duffer Wrote:
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> It took Obama nine months to match the total
> number of times Bush played golf in 8 years.
> Given the state of the nation, I think he can
> devote his time to better, more worthwhile
> endeavors.
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Bush didn't play 8 years. He quit in 2003 (supposedly for the troops, though there is some evidence his knee was acting up, making it harder to play).
> I guess you feel that keeping the local golf
> course economy afloat is a good economic stimulus.
Here is a comparison with other Presidents. About as much as Ike, but far less than some others. (FYI - The Walker Cup is named after the Walker in George Herbert Walker Bush).
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/27/opinion/davis-obama-golf/index.html
Like I said, this has never been a political issue before a black man played as President.
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