Posted on 12/24/2014 2:20:04 PM PST by Kaslin
George W. Bush was frequently mocked for his leisure trips during his presidency, but President Obama may have taken it to a new level with his golfing trips.
As The Hill reports, President Obama's trip to Hawaii this year is a part of a vacation he's been taking since before he was President - and he hasn't discontinued that while having the office of perhaps the most prestigious, stressful job in the country:
He arrived on Tuesday morning at the golf course at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, according to a pool report. He is playing with his high school friends Greg Orme and Bobby Titcomb, as well as staffer Joe Paulsen.
Titcomb and Orme are part of a group of Obama's friends who reunite in Hawaii every year, a practice that continued even after Obama became president.
Obama also made golf outings, which opponents have criticized throughout his presidency, on Saturday and Sunday, the first two days of the break.
This isn't to say that Presidents can or should never take vacations. But it's to point out that President Obama is almost never criticized for his own refusal to yield on vacations by the mainstream media, while it was a firestorm of controversy for his predecessor.
I wish he’d spend ALL his time golfing and leave us the hell alone.
Choom Gang reunion?
Choom the day away. Choo every day Bari.
George HW Bush spent 4 Christmas vacations at Camp David.
George W Bush spent 8 Christmas vacations there.
Their reasoning was simple - their staff, the secret service, and even the press pool primarily lived and had family in the DC area. Camp David was close enough that many of them could sneak away for a partial vacation with their own families.
Barry...he goes to Hawaii, where nobody has a chance to go home, even though he allegedly lives in Chicago.
“Choom Gang reunion?”
I think his dealer who sold weed for teen sexual favors is dead now.
The mainstream media has its traditions too. They are to always (1) bash conservatives and (2) provide cover for Democrats.
“Stressful job” is a canard of the hard left, probably invented in the “mind” of “Uncle Walter” Cronkite defending JFK on Cuba.
Would be great if Hawaii’s snow storm ruined his golf...White Christmas...ta-hut ta-hut as Carol Burnett would say.
I despise this illicit “president” and I despise his media and pop culture sycophants.
That arrogant pos occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania ave couldn’t care less about others
Same here
Annual payoff/bribes to friends and locals, to keep quiet about his non-hawaii past
(sigh!....If only!)
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