feet to the fire.......otherwise they always weasel out........

After all....they are politicians.......can we finally hold them resposible?

[DemCentrist]

07:50 PM on 06/03/2010

BUT........BUT.......BUT.......BUT.......

BUSH WAS ALWAYS ON VACATION DOING NOTHING!

HYSTERICAL.

[goodtomeetyou]

12:45 AM on 05/08/2010

Good for him, he deserves to unwind.

Of course he has a long way to go to catch up to Republican President Eisenhower's record of more than 800 rounds of golf during his tenure.

Dwight Eisenhower Elected to World Golf Hall of Fame
http://golf.about.com/od/historyofgolf/a/ikegolf.htm

[Carsy]

09:54 PM on 04/27/2010

He is really working those shorts. Yummy.

[EndRacismNow]

05:56 PM on 04/27/2010

Let the man play golf. I'm sure it is a nice break from the BS of politics. It's probably meditative for him.

[mero909]

02:54 PM on 04/27/2010

Bah, Bush was a cyclist and runner. Not much of a golfer.

[blueballs]

06:57 AM on 04/27/2010

George Bush spent 2 of every 3 days on vacation while in office.

[OneConservative]

10:24 PM on 04/26/2010

Hopefully, he plays golf better than he throws a ball.

I would rather see Obama on the golf course than actually doing work. He has already passed Carter as the worst POTUS in history so the more time he spends golfing, the better.

[hottingers]

05:49 PM on 04/26/2010

The article complains that President Obama has played golf more in his first 2 years than Bush did in his whole eight years. BUT THEN IT SAYS THAT BUSH GAVE UP THE GAME IN 2003. Two years. How many 3, 4 and 6 week vacations has he taken? How many days has he spent 'clearing brush'?

[Duppy]

05:35 PM on 04/26/2010

Yes but at least he is 100 % mentally on the job............can anyone say the same for George W. ?

[SpookyTwo]

05:13 PM on 04/26/2010

This article just may be the first step in the holding Obama accountable by The MSM. Let's hope so.

[dukeuch]

11:16 AM on 04/26/2010

So? He's taking a lot less time off than W. What do I care what he does with his free time?

[LeftisBetter]

09:17 AM on 04/26/2010

But.... The Shrub stopped golfing for the troops....

[Puller58]

07:42 AM on 04/26/2010

I detect a bit of Bush support in this piece. Regardless of how often Obama golfs, he still comes off as harder working than Bush. Now I don't agree with either man's performance as President, but the golf angle is silly.

[fuzzyhearts]

04:09 AM on 04/26/2010

Vacation days taken in their first year as President:

GW Bush 69
Reagan 42
Bush, Sr. 40
Obama 26
Clinton 21
Carter 19

See a pattern?

Link: http://www.factcheck.org/2010/01/president-obamas-vacation-days/