You’d expect the President of the United States to be able to take a break once in a while. We all need one. And while that’s perfectly fine, there is a line where time off becomes laziness.
According to Mark Kohller, CBS News’ White House correspondent, on Twitter, President Obama has not only played 250 rounds of golf, but has also gone to 443 fund raisers since he has been the Commander-in-Chief.
Sunny and 83°. Pres Obama is playing golf at @AndrewsAirForce. By my count, his 250th round as pres, his 90th at Andrews.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 29, 2015
Pres Obama now at DNC fundraiser – chatting with 25 donors each contributing FEC max of $33,400. Closed to press coverage.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 28, 2015
It’s Pres Obama’s 19th fundraiser this year, 443rd since taking office. — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 28, 2015
But guess what? By comparison that is a TON of time away from the oval office. Check out the golf numbers on the president just before him, George W. Bush.
Pres. GWBush played only 24 rounds as pres., none after Oct 13, 2003. He felt it inappropriate when US was at war.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 29, 2015
And given that we are currently at war with ISIS, seems like Obama is just being a lame duck. Thanks for nothing! Is it 2016 yet?