White House spokesman Bill Burton stood before the press on Monday and defended President Obama’s obsession with golf. We assume that Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said, “Even I can’t go out there with a straight face and defend this one. Bill, time for you to step up to the big podium.”
The Hill reports the President’s efforts to plug the 18 damn holes:
White House spokesman Bill Burton on Monday said the president deserves some time to relax, and he doesn’t “think that there’s a person in this country that doesn’t think that their president ought to have a little time to clear his mind.”
During the weekend, Obama played the 39th round of golf of his presidency, according to reports.
White House reporters joke among themselves about who might get stuck with weekend pool duty, which seems more likely than not to include a few hours sitting at the food court near either Andrews Air Force Base or Fort Belvoir while Obama hits the links.
But Burton dismissed Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele’s criticism that Obama should stay away from the links.
Speaking at the daily White House briefing, Burton said Obama needs some time to himself after dealing with the business of his office.
Yes, the President needs time to himself. Well, himself and the other three guys in his foursome, that is. For the country’s sake, we hope he gets a lot of time to himself beginning in January, 2013.
Source: The Hill
