Another sign we're recovering from the Bush years.

[Animavore]

At least Obama isn't fiddling.. er golfing.

Is 500 or hours of golf a lot?

I guess the compound reference was missed.

Nero - Fiddling while Rome burned (according to legend)
Bush - Announces 'war on terror' followed by 'watch this drive'

Message: At least Obama takes his tenure as President more seriously.

Oh, well. Bush, like 24 rounds of golf in 2 years, and then announces that it's probably not the best thing to do in a time of war. Obama, 100 rounds of golf and counting. Clearly, the former is far worse than the latter.

Wow! You guys actually count that shit?

[Jason]

Golfing can be a great way to relieve stress and have time to think clearly in a relaxed environment. It's not the playing of golf that was my point, it's the difference in disposition each man has/had toward their responsibilities. In Bush's case this is often represented by the infamous 'watch this drive' video.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Last Friday, July 6, the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s Monthly Employment Situation report revealed that the U.S. economy generated only 80,000 net new jobs in June, falling 150,000 jobs short for the third month in a row of even keeping up with population growth

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Today there is a pervasive sense that what lurks around the corner is recession. One would be hard-pressed to locate economic indicators that suggest otherwise: the service sector of the economy is barely expanding, the manufacturing sector appears to be contracting for the first time since 2009, and consumer confidence is down for the fourth straight month.

Because the economic situation is so bad, the Federal Reserve is considering another round of “quantitative easing” — a monetary policy of injecting more debt-fueled money into the economy. Many economists fear this could ignite other problems, including inflation.

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/ ... n-on-taxes

"We're very disappointed in the economy, there were 80,000 more jobs created than we wanted."

[Coito ergo sum]

Golfing can be a great way to relieve stress and have time to think clearly in a relaxed environment. It's not the playing of golf that was my point, it's the difference in disposition each man has/had toward their responsibilities. In Bush's case this is often represented by the infamous 'watch this drive' video.

If that rationalization works for you...

When Bush was President, if a President played golf in a bad economy he was "out of touch." http://dailycaller.com/2012/06/13/flash ... d-economy/

Now, not so much. That is, of course, as you put it, it's because Obama takes the job soooooo seriously that he needs 500 hours of golf to blow off the stress.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I wonder who counted the holes for Bush?

[Coito ergo sum]

Wow! You guys actually count that shit?

Yes, but it only means anything if you're not Obama.